“Poetry Slam”
I went to see a live performance last year at the Murton Festival and was I impressed! It was a lot of fun, light years away from stiff poetry readings with long pathetic silences between words. In those slams there was action. Of course performance poetry cannot be printed on paper or screen, it has to be seen in motion. Therefore this issue comes exclusively in YouTube video format. – Gerald Ganglbauer, Graz
Mario Tomic, Murton 2012 Photos: © Gerald Ganglbauer
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Patrick Salmen – rostrotkupferbraunfastbronze Peter Nevland – The Most Amazing Slam Poet Florian Cieslik – Überwachung Omar Musa – Tomorrow Is Not Your Friend |
Clara Nielsen – Zeitlupe Amy Everhart – Gummy Bear Mario Tomic – Zukunftsprotokoll T. Miller – US-Black Women |
Simon Cazzanelli, Murton 2012 Photos: © Gerald Ganglbauer
Note: The performance pieces I have selected for you are really just the tip of the iceberg. Once you start clicking on suggested links in YouTube, you’ll spend many hours of good entertainment with Slam Poetry. Enjoy!
