Flip to the inside back cover of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Slam Poetry, and you'll find two CD's on which Marc Kelly Smith takes you on a personal tour of the world of Slam Poetry, introducing you to the artists and poetry that has kept the movement alive and thriving. Hear real Slam Poets perform their signature verse.

CD #1

1. "Singapore Slam Song"—Chris Mooney Singe
2. "Disclaimer"—Bob Holman
3. "Open Mouths"—Cin Salach, engineering by Seth Green
4. "Adman"—Ron Gillette
5. "Careful What You Ask For"—Jack McCarthy
6. C. R. Avery performing Tom Waits' "I'm Big in Japan"
7. "Blind Spots"—Cin Salach and the Loofah Methode
8. "Money"—Marc Smith and the Pong Unit
9. "Sirens at the Mill"—Lisa Buscani
10. "Beethoven"—Shane Korycen
11. "Elephant Song"—Danny Solis
12. "Medusa"—Patricia Smith, percussion by Michael Zerang, engineering by Seth Green
13. "Television"—Todd Alcott (copyright 1990 Todd Alcott)
14. "Nightbound"—Marc Smith and the Pong Unit Band
15. "Forbidden Love"—The Weird Sisters
16. "Belated Valentine"—Steve Marsh
17. "Its Journey"—Christina Springer
18. "For My Itchy Brother"—Joel Chmara
19. "So Young"—Mary Fons
20. "Little Green Peas"—Charles Ellik
21. "23 Chromosomes"—Marcell Murphy

CD #2

1. "The Bigger Jigger"—Dean Hacker with Rick Fazio
2. "Black Poets on Death's Corner"—Tyehimba Jess
3. "I Am Noise"—Yun Wei
4. "How to Write a Political Poem"—Taylor Mali
5. "Playground Love" —Taylor Mali
6. "I Have A Message"—Kimberly Brazwell
7. Marvin Bell's "Being in Love" performed by Marc Smith
8. Paul Laurence Dunbar's "We Were the Mask" performed by Marc Smith
9. "Pull the Next One Up "—Marc Smith and the Pong Unit

The following tracks contain language that may be unsuitable for younger audiences.

10. Introduction to this portion of the CD
11. "Hillbilly Girl" —Dean Hacker, engineering by Seth Green
12. "Dionysia"—Mary Shen Barnidge
13. "Blues Resurgence/Code Blue"— Taalam Acey
14. "Letter My Dad Never Gave Me"—Corbet Dean (copyright 2000 Corbet Dean)
15. "Bicycle Jockey"—Marc Smith and the Pong Unit Band
16. "Saul William's Balls"—Kimberly Brazwell
17. "All Praises Due"—Regie Gibson

The copyright in each individual track listed on this page, as well as each individual track on the included CDs, is owned by the recording artist listed on this page. All rights reserved by the copyright owner.