The 2005 National Poetry Slam is DONE!
And the winner is:
Albuquerque!!!!
In second:
Charlotte
Tied for third:
Fort Worth and Hollywood
The 2005 Individual Championship TIED!
Anis Mojgani & Janean Livingston
are co-champions!!
*Wednesday Team Scores*
Wednesday Individual Scores
*Thursday Team Scores*
Thursday Individual Scores
8/14/05
All Semifinals are over and the teams
we'll see on the Finals stage are.... (drum roll)
Albuquerque
Charlotte
Fort Worth
Hollywood
The indies who'll rock the Finals stage are:
Janean Livingston
Eric Darby
Xero Skidmore
Ragan Fox
Christa Bell
Anis Mojgani
Jamie Kennedy
Stay tuned...
8/13/05
A new event at NPS: The Streak Dash!
It's a naked dash in front of the hotel,
through the lobby and ending in a splash at the pool.
And the winner was: Grandma Dave!
This year the race was officiated by the hotel Security!
(no lie)
Overheard at the host hotel:
"Did you pay my Dad to moon you? ...Awesome!"
75 teams are throwing down in Albuquerque.
All of the preliminary bouts are over and the scores
are online. These are the teams and indies going to semi-finals:
*Teams*
Fort Worth
NYC Louder Arts
San Francisco
Boston Lizard Lounge
Seattle
Charlotte NC
Hawaii
Palo Alto
Berkeley
Albuquerque
Detroit
Baton Rouge
Hollywood
DC Baltimore
Oakland
Mesa AZ
NYC Urbana
Del Ray Beach
Minniapolis
L.A. Green
*Individuals*
Janean Livingston
Monica Daye
Eric Darby
Xero Skidmore
Ragan Fox
Christa Bell
Corbet Dean
Anis Mojgani
Jaylee Alde
Jamie Kennedy
*Wednesday Team Scores*
Wednesday Individual Scores
*Thursday Team Scores*
Thursday Individual Scores
Stay tuned for more National Poetry Slam news.
8/12/05
Team Hollywood won the 2004 National Poetry Slam.
Denver took Second.
Dallas came in Third.
Berkeley finished Fourth.
These are the semifinal matchups for NPS 2004:
NYC-Urbana
Berkeley
Columbus
Montclair
Seattle
Detroit
Ft.Lauderdale
Vancouver
Fort Worth (correction)
Hollywood (tie)
Milwaukee (tie)
Dallas
Providence
NYC-Louder
San Jose
NYC- Nuyorican
Boston Lizard Lounge
Charlotte
Denver
Southmore
Columbia, SC
If you are counting, that's FIVE
Southeast teams in semifinals!!!
Can you FEEL it?
Sixty Nine Poetry Slam Teams
are throwing down at
The National Poetry Slam
in St. Louis, MO!
Click here to check the official
web site for more info about bouts
and side events.
Click here for the results of the first preliminary round.
The results of the second preliminary round will be delayed until tomorrow when bout #23 gets "done over" because the venue ended the bout prematurely Thursday night.
THE 2003 NATIONAL POETRY SLAM IS FINISHED!
...and the winner is:
LOS ANGELES
Second Place: Nuyorican
Third Place: Austin
In the Individual competition, the National Champion is Mike McGee.
In second place is Shane Coyzan.
Third place went to Delisile.
In the biggest National Poetry Slam ever, 63 Teams
competed in Chicago this week
for the 2003 National Championship.
Click HERE for more info on NPS 2003.
8/9/03
The National Poetry Slam is over.
After an incredible Finals, and a surprise ending ringing echoes of 1999 we have a TIE:
NYC Urbana and Detroit, MI are the winners.
NYC Nuyorican took 3rd
Seattle came in 4th
In the CAP (individual poet) competition,
First Place:
Sekou tha Misfit
Second Place:
Corbet Dean
Third Place:
Kamal
Check out the official web site for more info.