poetry jam
Spoken word event
A poetry jam is an event where poets perform original work, usually competitively, before a live audience.
Unlike formal readings, jams emphasize performance energy and audience response—crowds snap, clap, or score performances.
The format blends open mic accessibility with slam poetry's competitive edge: There's a poetry jam at the coffee shop tonight.
Also called a poetry slam or simply a slam.
- slamForceful impact or closure
- spoken wordPoetry delivered aloud
- microphoneAudio input device
- live performanceUnrecorded staged entertainment
- performanceCarrying out a task
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- book eventsbook signing, author visits, book launch, author visit, author reading
- freestyle poetryspoken word, stream of consciousness
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