Plus, they all want high-speed connectivity in the store so they can webcast their poetry slams.

At most poetry slams there are strict rules: three minutes, one poem.

In Kenya, Bantu appeared in the monthly poetry slams organised by Kwani?

There are even "poetry slams," which means that conventional poetry readings often have been replaced by a performance art that combines poetry and rock and, well, athletics.

After graduating from Orange Park High School, he took a job as a flight attendant for American Airlines, allowing him to participate in poetry slams across the country.

In addition to writing fiction, Chwedyk has also published a number of poems and has coordinated poetry slams in Chicago, where he makes his home.

On the first and third Friday of each month, whenever he was in town, Thomas showed up for the poetry slams.

Live music nightly, with cover charges from $6 to $15, and poetry slams Sunday nights ($6, or $3 for the jazz afterward).

Lest poetry slams be dismissed as mere esoterica, they are not called slams for nothing.

He has won several poetry slams in Malaysia and Singapore, and is known for his highly energetic, spirited and comic style.