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Re:Death to the Death of Poetry by AlbertCory on Saturday December 24, 2022 @01:04PM (#34119325)
Anyone remember poetry slams? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zatHOwWBPEI

Personal story: my childhood best friend's sister married the guy in Chicago who was credited with starting those, locally at least. He was known as Slam Pappy, but now I can't find him because the name is too similar to other Pappy's.

Supposedly fame ruined him, and now they're divorced. So you can get rich & famous in poetry; you just have to play your cards right.

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Re:Death to the Death of Poetry by AlbertCory on Saturday December 24, 2022 @03:22PM (#34120732)
I remembered his name:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Smith_%28poet%29

I think I actually met him, before he was famous.

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