According to an article in the Houston Chronicle titled, "Poetry on the rise at slams, in the classroom, on the street," the competitive nature of slam poetry is prompting a resurgence in this art form.
Columbus has a thriving poetry community as well. Groups such as The Poetry Forum, Writers Block Poetry Night, Ohio Poetry Association, and the Peripatetic Poets are just a fraction of the many in town.
My monthly email newsletter, Write Now Newsletter, lists those poetry events that have a featured reader and that are brought to my attention. I once tried to track the open mics and slams in central Ohio, but I gave up. There were just too many!
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