Wham, bam, thank you, Slam Wham, bam, thank you, Slam page 2 I sat in the small, dark theatre filled to standing room only, drinking a Pale Ale from the bottle and became exposed to a new culture that had an apparent life blood of its own. Or who either seem to suggest that it isn't poetry at all. R. Eirik Ott, a.k.a.
Sensitive guys kick much ass.
Slam poets are here to claim and take hold of their birthright. Since slams inception the movement has offended the sensibilities of the establishment on several fronts, not the least of which has been its insistent democratization of the art form. In the slam, anyone can get onstage to read a poem, and the standards of quality rest entirely on the subjective appreciation of the randomly chosen members of the audience. Academia's seal of approval is neither required nor sought. But slammers insist that both literary and performance aspects must be present to be effective poetry.