Teens To 'Slam' at Annual Poetry Event
Heights Libraries hosting competition for teens
Teens slamming each other? That’s hardly news. Unless it’s the Teen Poetry Slam. The 13th Annual Teen Poetry Slam at Heights Libraries’ Lee Road branch has become a premier event for the community’s young adult crowd, attracting as many as 100 participants and spectators in the past. Heights Libraries puts on the slam in partnership with Lake Erie Ink, a Cleveland heights-based nonprofit that provides creative expression opportunities and academic support to youth in the Greater Cleveland community. “Simply put, a poetry slam is a literary sparring match showcasing the competitive art of performance poetry,” says Amy Rosenbluth, co-director of Lake Erie Ink. “It puts a dual emphasis on writing and performance, encouraging poets to focus on…
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