The Slam Bible, but not the Poetry Bible

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	• Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe Nicole Blackman Holt Paperbacks, 1994 - 544 pages average customer review:based on 22 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

The Slam Bible, but not the Poetry Bible

Reading this stunningly broad and emotional collection of slam poems, two things are immediately noticeable. The first: these are excellent slam poems. The second: these are (mostly) disappointing printed-page poems.

If you have experienced slam poetry, either live or via audio or video recording, "Aloud" helps you appreciate how performance-intensive slamming is. A group of juvenile delinquents can perform a scene of Shakespeare and still retain much of its poignance and beauty, for such was Shakespeare's skill with words. Not so with most of the poems in "Aloud"--in the wrong hands, they could be very disappointing slam poems indeed. Had others written and performed them, they likely would never have made it into this collection.

In short, all but a few poems in "Aloud" don't measure up to the canon of printed-word poems humans have amassed over the centuries. And yet, when read aloud, or considered as only half of a slam poem (the peformance being the other half), they can surprisingly come to life with power and grace.

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raving reality

Honest, deep, exciting. Thats what I found this collection to be.
The poets bare their souls, their opinions, their lives in an unflinching declaration of life. I loved it. I read and re-read it.

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great service

got this book in a timely manner and paid pennies for it. haven't read it just yet. flipped thru it and found so many good poems it left me homesick and longing to return to the nuyourican poets cafe. i've watched a lot of poets on youtube. anyway for what it's worth i'd recommend this one. Aloud helps me feel connected to NYC and living here in charleston, SC i really need it.

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great variety

my english prof recomended this book to me, i'm glad she did. if you love poetry this book has a vast variety of styles and authors.

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Compiled by poets who have been at the center of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York City, Aloud! showcases the work of the most innovative and accomplished word artists from around America.

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