ISBN:

• 9781402218996
• 1402218990

Description: xvii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Contents:

• What you think you know may not be slam
• Getting into the spirit of slam
• Slam competition---rules, regulations, and other formalities
• Penning the powerful slam poem
• Confronting stage fright---overcoming the fear
• Slammin' fundamentals
• Body talk---shake, gesture, and move
• Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse
• Shaping a performance and a few more skills
• Where and how to gig around
• Book me! Please!
• Getting the word out: publicizing your performance
• Taking your show on the road
• Old school advice: act professional.

LCCN: 2009006402

Control Number: 482562

Subjects:

• Performance poetry -- Authorship -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• Performance poetry -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• Performance poetry -- Information resources.
• Poetry slams -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Genre: Handbooks and manuals.

Other Authors: Kraynak, Joe.