Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam

by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz

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Discover the rich history of slam poetry through the lens of the New York City scene that pioneered it

Author Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz situates New York slam poetry in the history of oral tradition in poetry throughout history and around the world, with particular attention to the three major 20th century arts movements that helped set the stage for it: the Harlem Renaissance, the Beats, and hip hop. Aptowicz explores the birth of slam...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1933368829

ISBN13:9781933368825

Release Date:November 2007

Publisher:Soft Skull

Length:288 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.2" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Classics Criticism & Theory History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Poetry Writing Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

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