Urban Legends is a spoken word organization that functions mainly as a poetry slam on Carleton University campus. Operating for the last four years, they began as a nomadic "guerrilla poetry" unit; having no space to truly call their own. Since its inception, Urban Legends has come to be be affiliated with highly recognized artists of the genre, and strives to continue to build community by providing a platform for poets to free their voice wherever and whenever; by any means necessary.