Writing/Essay/Journal
Describe how diversity plays out in slam poetry.  How does it collapse the societal barriers that tend to segregate us?

Activity
Slam poet Guante asserts that “everybody has a story”.  Write your own story in an original poem and then perform it.  Discuss in small groups what you think the phrase “there’s no rush like killing a poem” means. Having performed your story/poem, do you agree with this phrase?