Listen to the Poet: Writing, Performance, and Community in Youth Spoken Word Poetry

by Wendy R Williams

Youth spoken word poetry groups are on the rise in the United States, offering safe spaces for young people to write and perform. These diverse groups encourage members to share their lived experiences, decry injustices, and imagine a better future. At a time when students may find writing in school alienating and formulaic, composing in these poetry groups can be refreshingly relevant and exciting.

Listen to the Poet investigates two...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625343973
• ISBN13: 9781625343970
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher