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Da Poetry Lounge inspired “Def Poetry Jam” on HBO and on Broadway. [3] In 2010, Javon Johnson published “Manning Up: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Los Angeles' Slam and Spoken Word Poetry Communities”, an essay addressing the prevalence of sexism at Da Poetry Lounge. [4] In 2018, Da Poetry Lounge was hosted by Edwin Bodney. [5]
In the Czech Republic performance poetry has also become popular among both Czech speakers and expats living in the capital city, Prague, and surrounding areas. [11] [12] In 2002 the first expat-based performance poetry group Alchemy was established and regularly held open-mic poetry events until 2018.
Brown was known for curating unique poetry events like the Double Decker Poetry Bus Party and poetry shows at sea for Poetry Cruise, which he started in Long Beach CA, 2008. [12] Brown has performed for the Best American Contemporary Poetry Concert series, The Drums Inside Your Chest, curated by Mindy Nettifee and Amber Tamblyn. [13]
The term "performance poetry," a precursor to slam poetry, is attributed to her. It originated in press releases for experimental spoken word and conceptual theater Gorski created during 1979. [ 1 ] She is a first-generation Polish American academic scholar and accomplished creative writer.
Apples and Snakes was launched in 1982, [9] with its first poetry performance, at the Adam's Arms pub in Conway Street in central London. [10] It is currently one of the organisations resident at the Free Word Centre. [11] In 1984, it organised a poetry performance at Glastonbury Festival and at Elephant Fayre, Cornwall.
The Bowery Poetry Club is a New York City poetry performance space founded by Bob Holman in 2002. [1] Located at 308 Bowery, between Bleecker and Houston Streets in Manhattan 's East Village , the BPC is a popular meeting place for poets and aspiring artists.
Button Poetry was founded in 2011 by Sam Van Cook to promote performance poetry through video and social media. [2] [3] As of 2018 they had over 774,000 YouTube subscribers and over 1.2M Facebook followers. [4]
Poetry Slam, Inc. was established on August 9, 1997 [2] to oversee and enforce the rules of the National Poetry Slam, which had been in existence since 1990. [1] On November 9, 1999, PSi became an Illinois Charitable Trust, and was granted tax-exempt status days later.