Essay On Slam Poetry

The slam poetry
Slam poetry is a spoken-word form of poetry that is largely influenced by the free verse, musical style of Beat poets like Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. It first took hold in the U.S. in the 1980’s, when open mic sessions started taking place at cafés in cities like New York, San Francisco, and Austin (Marc smith 2003). The founder of the slam poetry goes with the name of Marc Kelly Smith.in this project I will be looking on South African poetry. On how they write and the style of performing
The South African slam poet that I choose is Lebo Mashile. The reason being of choosing her in all of the South African poets it because she talks about general things, which everyone knows about her poems, gives solution it many people’s

When she is on stage she takes her time, she does not rush line yes she shows the emotions whenever she is performing but the flow does not change she don’t shout a lot she just stand on the stage and tell her story. Some of the slam poet starts

Performing when they a still on the audience. Lebo uses hip-hop style in some of her poems that why she is the one of the great south African poet because she is different, on other poet ever uses the style that she uses ever.

EVERY CHILD, MY CHILD
Every child, my child is wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm
Every child, my child is wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm
Every child, my child is wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm,
Wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm,
Wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm
Every child, my child is wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm
Every child, my child is wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm
Every child, my child is wrapped in a ribbon of rhythm,
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