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Title

Bum rush the page : a Def Poetry Jam / edited by Tony Medina and Louis Reyes Rivera ; [foreword by Dr. Sonia Sanchez].

Publication

New York : Three Rivers Press, [2001]

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• Publisher description
• Contributor biographical information
• Publisher description

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Additional Authors

• Medina, Tony
• Rivera, Louis Reyes, 1945-2012
• Sanchez, Sonia, 1934-

Description

xxxiii, 282 pages; 24 cm

Summary

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

Wheeler large print book series

Uniform Title

Wheeler large print book series.

Subjects

• American poetry
• United States > 20th century > Poetry
• 1900-1999
• American poetry > 20th century
• New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs > Poetry
• Jazz in literature
• City and town life > Poetry
• Oral interpretation of poetry > Competitions
• Poetry > Competitions
• New York (N.Y.) > 20th century > Poetry
• African Americans > Poetry

Genre/Form

• Jazz in literature.
• American poetry – 20th century.
• Oral interpretation of poetry – Competitions.
• Poetry – Competitions.

Contents

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

Sc E 16-1701

ISBN

• 0609808400
• 9780609808405

LCCN

2001027783

OCLC

• 46857662
• 46857662

Title

Bum rush the page : a Def Poetry Jam / edited by Tony Medina and Louis Reyes Rivera ; [foreword by Dr. Sonia Sanchez].

Publisher

New York : Three Rivers Press, [2001]

Edition

First Edition

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Wheeler large print book series

Wheeler large print book series.

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Publisher description

Contributor biographical information

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Publisher description

Chronological Term

1900-1999

Added Author

Medina, Tony, editor.

Rivera, Louis Reyes, 1945-2012, editor.

Sanchez, Sonia, 1934- writer of foreword.

Research Call Number

Sc E 16-1701