The Spoken Word Revolution: Slam, Hip Hop, and the Poetry of a New Generation

by Mark Eleveld

Overview

The Definitive Anthology of Spoken Word Poetry

The Spoken Word Revolution enhanced e-book brings the best of spoken word poetry to your fingertips. Read the poems of today's best spoken word artists, listen to their voices, and watch their riveting performances as Marc Smith, the founder of the poetry slam, guides you through the spoken word revolution.

This enhanced ebook features all the poems in the poets' intended formatting, fully integrated with audio, video, and photos. Ideal for both just for you and for classroom and educational uses, this definitive book brings the world of spoken word, slam, and more right to your fingertips.

The Legends

The Spoken Word Revolution includes poems from poets such as:

• Sherman Alexie
• Billy Collins
• Viggo Mortensen
• Jeff Buckley
• Marvin Bell

And amazing video performances from:

• Regie Gibson
• Patricia Smith
• Kevin Coval
• Marc Smith

Watch, Listen, and Read

• Over 150 poems from 90 poets
• 100 minutes of audio
• 4 riveting video performances
• Essays by renowned poets about the past, present, and future of spoken word poetry

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781402288623
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	04/01/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	403
Sales rank:	599,495
File size:	200 MB
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About the Author

Mark Eleveld is copublisher at EM Press and a board member of the Midland Authors Society in Chicago. He is a freelance writer and book reviewer for the Kankakee Daily Journal in Illinois. Mark Eleveld did press relations for poet Marc Smith from 1993 to 1996. He teaches English at Joliet West High School and is a philosophy instructor at the University of St. Francis in Illinois.

Few people can say that they single-handedly created a whole new art form. Marc Smith is one of those people. Since Marc began the Poetry Slam in 1987, competitive performance poetry has spread throughout the world. Through his creation of the Uptown Poetry Slam and many poetry organizations and ensembles such as the Pong Unit One, the Bob Shakespeare Band, Neutral Turf’s Chicago Poetry Festival and the Poetic Theatre Project, Marc has influenced and inspired poets to shake off the notion that poetry belongs only to the high-minded. Author of Crowdpleasers, Marc has performed poetry to more than one hundred thousand people during his sixteen-year-strong weekly show at the Green Mill Lounge in Chicago. He lives in Chicago.