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Mission

Building on Chicago's Unique heritage as the birthplace of modern-day performance poetry, Chicago Slam Works brings together audiences, poets, and arts organizations to promote well-crafted performance poetry through event production.

Chicago Slam Works  


This is home to the first slam, the original slam, the Uptown Slam and it all started right here in Chicago . . . 

Saving Literary Audiences From Monotony.


Our mission is to build on Chicago's history as the birthplace of slam, by bringing together audiences, poets, and arts organizations with stand-out performance poetry and fantastic events.