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Poetry Slams is a competition at which poets perform original work. The performances are judged on a numeric scale by a judging panel. This high-energy spoken word competition is packed with gifted poets that make you feel the rhythm of their message and the beat of it’s’ soul. It’s only natural to be captivated in the world of spoken word, while the poets are battling to be number one.

Marc Smith, Founding Father of Poetry Slams

Marc Smith is credited to be the founding father of poetry slams. He originally started at the Get Me High Lounge in Chicago in November 1984. He then moved the slam to its permanent home, the Green Mill Jazz club in July 1986.

The 90’s was a decade that birth several things in our culture. It is the decade that the 1^st National Poetry Slam took place at Fort Mason of San Francisco.  It involved a team from Chicago, San Francisco, and an individual poet from New York. 10 years later, the National Poetry Slam is one of the biggest competitions across the nation. It features 80 certified teams that compete for five days.

Poetry Slams have spread all over the world making it an global event. Germany, Sweden, France, Austria, Israel, Ukraine, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Serbia, Bosnia, Denmark, and even Japan. Poetry slams is just another key to open doors for poetry to influence the world.