"slam poetry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: slam poetries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|slam poetries}} slam poetry (usually uncountable, plural slam poetries)
  1. A modern genre of spoken poetry, performed at informal events called poetry slams before an active audience. Wikipedia link: en:slam poetry Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-slam_poetry-en-noun-QDbBUdnr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Poetry

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