The hottest spoken word artists gather each year at the National Poetry Slam, sponsored by Poetry Slam, Inc. for a lip-slinging, mouth-mashing shoot out. If you think you know poetry, watch this video and see the dusty, grade school memory turned upside down. Is it a new art form or a return to the raging roots of oral tradition? Plug in this DVD and turn your TV into an electronic campfire. Gather round and feel the heat of these poets words. The 2000 National Poetry Slam Finals features 24 poets performing 31 poems. Now you can see them all! 2 discs

Patricia Smith
Thien-Bao Thuc Phi
Michael Cirelli
Shane Koyzan
Al Letson
Bryonn Bain
Iyeoka Okoawo
Jack McCarthy
GNO
Jamaal St. John
Rich Perin
Roger Bonair-Agard
Taylor Mali
Amalia Ortiz
Marty McConnell
Noel Jones
Helena Lewis
Stacey Ann Chin
Beau Sia
Tehut-Nine
T-Bone
Celena Glenn
Jason "Shaggy" Gossard
Yolanda K. Wilkinson