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Summary: Poetry Slam
Review: "Slam" contains many, many poems by noted slam poets and teenagers from across the country. most of the poems have a lot of heart and feel to them, and provide you with depth into the writers heart. well worth checking out.
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Summary: A fresh, interesting mix of all the best poetry has to offer
Review: Alloy's "Slam" is a great book for teenagers who are curious about poetry -- especially those who think poetry must follow a rigid, rhyming format or those who just can't take reading another boring sonnet in English class. Featuring poems by everyone from William Shakespeare to Allen Ginsburg to ordinary American teenagers, "Slam" is a wonderful introduction to the world of poetry beyond Literature 101. I'm an admittedly biased reviewer -- I'm featured in "Slam" -- but I found myself drawn in by the writing tips and quotations from authors and songwriters that are placed randomly on the book's pages. The book's eclectic mix of poetry -- Pablo Neruda, William Carlos Williams, Jewel and Samuel Taylor Coleridge share the same pages -- ensure that there's something in it for everyone. And perhaps best of all, a sixteen-year-old aspiring poet may find herself placed next to a literary giant like Frank O'Hara -- as I did. Writing tips and encouraging words from people like Missy Elliot, Rob Thomas (of matchbox twenty), Mary J. Blige and Jewel round out the book's inspiring message.
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Summary: A fresh, interesting mix of all the best poetry has to offer
Review: Alloy's "Slam" is a great book for teenagers who are curious about poetry -- especially those who think poetry must follow a rigid, rhyming format or those who just can't take reading another boring sonnet in English class. Featuring poems by everyone from William Shakespeare to Allen Ginsburg to ordinary American teenagers, "Slam" is a wonderful introduction to the world of poetry beyond Literature 101. I'm an admittedly biased reviewer -- I'm featured in "Slam" -- but I found myself drawn in by the writing tips and quotations from authors and songwriters that are placed randomly on the book's pages. The book's eclectic mix of poetry -- Pablo Neruda, William Carlos Williams, Jewel and Samuel Taylor Coleridge share the same pages -- ensure that there's something in it for everyone. And perhaps best of all, a sixteen-year-old aspiring poet may find herself placed next to a literary giant like Frank O'Hara -- as I did. Writing tips and encouraging words from people like Missy Elliot, Rob Thomas (of matchbox twenty), Mary J. Blige and Jewel round out the book's inspiring message.
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Summary: Poetry For A New Generation
Review: For anyone who thinks poetry is nothing but repetition and tradition, I recommend a heavy dose of this book. It's packed full of inspirational song lyrics, quotes, and poems from teen poets, slam poets, and poets of long before (yes they aren't so bad). Order this book right up! It's well worth the money!
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Summary: Poetry For A New Generation
Review: For anyone who thinks poetry is nothing but repetition and tradition, I recommend a heavy dose of this book. It's packed full of inspirational song lyrics, quotes, and poems from teen poets, slam poets, and poets of long before (yes they aren't so bad). Order this book right up! It's well worth the money!
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Summary: Not what I'd hoped for
Review: I bought this book hoping for a wonderful, enlightening, lively poetic slam between various poets or at least a free-flowing verse extravaganza. What I got was bad teen angst poetry. The book begins with the history of the poetry slam. (Which is an intense poetic competition) Well, most of the poets out there already know what a slam is, but this seemed quaint at the time. Then came the poems. Possibly written by groundsquirrels, most of the words come off as desperate attempts to make it rhyme, or (even worse) bad writing dressed up with big words. The only poem with any meaning whatsoever is "She Bites Her Tongue" located in the middle of the book. The rest of this is just... ugh.
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Summary: I can't wait to get this book!
Review: I recommend this book to any teen. It's a great privilege to have my poems published in here as well. I guarantee this to anyone regardless if you're 80 get this book! 'Cause you're going to love this. I can't wait to see these poems in book form featuring my poem : "Sun."
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Summary: Great book! Really it is!
Review: In my whole life I've never brought a book on Poetry, but when I saw this in Waldenbooks and looked over the inside of it and read a few poems and I was entertained. So I bought it and I wasn't dissapointed. All the poems are wonderful and are in a vast variety, the quotes and lyrics from singers or rappers are inspirational. To tell the truth yes I do write poetry myself but none of it has ever been this good. I loved the wole layout of the book with the pictures and fonts! If alloy ever comes out with another poetry book I'll definatly buy it!
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Summary: Great book! Really it is!
Review: In my whole life I've never brought a book on Poetry, but when I saw this in Waldenbooks and looked over the inside of it and read a few poems and I was entertained. So I bought it and I wasn't dissapointed. All the poems are wonderful and are in a vast variety, the quotes and lyrics from singers or rappers are inspirational. To tell the truth yes I do write poetry myself but none of it has ever been this good. I loved the wole layout of the book with the pictures and fonts! If alloy ever comes out with another poetry book I'll definatly buy it!
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Summary: A Shakespeare, Hip Hop Fest
Review: Of all the classic and modern poetry I've read doesn't compare to this book of contemporary poetry. It is completely different in it's expression of emotions, thoughts and words. One slam poet sees it if one didn't express themselves in writing, they would express it in songs or poems.
This book of slam poetry, a "traditional" relevant, now scene art with soul is like no other poetry as it is part of you. How you feel. How you express yourself. By the life you live. How you see it. How you breathe it. That opens you up inside and examines how we all tick. Saying it better in the words of Michelangelo, "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free." If I were to recommend a book of poems to make you feel good, I would recommend this book.
Not only is this little book a big inspiration to write and look at life at a whole new prospective. It is a book that will follow you wherever you go. It has great writing tips throughout. A big plus, some tidbits of the modern artistic gurus that shape every part of our everyday life, and help shape your own world. Such names like Tori Amos, Maya Angelou, Emily Dickinson, W. H. Auden (who believed in the notion of poetry as a therapy similar to psychoanalysis), Cibo Matto, Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg, Aimee Mann, Frank O'Hara, Jimi Hendrix , Hole, John Lennon, J. D. Salinger, Walt Whitman, Dylan Thomas, Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20) and much more explode from the pages as you pick up the fragments and run with it. It's that good!
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