TY - BOOK AU - Smith,Marc Kelly AU - Kraynak,Joe TI - Take the mic: the art of performance poetry, slam, and the spoken word AV - PN4151 .S66 2009 U1 - 808.5/45 22 PY - 2009///] CY - Naperville, Illinois PB - Sourcebooks MediaFusion KW - Performance poetry KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Poetry slams KW - Authorship KW - Information resources N1 - What you think you know may not be slam Getting into the spirit of slam Slam competition---rules, regulations, and other formalities Penning the powerful slam poem Confronting stage fright---overcoming the fear Slammin' fundamentals Body talk---shake, gesture, and move Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse Shaping a performance and a few more skills Where and how to gig around Book me! Please! Getting the word out: publicizing your performance Taking your show on the road Old school advice: act professional UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uwestlon/detail.action?docID=435069 ER -