...MMA is not ALL about math, marching and regiment! The Academy has a softer side! In December 2001, Admiral Maurice Bresnahan decided to add some punch and encouragement to previous years', impromptu, casual, poetry readings. He offered MONEY as prizes and under the direction of Jim Morgan, created the Academy's first "Poetry Slam". For the poetically declined, a slam is a competition that combines oral poetry with performance art, placing equal emphasis on technical skill and delivery. The "slam"...[more]