This article proposes to compare two oral poetic genres, cantoria and slam, from the perspective of performance art, exploring their similarities and differences. Based on performance art studies and reference works on the two genres, thought of as a poetics that constitutes itself as a technique, it is proposed to consider the body’s use as a technical object (Mauss, 2003). The importance of the improvisation in cantoria and the unprecedented feature of slam are emphasized, while the aim is to highlight the scenic character of the two poetic acts marked by speed and forcefulness in the game. The text points out as a result the verification of this analogy between the two genres based on the scenic character of their performance.This article aims to compare two oral poetic genres, cantoria and slam, from the perspective of performance art, exploring their similarities and differences. Based on performance art studies and scholarly works on the two genres, viewed as poetics constituted as a technique, the authors consider the body's use as a technical object (Mauss, 2003). The importance of improvisation in cantoria and the unprecedented feature of slam are emphasized, while the goal is to highlight the scenic character of the two poetic acts marked by speed and forcefulness in the game. The text verifies the analogy drawn between the two genres based on the scenic character of their performance.