I love slam poetry. Some say that they don't think it's real poetry, but it is. It's more modern, yes, but times change. Def poetry came around in the mid-1900's, I believe. Yea, I see that as modern. It's younger than Shakespeare. Don't get me wrong, I love William, but as people change, technology advances, and the world grows, why shouldn't poetry as well? It doesn't mean that sonnets, villanelles, sestinas, and all those other forms go away. They are still there. They are an option poets still have to write with. It's still an option readers and listeners still have to search for. Slam poetry is just an addition, an advance, to the poetry world.
It's harder than you think. I don't think that these writers always get the credit they deserve. I understand when hearing it, some may think, ugh, rap...but listen to what is being said. It's not just f***in' hos, drinkin' patrone, and ridin' dirty in an escalade. It's pain, suffering, heartbreak, abuse, rape, politics, education, war, love, hate, depression, confusion, history, change, wants, needs, and so much more.
It's hard to write. I have tried, and I plan to continue trying because this form of poetry is just too damn cool.
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