Annotated Bibliography for Students
Eleveld, M. (2003). The spoken word revolution. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, Inc. This
book features poems from slam poets of all ages, including writers from Youth
Speaks. It comes with a CD.
Shakur, T. (1999). The rose that grew from concrete. New York: Pocket books. Tupac
wrote this collection of poetry when he was nineteen years old.
Simmons, D. (Ed). (2005). Russell Simmons def poetry on Broadway… and more. New
York: Atria Books. The poems of nine slam poets are performed on Broadway.
The poems talk about everything from relationship struggles to self-image to donuts.
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