Best Slam Poetry Quotes

#1. The people who've given me sh-t, I say - like my mother - what did she say? She used to say, 'Go to hell and don't come back.' However, however, however, my mother was not entirely me.

Jacqueline Bisset

#2. Charles Simic, when asked what he thought of Slam Poetry events: "They are fun, but they have as much to do with poetry as Elvis Presley had to do with Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk".

Charles Simic

#3. Love was overrated and nature used it to kick us in the gut and trick us into reproducing.

Georgia Cates

#4. And a lot of times in slam poetry I feel like people are so worried about the performance that the words might not be as strong.

Amber Tamblyn

#5. The truth is that I oppose the Iraq war, just as I opposed the Vietnam War, because these two conflicts have weakened the U.S. and diminished our standing in the world and our national security.

George McGovern

#6. Most true musicians don't do it for the money, they do it because they love it. When I did slam poetry, it was a great way for me to express myself, I loved it.

Jake Holmes

#7. Kyria Abrahams, former teen bride of a doomsday cult and seeker of salvation in slam poetry, tells the terribly funny story of her improbable life with candor, wit, and an unsparing eye for the perfect detail. Brilliant.

Janice Erlbaum

#8. Your gracefulness and feminine charms always so tender, you make my heart smile and wonder!

Avijeet Das

#9. I want to feel like honey and trombones. I want to feel like honey and trombones

Anis Mojgani

#10. The first spoken word poem I ever wrote was when I was 14 and I wrote it because I was accidentally signed up for a teen poetry slam. Because I loved poetry I said that I'd try it out.

Sarah Kay

#11. We saw a hole in the Chicago poetry scene that slam couldn't fill. I think a lot more can be done with the form than just competition.

Robbie Q. Telfer

#12. I became part of his ocean, an ocean of poetry that swayed and moved anybody near, that plunged up against every chair and table and tugged and tried our souls. His poem left me dry-mouthed and hungry, diminished only slightly from the bitterness of the beer I continually forgot was in my hand.

Annie Fisher

#13. Scar. I still don't know his real name. The man's like Beetlejuice... or hell, maybe he's Voldemort. He's fucking Bloody Mary. Don't dare say his name or he might show up.

J.M. Darhower

#14. We are not only the tellers of our stories, we are the stories themselves.

Jonathan Safran Foer

#15. Words are powerful. Words make a difference. They can create and destroy. They can open doors and close doors. Words can create illusion or magic, love or destruction. ... All those things.

R.M. Engelhardt

#16. I think you should dress nicely for airports. You're surrounded by people coming from all walks of life. You should look your best.

Casey Neistat

#17. After the kids are asleep you ... well, you know. Whatever it is. You slip away for a night.

Jennifer Garner

#18. If you gave more frequent thought to your death than to a long life, you would unquestionably be more eager to amend your life.

Thomas A Kempis

#19. Applicant are just as important as race in determining college admissions ...

Auren Hoffman