A slam poet follows the creative process by first brainstorming ideas, picking a subject to write about. This is the preparation stage. Next, the incubation period is the time after you have picked a topic before you write...so on and so forth. The slam poet then follows this creative process again by preparing for a performance, finding creative way to deliver the material, and then actually performing it.
I also think slam poets are creative because they are always intrinsically motivated. Poets find material within themselves and find things that other people will connect with. Creativity is absolutely key to a successful slam poem composition and performance. As I watched Anis Mojgani's Shake the Dust I could not help but think of all of the things we've learned about creativity. Even going back to creative improvisation, and how he uses the audience's reaction to fuel his builds and softs in speech. Everything about this art form reflects what we've learned throughout this course.
do you think that, since slam poetry has grown in popularity, that a "form" is beginning to rise, much like that of the creativity-squashing formal poetry you alluded to initially? How might this form that has arisen lessen the creativity of slam poetry, or will it affect its creativity at all?
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