At the Lit Fest, I personally found the poetry of Regie Gibson (the man who came to our class) very intriguing. Gibson is a master of slam poetry, a type of poetry that is meant to be read aloud. When someone reads a "slam" poem it is meant to be a performance. By reading the Literary Fest pamphlet I found out that Gibson actually won the National Slam Competition in 1998. Obviously, the man has talent. When he spoke in class he used feeling and emphasis which made his poems more interesting and much more exciting. For me, performed poetry seems to take away some of the boredom that I normally experience when I simply read a poem. This spoken poetry adds an enormous element to poems by bringing them to life. In addition it always helps to know how an author intended the audience to feel.
This is a relatively new type of poetry, but its popularity has certainly increased in recent years. Slam poetry is just one example of how writing can develop. Even in our class so far this year we have experimented with different types of writing and expression. Blogging, for instance, or even using "MyPlick" are new ways to write. As writing develops, there are bound to be even newer ways for expression in addition to slam poetry and blogging. Do you have any other examples of contemporary expression? How do new types of writing differ from old ones? Do you think these new ways of writing are better than the old?
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