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'''Louder Than a Bomb''' is an annual youth [[poetry slam]] in Chicago every spring. Founded in 2001 by [[Kevin Coval]] and [[Anna West]] of the [[nonprofit organization]] [[Young Chicago Authors]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://youthspeaks.org/bravenewvoices/lc_organizations/young-chicago-authors/|title=YOUNG CHICAGO AUTHORS|website=youthspeaks.org|access-date=2021-11-07}}</ref> It is now the largest youth slam in the world with over 1,000 teams competing in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.infoplease.com/culture-entertainment/journalism-literature/louder-bomb|title=Louder Than a Bomb|website=Infoplease|access-date=2021-11-07}}</ref> The goal of the slam is to get diverse youth from all around the Chicago area to not only share their stories, but listen to the voices of those from other parts of the city they would otherwise never hear. Participants range in age from middle school to college, with the majority in the high school age bracket. The competing high school slam teams present four individual poems and one group piece performed by four people. Each team competes in two preliminary bouts. Four teams compete each bout. The top 16 go onto semifinals and the top 4 go onto finals. The name of the slam comes from the [[Public Enemy (group)|Public Enemy]] song of the same name. In 2010 the poetry slam competition was the subject of a [[Louder Than a Bomb (film)|documentary]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.louderthanabombfilm.com/|title=Louder Than a Bomb|website=louderthanabombfilm.com|access-date=2021-11-08}}</ref>
'''Louder Than a Bomb''' is an annual youth [[poetry slam]] in Chicago every spring. Founded in 2001 by [[Kevin Coval]] and [[Anna West]] of the [[nonprofit organization]] [[Young Chicago Authors]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://youthspeaks.org/bravenewvoices/lc_organizations/young-chicago-authors/|title=YOUNG CHICAGO AUTHORS|website=youthspeaks.org|access-date=2021-11-07}}</ref> It is now the largest youth slam in the world with over 1,000 teams competing in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.infoplease.com/culture-entertainment/journalism-literature/louder-bomb|title=Louder Than a Bomb|website=Infoplease|access-date=2021-11-07}}</ref> The goal of the slam is to get diverse youth from all around the Chicago area to not only share their stories, but listen to the voices of those from other parts of the city they would otherwise never hear. Participants range in age from middle school to college, with the majority in the high school age bracket. The competing high school slam teams present four individual poems and one group piece performed by four people. Each team competes in two preliminary bouts. Four teams compete each bout. The top 16 go onto semifinals and the top 4 go onto finals. The name of the slam comes from the [[Public Enemy (group)|Public Enemy]] song of the same name. In 2010 the poetry slam competition was the subject of a [[Louder Than a Bomb (film)|documentary]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.louderthanabombfilm.com/|title=Louder Than a Bomb|website=louderthanabombfilm.com|access-date=2021-11-08}}</ref> As of 2021, the poetry slam has been postponed and renamed "Rooted & Radical Youth Poetry Festival".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://youngchicagoauthors.org/rnr|title=Rooted & Radical Youth Poetry Festival|website=Young Chicago Authors|access-date=2021-11-08}}</ref>


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Revision as of 16:06, 8 November 2021

For the documentary film about the slam, see Louder Than a Bomb (film). For the Public Enemy song, see It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.

Louder Than a Bomb is an annual youth poetry slam in Chicago every spring. Founded in 2001 by Kevin Coval and Anna West of the nonprofit organization Young Chicago Authors.[1] It is now the largest youth slam in the world with over 1,000 teams competing in 2014.[2] The goal of the slam is to get diverse youth from all around the Chicago area to not only share their stories, but listen to the voices of those from other parts of the city they would otherwise never hear. Participants range in age from middle school to college, with the majority in the high school age bracket. The competing high school slam teams present four individual poems and one group piece performed by four people. Each team competes in two preliminary bouts. Four teams compete each bout. The top 16 go onto semifinals and the top 4 go onto finals. The name of the slam comes from the Public Enemy song of the same name. In 2010 the poetry slam competition was the subject of a documentary.[3] As of 2021, the poetry slam has been postponed and renamed "Rooted & Radical Youth Poetry Festival".[4]

  1. ^ "YOUNG CHICAGO AUTHORS". youthspeaks.org. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  2. ^ "Louder Than a Bomb". Infoplease. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  3. ^ "Louder Than a Bomb". louderthanabombfilm.com. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  4. ^ "Rooted & Radical Youth Poetry Festival". Young Chicago Authors. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
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