in response to the slam poetry debate

[black-dawning.livejournal.com]

I posted this Buddy Wakefield clip as a comment, but I think it deserves its own entry. Buddy Wakefield is a great slam poet. Does that mean great rant and nonsense? See for yourself.

"Flockprinter" by Buddy Wakefield

Comments

[nerak-g.livejournal.com]

I heart the Buddy.

Earlier today, I was listening to some audio Frost, some Gertrude, Auden...and you know, they were all great readers with theatrical voices.I think that's where the page "versus" stage argument falls apart for me.There are places of overlap & intersect, "slam" poets before there was such a kind of thing.It's a vehicle, one of many.