Poetry

===Slam poetry===
{{Main|Poetry slam}}
[[File:Marc Smith - Slam à La Zone de Liege - 19 mars 2009.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Marc Smith (poet)|Smith]]]]
Slam poetry as a genre originated in 1986 in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], when [[Marc Kelly Smith]] organized the first slam.<ref name="maryhutchingsreed">{{Cite web |url=http://maryhutchingsreed.com/honoring-marc-kelly-smith-and-international-poetry-slam-movement/ |title=Honoring Marc Kelly Smith and International Poetry Slam Movement |website=Mary Hutchings Reed |access-date=5 May 2019 |ref=maryhutchingsreed}}</ref><ref name="aap">{{Cite web |url=https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/text/brief-guide-slam-poetry |title=A Brief Guide to Slam Poetry |website=Academy of American Poets |access-date=5 May 2019 |ref=aap}}</ref> Slam performers comment emotively, aloud before an audience, on personal, social, or other matters. Slam focuses on the aesthetics of word play, intonation, and voice inflection. Slam poetry is often competitive, at dedicated "[[poetry slam]]" contests.<ref name="powerpoetry">{{Cite web |url=https://www.powerpoetry.org/actions/5-tips-spoken-word |title=5 Tips on Spoken Word |website=Power Poetry |access-date=5 May 2019 |ref=powerpoetry}}</ref>