The two aforementioned poets, both of whom are associated with the Nuyorican Poets CafÃ©, are Beau Sia and Saul Williams, respectively.
One practitioner of this genre described himself as "a pathetic man whose goal is to read poetry in order to get women to fall in love with him" in a poem which ends "all I'm saying is someone love me." Another practitioner of this genre wrote "the greatest Americans have not been born yet" in the poem "Bloodletting." Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz wrote a history of this genre which discussed the work of Maggie Estep and Bob Holman, among others. The two aforementioned poets, both of whom are associated with the Nuyorican Poets CafÃ©, are Beau Sia and Saul Williams, respectively. In performances of this genre of poetry, props are forbidden, and performers are generally limited to three minutes. For 10 points, name this genre of poetry in which performances of original poems are judged by the audience on a scale of 1 to 10.
One practitioner of this genre described himself as "a pathetic man whose goal is to read poetry in order to get women to fall in love with him" in a poem which ends "all I'm saying is someone love me."
slam poetry [prompt on performance poetry or spoken word]