“Love and hate are beasts and the one that grows is the one you feed.” Shane Koyczan “Instructions for a Bad Day” “When you played at war, I was perfecting head shots. Jesse Parent “To the Boys Who May One Day Date My Daughter” I just love everything about this…math puns abound! Harry Baker “A Love Poem for Lonely Prime Numbers” There’s water in the cup drink it and stop complaining…” “It doesn’t matter if the glass is half-full or half-empty. Rudy Francisco “Complainers” (Clean Version) “…the soul of the brave warrior rising slowly with the smoke.” Taylor Mali “Tony Steinberg: Brave Seventh-Grade Viking Warrior” “You will be pretty intelligent, pretty creative, pretty amazing, but you will never be merely ‘pretty.'” “Why wouldn’t I spend more time in the world where there are more people that ‘like’ me?” “If you just wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, “Speak every time you stand so you do not forget yourself.” ✨ If you love it, please share it, bookmark it, and leave a comment. I hope that you enjoy this list of slam poems. There should a slam poem here for every student (and teacher) to love. Phil Kaye, Marshall Davis Jones, Rudy Francisco, Shane Koyczan, and Taylor Mali are just a few of my favorite slam poets, and all of them tend to be school appropriate…most of the time… □ 40 Slam Poems for Your English Language Arts Classroom If you love a particular poet’s style, I would encourage you to search for more of their slam poems. If there’s one thing I want to break for my students, it’s the stereotype that all slam poetry is always angry, rant-like, and sad!Īnd I’ve tried to restrain myself from fangirl posting a bunch of slam poems from each poet. I have also tried to give a good mix of styles and topics, from humorous to heavy.There are some oldies, but goodies, and some new poems to love – a little bit of everything!.This list of slam poems is geared toward high school students, but many are appropriate for middle school students, as well! This being said, I would still encourage you to make certain they will be a good fit for your group of students and your own comfort level. Although some of the poems touch on heavy topics such as suicide, they are all clean and classroom-friendly in terms of language used.In this post, I’m sharing 40 different and classroom-friendly poems, each one by a different slam poet. Finally…a Classroom-Friendly List for TeachersĪs a high school English teacher, I’ve spent hours scouring the interwebs looking for the best poems for teaching slam poetry. So, whether you show slam poems to your English class for a quick pick-me-up, use spoken word to make connections to a more traditional text, or treat your students to an all-in slam poetry experience, you’re sure to love the following performances. In short, they find that their truths are universal…and that’s empowering and much-needed for today’s teens. In writing slam poems, students find their truth, and in performing slam poetry, students become connected to each other. I think that’s why my students love slam poetry so much. It’s hip and it’s hot, but it’s as ancient as storytelling itself. I’m sitting here on spring break SO excited because it’s almost time for my students to begin exploring, writing, and performing slam poems.
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