Sunday, April 13, 2014

The five best poetry slams with a message

Jess Green's spoken word poem Dear Mr Gove has become a web sensation – what other political poetry had a similar impact?

Friday 11 April 2014   

Performance poet Jess Green
Punch lines … Jess Green in performance Photograph: Charlie Carr-Gomm/theguardian.com

"Anything can be a slaaaam poooeeeem if you say it like thiiis," says Amy Poehler's formidable character Leslie Knope in NBC's Parks and Recreation. Style can often trump substance in performance poetry, but Jess Green has managed to buck this trend with Dear Mr Gove.

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