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Making the slam /

Making the Slam profiles the Philadelphia Youth Poetry Movement as it prepares to compete in the international poetry competition, "Brave New Voices." PYPM finished second in the 2012 tournament and won the competition in 2011, so the expectations for the 2013 slam team are high. Six youth...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Canella, Gino (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Privately published, 2013.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Poetry slams > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Spoken word poetry, American > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Poets, American > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Slam > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie.
Poètes américains > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie.
Poetry slams.
Poets, American.
Spoken word poetry, American.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
documentary film.
Documentary films.
Short films.
Documentaires.
Courts métrages.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Making the Slam profiles the Philadelphia Youth Poetry Movement as it prepares to compete in the international poetry competition, "Brave New Voices." PYPM finished second in the 2012 tournament and won the competition in 2011, so the expectations for the 2013 slam team are high. Six youth poets will travel to Chicago to compete with some of the best youth slam poets in the world. The film showcases, through performance poetry, the personal stories of Philadelphia high school students. Faith, love, family, sexuality and violence serve as inspiration for the artists' poems.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed August 29, 2023).
Physical Description:1 online resource (24 minutes)
Playing Time:00:23:20