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Poems that are appropriate (content and language) for youth classroom settings. If you're interested in using any of these videos in your classroom and are unable to use YouTube there, please contact us at buttonpoetry@gmail.com.
A selection of videos from the College Union Poetry Slam Invitational in 2014. CUPSI is an annual event in which students gather from around the country to share and showcase their performance poetry. In 2014 the event took place on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder, Colorado.