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Why Everone Hates Redwood: Turning Slam Poetry into the Superbowl - 8 views

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started by Max Bayer on 30 May 13
  • Max Bayer
    #1 Max Bayer on 30 May 13
     
    http://redwoodbark.org/2013/05/potent-poets-slam-drake-and-tam-teams/

    what do you think about them writing about slam poetry like a sports brief?
  • Nic Mosher
    #2 Nic Mosher on 30 May 13
     
    It is kind of ridiculous considering that the point of slam poetry is to promote creativity and imagination. It is very ironic actually, because creativity should not be a competition, and slam poetry is one thing that should focus on the individual. It shouldn't be a battle of the schools like football or basketball. There are some things that our schools should simply just come together for without making it a competition.
  • Jackie O'Boyle
    #3 Jackie O'Boyle on 30 May 13
     
    I agree with Nic. I think they took this article too far. Yeah they won good for them but I think that is was a little over the top. I also think they were still trying to compute with Tam and Drake through the article making it seem like they were so much better then us. I also think that they are trying to cover all different parts of Redwood so they are trying to include the slam poetry club
  • Hannah Y
    #4 Hannah Y on 30 May 13
     
    Okay, so as the leader of the slam club at Tam, and one of the poets in this competition..I have a LOT of opinions on this.
    First of all, way to go Redwood for covering an interesting event and giving poetry credence in a newspaper. (*nudge*Tamnews*cough)
    Also, I think this was creative.
    On the other hand, as a participant in this Slam, it was least fun slam I've been to. The point of a poetry slam is a group of poets coming together with thoughts and giving validity to each others words. The competition aspect of it is really just a shell. However slam poetry IS A COMPETITION. ANNND it does have a TEAM. They didn't write this like a sports brief, they wrote it how it is. A competition with teams. However this is just a shell to add an edge to the real point of a poetry slam-coming together with a love of words.
    Why this slam was the least enjoyable for me, is pretty well illustrated in this article. ALL emphasis was on the competitive edge, on Redwood winning. Notice Tam was mentioned once.
    ALL schools should have had a voice/a mention in this article.
    I'm disappointed that something beautiful, a form of community, has been turned into a really competitive excuse to elevate one school over another. This isn't football, it's poetry.

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