books.google.com - The cultural phenomenon known as slam poetry was born some twenty years ago in white working-class Chicago barrooms. Since then, the raucous competitions have spread internationally, launching a number of annual tournaments, inspiring a generation of young poets, and spawning a commercial empire in which...http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Cultural_Politics_of_Slam_Poetry_Rac.html?id=7vwATBOcXQoC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Cultural Politics of Slam Poetry: Race, Identity, and the Performance of Popular Verse in America
