Somers-Willett Susan B. A.:
The Cultural Politics Of Slam Poetry
Race, Identity, And The Performance Of Popular Verse In America
The University Of Michigan Press (United States), 2009
Paperback, 224 pages
Size: 229x152 mm
ISBN: 9780472050598
ISBN-10: 0472050591
The Cultural Politics Of Slam Poetry
The cultural phenomenon known as slam poetry was born years ago in white working-class Chicago barrooms. This title looks at slam, shedding light on the relationships that slam poets build with their audiences through race and identity performance, and revealing how poets come to celebrate the politics of difference in American culture.

