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Literature
Online Resources
Poetry Slam in Denmark
Find information about poetry slam in Denmark. The site is maintained by spoken word artist Peter Dyreborg, who is also teaching poetry slam at schools all over Denmark.
TED: Ideas worth spreading
TED.com is a non-profit that collects 'ideas worth spreading' and publishes the talks held at its conferences on its website. Several poets and other artists have performed during these conferences.
Non-Fiction
In case you wish to pursue poetry slam further, have a look at this book with exercises to help you. Ages 15 and up.
Films
The film explores the world's largest youth poetry slam, Louder Than a Bomb. It has won several awards at film festivals. Ages 12 and up.
. American drama from 1998, directed by Marc Levin.
Ray is the poet of his neighbourhood. He amuses children with his verse and writes poems for his friends so they can impress the girls. When he is arrested, a writing teacher takes him under her wings and introduces him to poetry slam. Ages 13 and up.
. American drama from 2009, directed by Victor Nunez.
Cruz Montoya, a renowned poet at the West Coast, hurries to his father's deathbed. Confronted with his childhood town, New Mexico, Cruz quickly returns to his former troublesome ways and loses his voices as a poet. Ages 14 and up.