Yaaay! The Death of Art!

This is good stuff, the sort of poetry that makes reactionaries like Bloom quiver. If that's the death of art, then bring it on.

POETRY SLAM: THE COMPETITIVE ART OF PERFORMANCE POETRY, EDITED BY GARY MEX GLAZNER; MANIC D. PRESS. 237 PAGES. $15 SOFTCOVER; BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE: SELECTED POEMS FROM THE NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ NATIONAL SLAM CHAMPIONS; SOFT SKULL PRESS. 186 PAGES. $13.95 SOFTCOVER; THE LAGUNA BEACH SLAM TEAM'S ANTHOLOGY IS AVAILABLE FROM THEM FOR $5 AT THEIR READING AT DIEDRICH COFFEE, 730 E. IMPERIAL HWY., BREA, (714) 256-6790. TUES., 8 P.M.