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Spoken Word Poetry

Spoken Word Poetry. By: Ms. Lynn and G uest Poet Reggie. Quick Write. Make a list of ten things you know for sure…or ten things you should know by now. Example : Cockroaches do not make good roommates.

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Spoken Word Poetry

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  1. Spoken Word Poetry By: Ms. Lynn and Guest Poet Reggie

  2. QuickWrite • Make a list of ten things you know for sure…or ten things you should know by now. Example: Cockroaches do not make good roommates. After your list is complete peruse through the poetry books and anthologies on the table.

  3. Poetry ioi • A painter uses paint • A sculptor uses marble or clay • A poet uses language to create art

  4. Be Fearless • Poetry is meant to be read aloud

  5. THE WRITTEN WORD • * Spirit of the poem is on the page • * Poet connects individually with the reader • * Poem has line breaks, but reader determines pace and tempo when reading silently or out loud.

  6. Influence of poetry • * Poetry can help define who you are and what is important to you. • * You can identify with the emotions in a poem and know that someone else has experienced them also. • * Poetry can help you through difficult times in your life. • * Poetry can make you happy.

  7. The Power of Pause • One of the most powerful tools any reader has is the pause • * Any punctuated pause, including dashes, commas, semicolons, or periods • * The end of one stanza(or group of lines) and the beginning of another • * The ends of lines

  8. In What Manner the Body is united with the soul • Finally I heard • Into music, • that is, heard past • The surface tension • which is pleasure, which holds • The self • afloat, miraculous • waterstrider • with no other home. • Not that I heard • very deep, • but heard there was a depth

  9. The Road Not Taken • Follow along and let’s see if Miss Lynn can • remember the lines on her own 

  10. Open-Mic • Opportunity for a poet to share his or her views, opinions, or venting without being judged by the audience in any verbal way • (audience snaps their fingers when they can relate or agrees to something the poet says)

  11. First Activity • Step 1- Find a poem or write a poem to read in front of your group. You will have about 20-25 minutes. Miss Lynn will let you know when it is group sharing time • Step 2- Practice it a few times and remember the power of pause. • Step 3- If you finish early, copy a poem in your notebook or enjoy reading and writing more poetry.

  12. Spoken word • The poem • …is read with rhythm and the music in the soul of poet. • …connects to the community • …reflects who the poet is • …is raw and honest • The Poet determines the rhythm and spirit of the poem • Merge art forms of written word; music, theater and dance into new forms.

  13. History of spoken word • * Traced back to a long practiced art form • that is rooted in the oral traditions of many • cultures. • * Generations passed on their history to the • next with story telling • * Keeps memories alive through generations • * A way to give people hope and love through • troubled times • * Entertaining

  14. The Movement • * Marc Smith started an open mic night and called it the Monday Night Poetry Reading • * People performed poetry • * The event grew in popularity • * Some felt he rescued poetry

  15. Taylor Mali

  16. Mystery Poets

  17. Second Activity • Step 1- Look back at your quick write for ideas and • choose a topic • Step 2- Write a poem about something you are • passionate it about or find amusing • Step 3- Tuck in writers’ craft to make your poem • come to life (dramatic pause, similes, • runningwordsintoeachother, vivid imagery, • and rhyming) • Step 4- Practice rereading it

  18. What is Slam Poetry? • “Because Slam is unfair. • Because Slam is too much fun. • … • Because poetry is an endangered species Slam • Finds and revivifies. • … • Because I can do that. • Because everybody’s voice is heard.

  19. Because the point is not the points. • Because audience. • Because heckling. • Because judges selected whimsically are instant • Experts. • … • Because when in the course it looks like poetry is • disappearing ,the furious uproar of Word • Will not be stilled. • … • Because it’s called Slam.” • -Bob Holman

  20. Rules: • * Poets sign up on a list and then they are • randomly chosen • * Poets are given scores between 0.0 and • 10.0, with the highest and lowest scores • being dropped • * There are three rounds to a slam: The • poets with the highest scores move on • to the next rounds

  21. * “Every round, each poet can read one • poem of their own creation, in any style • and on any subject” • * The poet gets three minutes to read, if a • poet goes over the three minutes they • have points deducted from their score. • * Poets are not allowed to use any type of • costume, prop, pr musical accompaniment.

  22. Judging • * Five judges are selected randomly • (poet’s public) • * Judges give each poet a score • * The crowd is responsible for • persuading the judges to vote high • for their favorites • * Judges MUST BE FAIR

  23. Let’s Slam • The facilitators go head to head

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