Poet laureate Clayton Scott of Fayetteville, Ark., visited Arkansas High School last week as part of the ArtSmart program, giving pointers on how to be a good slammer.

He spent several days working with classes on incorporating all the required Arkansas Frameworks in writing, school officials said.

“Oh, and when you have Clayton at your school, get ready for a movement through Slam Poetry,” said a message on the Arkansas Arts Council’s Website.

By the end of the week, about 30 students in the class taught by Eloise Turner and Colester Young were reciting th...