There is an increasing understanding that performance poetry and spoken word is much more than entertainment. This book - compiled by scholar artists, including internationally recognised spoken word performers - offers guidance to student affairs professionals on using spoken word as a tool for college student engagement, activism, and civic awareness.

Foreword-Wilson K. Okello and Stephen John Quaye Preface Acknowledgments Introduction-Robb Ryan Q. Thibault Prologue1. Soul Mates. When the Academic Scholar Meets the Street Poet-Toby S. Jenkins Student Voices-Jason Reynolds 2. The Spoken Word Experience. Shifting Student Learning From the Classroom to the Stage-Anthony R. Keith Jr. Student Voices-Quay Anthony Dorsey 3. Words Have Power. Spoken Word Performance as an Educational, Community Engagement, and Personal Development Tool for College Students-Crystal Leigh Endsley Student Voices-Caty Taborda-Whitt 4. Talking Back and Mouthing Off. The Importance of Privileging Student Voice in Student Affairs Programming-Toby S. Jenkins Student Voices-Opeyemi Owoeye (O-Slice. 5. Poetry is My Politics. Linking Spoken Word and Social Activism-Crystal Leigh Endsley Student Voices-Terri Moise 6. Social Justice Education Ain't Pretty. A Case for Hip-Hop Feminist Studies-Marla L. Jaksch Student Voices-Kevyn Teape 7. Setting the Stage. Considerations for Creative and Intentional Spoken Word Programming-Anthony R. Keith Jr. 8. Scaling Up for Sustainability. Hip-Hop and Spoken Word as Vehicles for Transnational Inclusion-Marla L. Jaksch Epilogue-Toby S. Jenkins About the Editors Index