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Hello teachers! We know you work hard. Besides ninjas, you have the hardest job in the world. Between the teaching, the testing, the grading, and the nurturing it's difficult to seek out new materials for your classroom. We are here to help. As slam poets and teachers, we know the power of the spoken word in the classroom. All you have to do is attend a youth slam or find a clip of one online and you will see the positive impact it has on our young people. It is able to engage kids from any background in a way that classical poetry simply cannot touch. A complaint we've heard from many teachers is that they would love to use spoken word in their classrooms but they are afraid of getting in trouble. A bulk of spoken word poetry does have quite a few curses. After all, those poems were meant to be read to a rowdy crowd of adults at a slam and not a class full of kids. The poems come from the gut and sometimes an "F" bomb finds its way to the page. Unfortunately, this is what holds many teachers back from using spoken word in their classes. So behold! We asked some of the best contemporary spoken word and slam poets to give us poems that would be appropriate for the classroom. This means you will not have to sift through this book with a highlighter to try and find the F's and the S's and the B's. We've provided poems from national slam champs, world slam champs, fellow teachers, and poets we feel are the best of what's around. We've also included some lessons. Some of these lessons have been tested out in the classroom, some not. Feel free to use these lessons as you see fit. Every teacher has their own style so please, do not feel like you have to use the lessons verbatim. Simplify, expand, modify, do whatever you need to do. You know your class so teach the poems the way that suits them best. The most important part is the poetry. Learn then Burn,Tim Stafford and Derrick Brown

Racing Hummingbirds examines, critiques, and at times delights in one woman's navigation through the many worlds of manic depression and her struggle to maintain humanity in the process. Jeanann Verlee's award-winning debut collection is a series of narratives, prayers, and conjurings which address gender, sex, race, poverty, heartbreak, and survival with such stark intimacy, you will find yourself living inside. These poems cannot possibly be about you, yet they are. They cross boundaries and reclaim hope. They are as the opening poem suggests, nothing short of communion.Recipient of the Independent Publisher Book Award Silver Medal in Poetry.ReviewsRacing Hummingbirds is a masterful first collection... They are medicine words. -The LegendaryIt's poetry with its teeth bared...completely and unapologetically naked. -PANK Magazine...a roller coaster of imagistic magic. Form, language, allusion, and voice interact, collide, shape-shift, and duel...throughout an utterly arresting mosaic.-Danse MacabreFierce and formidable, Jeanann Verlee is poised to make an indelible mark - much like a razor slashing silk - on what's become a comfortably placid poetic landscape. -Patricia Smith, author of Blood Dazzler and Teahouse of the Almighty...as visceral and searing as it is compassionate and forgiving. -Small Press Reviews...one of the most powerful collections I've ever read. -Roxane Gay, HTML Giant

In her third collection of poetry, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz celebrates the ups and downs of being a poet with a day job. Whether exulting the mundaneness of office life ("Rules of Slack"), musing about hidden perks of college poetry gigs ("Ode to College Cafeterias") or hilariously defending the use of humor in poetry ("To the Guy Who Said that Funny Poetry Ain't Poetry"), this book continues Aptowicz's tradition of witty, honest and idiosyncratic work. ¿ her previous Write Bloody book, Everything is Everything, 978-0-9842515 was reviewed widely

After the Witch Hunt is a powerful and evocative collection of poetry that focuses on empowering silenced women and allowing their voices to be heard through the written word.In Megan Falley's collection, liberated women emerge from captivity through powerful poetry, reflecting the author's intentions. The poems touch on resilience, self-expression, and personal growth with a blend of humor and brazen darkness, engaging and empowering readers on an inspiring journey of liberation.The book is an ode to the strength and creativity of women.

We Will be Shelter stands as a powerful anthology of contemporary poems that unflinchingly confront issues of social justice.What sets this collection apart is its unwavering commitment to inspiring positive transformation through the art of poetry. Within its pages, beautifully crafted verses take center stage, captivating readers with their evocative power.This anthology serves as both a call to awareness and an invitation to introspection, urging readers to examine their role in shaping a just and equitable world. Through the eloquence of these poems, readers are compelled to take meaningful action, transforming empathy into activism and propelling society toward a brighter future.*Half of all proceeds from this book go to the charity of Andrea Gibson's choice every year. In 2019, a donation was made to This is About Humanity.

Slow Dance with Sasquatch is an invitation into a private ballroom, a banquet hall in the middle of the woods. Here, you will sit and feast and waltz with your monsters. Here, you will harvest imagination from loneliness and longing. Here, you will coax laughter from the beasts' mouths. Here, the table is always fully loaded. Here, the cake is always warm, and no matter how much of it you eat, you will never stop being beautiful.Praise"Jeremy Radin writes beautiful poetry. His book, Slow Dance with Sasquatch is a roaring testament to the lonely sadness and sorrowful joy of what it means to be something grown that once was young..."- Anis Mojgani"I am jealous of Jeremy Radin. Jealous that he can reveal himself so fearlessly. Jealous that he can see the same world in ways that reach beyond my own imagination. You don't read these poems. You bathes in them."- Jorge Garcia, Actor

Drunks and Other Poems of Recovery pays tribute to the people who saved Jack McCarthy's life.McCarthy's powerful poem "Drunks" has achieved global recognition, spreading across recovery websites and standing as one of the most beloved and widely-read poems on the challenging journey of overcoming alcoholism.In Drunks and Other Poems of Recovery, Jack McCarthy leaves behind a profound legacy for those who played a pivotal role in saving his life. This potent collection possesses the strength to grace both poetry shelves and recovery shelves.