There were children, guitarists and a slam poet.

The constant repetition of the second person singular begins to sound like a slam poet doing a bad Pauline Kael imitation.

Tips and advice for budding slam poets and writers.

Then, for some reason, I decided to turn "Neal Pollack" into a parody of an urban slam poet.

Saul Williams, a slam poet, also performs in the style.

He did nuclear fusion research, management consulting, and surf instructing prior to making a living as a professional slam poet in 2002.

Before she was an actress, Sohn was a slam poet.

The same day, she said, "a slam poet - or whatever he was - came up and slam-poeted me."

As a visiting slam poet, she was in their classroom on a recent Friday morning leading her "Soul Portraits" workshops.

"A good slam poet is clear," Ms. Danley continued.