Get your rhyme on - Weekly Alibi (blog)
Wed, 03 Nov 2010 05:19:58 GMT+00:00
Weekly Alibi (blog) Danny was a member of the Austin Poetry Slam Team from 2007-2010. In 2007, he also won 1st place in the Southwest Shootout Individual Poetry Slam in ...

Young writer finds outlet in poetry - Owen Sound Sun Times
Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:22:15 GMT+00:00
Owen Sound Sun Times Currently, competing in poetry slams and sharing certain pieces wherever they seem to fit is enough for me. That being said, I do have future goals for ...

Express yourself: Collegiate poetry slam to jam Union Theater - Madison.com
Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:29:46 GMT+00:00
to jam Union Theater Madison.com High school students Jair Alvarez (left) and Dan Bunn perform a spoken-word piece during a Slam Poetry performance in the auditorium at West High School in ...

To the marrow of the event - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:07:49 GMT+00:00
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The BloodCenter of Wisconsin and its partners are putting on a free poetry slam Monday at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to help sign up bone marrow ...

Queering the Mic Q Poetry creates a global network of LGBTQ artists - Just Out
Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:34:45 GMT+00:00
creates a global network of LGBTQ artists Just Out On November 28, Stefanova is the featured poet at the now-weekly Portland Poetry Slam at Backspace in Old Town. She will also be competing December 12 in ...

Winner of the first ever Liverpool John Lennon Poetry competition is announced - Liverpool Daily Post
Mon, 08 Nov 2010 07:20:44 GMT+00:00
competition is announced Liverpool Daily Post The poetry slam , in which poets battle it out on stage, was held at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA) founded by Sir Paul McCartney. ...

Steve Snyder's cosmic perspective - Idaho Mountain Express and Guide
Wed, 27 Oct 2010 03:42:38 GMT+00:00
Idaho Mountain Express and Guide He won a poetry slam at Iconoclast Books during the early 1990s. He calls poetry "thinkin' about thinkin'" and it usually contains an urgent message to save ...

Writers Notebook: Poetry reading Tuesday - Winston-Salem Journal
Sun, 24 Oct 2010 04:11:39 GMT+00:00
reading Tuesday Winston-Salem Journal Afterward, there will be a slam-off for the Individual World Poetry Slam , to be held in December in Charlotte. Admission is $3, free for those 18 and ...

Jersey City poetry slam finds a home - The Jersey Journal - NJ.com
Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:26:01 GMT+00:00
finds a home The Jersey Journal - NJ.com Jersey City Slam, which gathers every Friday night at 9 pm at Grassroots Community Space, 54 Coles St., hosts a poetry slam competition in which random ...

Around the Modesto-area region - Sacramento Bee
Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:09:41 GMT+00:00
Sacramento Bee Info: The featured poet for Slam on Rye Poetry Slam is Chas, whose poetry was featured when he co-starred on the Emmy Award-winning FX TV show "Black. ...

Young poets from two Bromsgrove schools dominate regional competition - Bromsgrove Advertiser
Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:16:11 GMT+00:00
Bromsgrove Advertiser Taking the runners up trophy were the all male team from South Bromsgrove, who were formed during a Year 9 Poetry Slam held in June. ...

The 12th Annual When Brothers Speak Spoken Word Concert - blogTO (blog)
Sat, 06 Nov 2010 07:56:18 GMT+00:00
blogTO (blog) 2010 World Poetry Slam Champion, Ottawa's Ian Keteku, New York's Ainsley Burrows, Buffalo's Ntare Ali Gault, Ottawa's Poetic Speed, Cali's Andrew Tyree, ...

Slam Poetry to promote awareness - UI The Daily Iowan
Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:31:20 GMT+00:00
to promote awareness UI The Daily Iowan The live shows consists of spoken poetry, live music, and comedy surrounding a form of performance poetry , slam poetry. "Slam poetry was invented sometime ...

Slammed: Phoenix Poetry Events in October - Phoenix New Times (blog)
Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:34:58 GMT+00:00
Events in October Phoenix New Times (blog) Check out details on the annual Poetry Industrial Complex, the new weekly Pink Slip Poetry Slam , and the one-off Benefit For Jeremiah Blue after the jump . ...

No Small Feet:Student-run charity raises money to give Ghanian children shoes - Seaholm Highlander
Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:26:32 GMT+00:00
Seaholm Highlander Since then Birmingham students have raised funds through bottle drives, car washes, Varsity volleyball games, the 2009 Poetry Slam , and Seaholm's annual ...

Teen poets share work at Salinas library - The Salinas Californian
Sat, 23 Oct 2010 12:14:10 GMT+00:00
The Salinas Californian The poetry slam held Oct. 15 at Cesar Chavez Library in Salinas was an opportunity for young poets to present their thoughts and work to friends, family, ...

Another chance to see top doc - Cape Cod Times
Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:28:44 GMT+00:00
Cape Cod Times ... as their teams prepare for and then compete in what, according to the film, is the world's largest youth poetry - slam competition, Louder Than a Bomb. ...

Film includes poetry slam - StarPhoenix
Fri, 05 Nov 2010 08:31:58 GMT+00:00
StarPhoenix The new James Franco movie Howl, about the famous Allen Ginsberg poem, features a live poetry slam at the opening show tonight at 6:45 pm at the Roxy ...

Collegiate poets duke it out in the ring - Famuan
Mon, 15 Nov 2010 01:46:39 GMT+00:00
Famuan ... the mantra of Florida A&M's own AijuswannaPOET poetry team, perfectly captured the atmosphere at the second annual Tallahassee collegiate poetry slam . ...

Festival of the Book: Writers, readers, word lovers celebrate great Montana ... - Great Falls Tribune
Mon, 25 Oct 2010 02:07:59 GMT+00:00
Great Falls Tribune Another banner event will be the annual Poetry Slam on Friday night. Hip-hop host Tahjbo will run the event. "It's huge. Last year there were 200 people ...