Marc Kelly Smith is the creator and founder of the poetry slam movement. As stated in the PBS television series, The United States of Poetry, a “strand of new poetry began at Chicago’s Green Mill Tavern in 1987 when Marc Smith found a home for the Poetry Slam.” Since then, performance poetry has spread throughout the world exported to over 300 cities large and small. Chalking up more than a 2000 performances in nightclubs, concert halls, libraries, universities, and on tops of hot dog stands, Smith continues to host and perform every Sunday night at the Green Mill to standing room only houses.

Topics include:
• Slam poetry’s roots, historic figures, current impact, and promising future
• Insider tips on becoming a performance poet
• Inspiration to help you compose and perform powerful slam poems
• Practical tools for organizing and staging slam poetry events

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