Annotated Bibliography "About LTAB." Young Chicago Authors. Young Chicago Authors, n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2013.

This website was used to learn about the purpose of Louder than a Bomb and how many students it reaches. Axelrod, Steven Gould. "Ransom, John Crowe." World Book Online InfoFinder. World Book, 2013. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. This source was used for information on John Ransom, who was a leader of the New Critics and coined the phrase New Criticism Cohen, Joshua. "Uncle Joe the Exquisite An Interview With Joseph Epstein." Forward.com. Forward Association, Inc, 25 Sept. 2007. Web. 11 Feb. 2013. Used for a photograph of Joseph Epstein to create a visual on one of the web pages. Collins, Billy and Marc K. Smith. The Spoken Word Revolution (Slam, Hip Hop, & the Poetry of a New Generation). Ed. Mark Eleveld. Naperville, IL: Source, 2004. Print. This book was used for the poem "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins, as well as for background information on New Criticism and poetry prior to slam's invention. "Contact Information | Louder Than A Bomb Documentary | A Siskel/Jacobs Production." Contact Information | Louder Than A Bomb Documentary | A Siskel/Jacobs Production. Siskel/Jacobs Productions, n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. This source was used for a picture of the cover of the Louder than a Bomb documentary video. Dacre, Charlotte. Hours Of Solitude A Collection Of Original Poems. Vol. 2. Whitefish, MT: Kessinger, 2004. Print.

This book was used for a poem titled "Mildew" by Charlotte Dacre to help provide an example of academic poetry. Heintz, Kurt. "E-poets: An Incomplete History of Slam." An Incomplete History of Slam. N.p., Feb. 1999. Web. 12 Dec. 2012. This website was used for the year Marc Smith created slam, along with information on the spread of slam to other cities, states, and countries. "John Crowe Ransom." - Poets.org. Academy of American Poets, n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. This source was used for a photograph of John Crowe Ransom as well as information on his role with the New Critics. Kraynak, Joe and Marc K. Smith. Take the Mic: The Art of Performance Poetry, Slam, and the Spoken Word. Naperville, IL: Source MediaFusion, 2009. Print. A book written by Marc Smith and Joe Kraynak which contains a more formal definition of slam poetry. It includes the official rules of slam competitions and gives more information about slam poetry in general. Specifically used for the Allan Wolf quotation The points are not the point, the point is the poetry "Mid-1950s-1960s Beat Generation." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. This source was used to learn more about the Beat Poets and the type of poetry they wrote. A picture from this site was also used in the website. "New Criticism." Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary. 150th ed. Springfield, MA: G. & C. Merriam, 1981. Print. This source was used to find an official definition of New Criticism. Poetry Slam Founder: Marc Kelly Smith (so What!!). N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2013. Used for an image of Marc Kelly Smith to create a visual on one of the web pages.

"Robbie Q. Telfer." CBS Chicago. CBS Local Media, 30 Apr. 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2013. This source was used for a photograph of Robbie Q. Telfer. This particular picture was chosen because of Telfer's repetition of 'weird funny stuff' in the personal interview conducted for this project when referencing his own works. Saltzman, Arthur M. "Beat movement." World Book Online InfoFinder. World Book, 2013. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. This source was used for information on the interaction between Beat poets and academic poets, as well as basic information about and a general definition of the Beat movement. Sawyers, June. "Poetry In Chicago: The New Wave." Chicago Tribune 29 Aug. 1986, Arts and Entertainment sec.: n. pag. Chicago Tribune. Web. 29 Nov. 2012. This newspaper article was written around the time slam was first invented. It gives a lot of different perspectives people had in slam's first years, and helps show the way slam has been a controversial issue even since it was first created. Seaman, Donna. "The Rebirth of Spoken Word Poetry." Chicago Tribune 15 June 2003, Arts and Entertainment sec.: n. pag. Chicago Tribune. Web. 29 Nov. 2012. This article was used for information on spoken-word and performance poetry, and the rebirth of spoken-word poetry. It was specifically used for a quote about performance poetry meant to enhance a the website. Smith, Marc. "Interview with Marc Smith." E-mail interview. 8 Feb. 2013. This interview was conducted to get a better perspective or Marc Smith's purpose for creating the poetry slam and his opinion of how the poetry slam has evolved since its birth.

Smith, Marc. "Poetry Slam: Background, History, Timeline." Poetry Slam: Background, History, Timeline. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. This source gives information about The Green Mill and the Uptown Poetry Slam, specifically the date in which Uptown Poetry Slam began. Taylor, Troy. "Weird Chicago: Legend of the Green Mill." Weird Chicago: Legend of the Green Mill. N.p., 2006. Web. 11 Feb. 2013. Used for a picture of the Green Mill to provide a visual for one of the web pages. Telfer, Robbie Q. "Interview with Rob Telfer." Personal interview. 25 Jan. 2013. This interview was taken to learn more about Young Chicago Authors and The Encyclopedia Show from Rob Telfer's perspective. "VirtuaLit: Critical Approaches." VirtuaLit: Critical Approaches. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. This source was used to learn the basic definition of New Criticism as well as learn specific names of well-known New Critics. "WBEZ 91.5 Chicago." Louder Than a Bomb 2013: The 13th Annual Chicago Youth Poetry Festival. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. This source was used to learn about Louder than a Bomb and Kevin Coval's (founder of Louder than a Bomb) opinion on how the youth poetry festival impacts youth in Chicago.