Poetry

Slam Poetry

Since 1985, Marc Smith has breathed life into words onstage in Chicago. He started what is known as slam poetry—a competitive fusion of live performance with poetry. Now popular across the country, slam poetry has continued to thrive at the Green Mill Jazz Club in Uptown Chicago.

Peter Nevland’s Nasal Man News

Sarah Kay – Hands

Rives tells a type-faced story about a boy who loves a girl with a ponytail.

Tom Waits Reads Charles Bukowski’s The Laughing Heart

Free Verse Examples

Billy Collins, former US Poet Laureate and one of America’s best-selling poets, reads his poem Now and Then with animation by Eun-ha Paek of Milky Elephant.

Billy Collins’ The Country

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Learning About Poetry

Giggle Poetry

Shel Silverstein