Poetry has a long history, dating back to the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh. ... While studying literature, you will notice that poems comes in many, many different forms. ... The growing history and influence of the poetry slam, especially on the younger generation of writers, suggest that the practice is not just a passing "fad. " The serious critic must cease treating the slam as a literary novelty and recognize it for what it is: a movement which combines the literary, the social potential of verse, and which does so with the audience as its judge and guide. ...

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• Grade Level: High School