[New-Poetry] Bias against slam

[David Graham]

Very interesting choice of examples of establishment poets who are  
hostile to "other" forms of poetry, presumably including spoken  
word.  You might do a little research on what Kooser & Bernstein have  
had to say about oral performance, and get back to the group with  
your findings.

(Hint:  take a look at a book titled *Close Listening:  Poetry & the  
Performed Word*, ed. C. Bernstein.)

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On Jan 2, 2008, at 8:10 PM, Bob Grumman wrote:

> I sympathize with the slam poets who think of themselves as a we  
> against the them of Kooser, Bernstein and other Establishment  
> Poets, most of whom  are as biased against poetry not like theirs  
> as the slam poets you were referring to.
>
> --Bob G.
>

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