Five-Week Poetry Slam Performance

Directed by Caroline R. Harvey

Performance poetry, also called slam poetry, is the art of spoken word. These
original poems often address edgy and vulnerable topics, and are performed
using no props, no costumes, and no instruments. The range of styles can
span from hip-hop to prose, comedy to monologue. During the Five-Week
program students enrolled in the Performance Poetry Class covered the
basics of the trade: professional stage presence, fear- less communication,
and thoughtful poetic craft. All the poems you'll hear tonight are the stu-
dents’ original compositions.