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Bum rush the page : a Def Poetry Jam

Title
  1. Bum rush the page : a Def Poetry Jam / edited by Tony Medina and Louis Reyes Rivera ; [foreword by Dr. Sonia Sanchez].
Published by
  1. New York : Three Rivers Press, [2001]
Supplementary content
  1. Publisher description
  2. Contributor biographical information
  3. Publisher description

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Additional authors
  1. Medina, Tony
  2. Rivera, Louis Reyes, 1945-2012
  3. Sanchez, Sonia, 1934-
Description
  1. xxxiii, 282 pages; 24 cm
Summary
  1. The spoken word poetry movement, which combines the edginess of hip-hop with the drama of performance art, has added fresh energy to the American & international poetry scenes. Poetry jams, which gained popularity in the early 1990s at small clubs like New York's legendary Nuyorican Poets Cafe, are the stages on which the best poets come together to trade verse. Launched by hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons, Def Poetry Jam is a project that does for spoken-word what Simmons's Def Comedy Jam did for comedy, taking an exciting, unheralded scene to the mainstream. Def Poetry Jam includes a national tour of slam competitions, spoken-word showcases in major cities, an interactive website, & this book, which features original work from both established & emerging spoken-word artists from throughout the country. Edited by two of the best-regarded poets of the scene, Bum Rush the Page is the definitive collection of today's best spoken-word poetry. Bum Rush the Page is a groundbreaking collection, capturing the best new work from the poets who have brought fresh energy, life, and relevance to American poetry. Here is a democratic orchestration of voices and visions, poets of all ages, ethnicities, and geographic locations coming together to create a dialogue and to jam, not slam. This is our mouth on paper, our hearts on our sleeves, our refusal to shut up and swallow our silence. These poems are tough, honest, astute, perceptive, lyrical, blunt, sad, funny, heartbreaking, and true. They shout, they curse, they whisper, and sing. But most of all, they tell it like it is.
Series statement
  1. Wheeler large print book series
Uniform title
  1. Wheeler large print book series.
Subject
  1. American poetry
  2. United States > 20th century > Poetry
  3. 1900-1999
  4. American poetry > 20th century
  5. New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs > Poetry
  6. Jazz in literature
  7. City and town life > Poetry
  8. Oral interpretation of poetry > Competitions
  9. Poetry > Competitions
  10. New York (N.Y.) > 20th century > Poetry
  11. African Americans > Poetry
Genre/Form
  1. Jazz in literature.
  2. American poetry – 20th century.
  3. Oral interpretation of poetry – Competitions.
  4. Poetry – Competitions.
Contents
  1. The Disdirected / Louis Reyes Rivera xxxi -- Blood I Say, Study Our Story, Sing This Song -- Open Your Mouth--and Smile -- Every Word Must Conjure -- Drums Drown Out the Sorrow -- When the Definition of Madness Is Love -- We Whose Fathers Are Hidden -- Seed of Resistance -- Beauty Is Moving Us Forward -- It Was the Music That Made Us -- Children of the Word.
Call number
  1. Sc E 16-1701
Title
  1. Bum rush the page : a Def Poetry Jam / edited by Tony Medina and Louis Reyes Rivera ; [foreword by Dr. Sonia Sanchez].
Publisher
  1. New York : Three Rivers Press, [2001]
Edition
  1. First Edition
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Series
  1. Wheeler large print book series
  2. Wheeler large print book series.
Connect to:
  1. Publisher description
  2. Contributor biographical information
  3. Sample text
  4. Publisher description
Chronological term
  1. 1900-1999
Added author
  1. Medina, Tony, editor.
  2. Rivera, Louis Reyes, 1945-2012, editor.
  3. Sanchez, Sonia, 1934- writer of foreword.
LCCN
  1. 2001027783
ISBN
  1. 0609808400
  2. 9780609808405
Research call number
  1. Sc E 16-1701
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