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008			070808s2008 nyum a000 0 eng
020			_a9781933368825
035			_a(AEA)632AD7490F3C4F58AB9745AA7DB715D3
035			_a(OCoLC)165956969
050			_aPN 4151 _b.Ap86 2008
100			_aAptowicz, Cristin O'Keefe. _9108509
245		0	_aWords in your face : _ba guided tour through twenty years of the New York City poetry slam / _cCristin O'Keefe Aptowicz.
260			_aNew York : _bSoft Skull, _cc2008.
300			_axxv, 371 p. : _bill., ports. _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aWords in Your Face traces the rich history of slam poetry through the lens of the New York City scene that pioneered it. Author Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz situates New York slam poetry in the history of oral tradition in poetry throughout history and around the world, with particular attention to the three major 20th century arts movements that helped set the stage for it: the Harlem Renaissance, the Beats, and hip hop. Aptowicz explores the birth of slam at the Nuyorican Poets' Cafe and the genre's explosive growth as the media responded with events like Lollapalooza and MTV's Unplugged. The book expands the canvas by examining the connections between academia and slammers, especially the poets of color, the youth slammers, and the burgeoning hip hop poetry scene. Interviews with key players like Chicago's Marc Smith and San Francisco's Gary Mex Glazner help tell this fascinating story from the inside. www.alibris.com
650			_aOral interpretation of poetry _zNew York (State) _9108510
650			_aPoetry slams _zNew York _9108511
650			_aPoetry slams _zNew York (State) _9108512
650			_zNew York _994478
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