Slammin' some knowledge on you about SLAM
Slam poetry or performance poetry, is essentially a culmination of all modern poetic movements to date as it combines many aspects of each major movement into its diverseness. Started in Chicago at a bar by Marc Smith in 1986, it has gone on to become on the most easily recognized forms of poetry and expression. A "slam" is a spoken word competition where poets get up and perform original works singularly or in groups that are then judged by the audience or a panel. Many people use spoken word as a political outlet voicing their opinions about race, sexuality, and equality.