{"id":20834,"date":"2026-04-21T11:47:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?p=20834"},"modified":"2026-04-21T11:47:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:47:23","slug":"from-underground-to-unesco-heritage-the-rise-of-german-poetry-slam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/20834\/from-underground-to-unesco-heritage-the-rise-of-german-poetry-slam\/","title":{"rendered":"From Underground to UNESCO Heritage: The Rise of German Poetry Slam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once a niche underground movement born in the jazz clubs of Chicago, poetry slam has transformed into a popular culture in Germany, which has been assigned as an immaterial UNESCO heritage. Poetry slams are events where different artistes perform their own written poems on stage. The performance is judged by the audience, who will select the winner of the selection. 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