Wednesday, May 30, 2007

What we're doing with those Beat Poets...

Next week, yes, the first full week of June, the week of graduation for the zombified bucketheads we call seniors, we are going to have our first of two poetry slams. Those of you who don't know what that is, strap in, turn on, listen up, don your berets, groom your goatees, have your bongos at the ready, and step into the groove... Also, you might want to check Wikipedia's bit on Poetry Slams. It's actually pretty good.

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week are dedicated to Slamming the Beats. (100 points)

This is why you have chosen Beat Poets and are looking into their works.
For the slam, you must learn and PERFORM one poem by your Beat Poet.
Performances should be from memory (depending on the length of the poem)
Performances may include musical accompaniment.
Performances may include dance or other movement.
Performances may include others.
Performances may include props.
Performances will NOT be censored, so those of you who aren't into the dark underbelly of American Counterculture of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s or don't have parental consent will be somewhere else, doing something else during this time.

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of the following week (the last week of school) are dedicated to Slamming the Originals.

For the slam, you must learn and PERFORM one poem by you! (200 points)
Poems should reflect on the evolution (or the de-evolution, if you'd rather) of American culture in some way.
Performances should be from memory (depending on the length of the poem)
Performances may include musical accompaniment.
Performances may include dance or other movement.
Performances may include others.
Performances may include props.
Performances will NOT be censored, so those of you who aren't into the dark underbelly of the NOW or don't have parental consent will be somewhere else, doing something else during this time.