I’ve been looking at a bunch of poetry slam sites that advertise their upcoming features.

A couple of thoughts:

— I noticed a lot of comparisons to musicians to describe the performance style of the features;

— I noticed a lot of comparisons to other slam poets’s work to describe their poetry.

Certainly, it’s about knowing your audience…but it’s also lazy and a little too self-referential.

I know many if not most venues use the bios they’re given. I can’t really blame them as much as I do the artists themselves.

Such an insular group…it’s like we only understand our art in reference to each other’s work.

I don’t have a profound thought about it; just an observation.