01137cz a2200217n 4500 sh2004004927 DLC 20040303135746.0 040123i| anannbabn |a ana sh2004004927 (DLC)6153582 (DLC)sj2004004927 (DLC)311344 DLC eng DLC Poetry slams Slams, Poetry g Poetry Competitions Work cat.: 2003063457: High, Linda Oatman. Sister Slam and the poetic motormouth roadtrip, 2004. Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia (Slam poetry is a form of performance poetry that occurs within a competitive poetry event, called a "slam", at which poets perform their own poems (or, in rare cases, those of others) in as nuanced a performance as the performer can muster and as the material can bear--with an eye to the audience who vote on such things.) Poetry Slam Incorporated WWW site, January 23, 2004: SlamFAQ (a poetry slam is an event in which poets perform their work and are judged by members of the audience) Am. heritage dict. (Slam, n. def. 4: a poetry slam)