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Madison Poetry Slam Finals

source: Isthmus

 WI The night will be hosted by nationally-recognized slam poet Dan Vaughn, a regular member of the Milwaukee national slam team and Def Poetry Jam performer. Last year's National Poetry Slam, held for the first time in Madison, proved that the city as a ...

Published Fri, May 15

Madison Poetry Slam Finals

source: Isthmus Daily Page

 WI The night will be hosted by nationally-recognized slam poet Dan Vaughn, a regular member of the Milwaukee national slam team and Def Poetry Jam performer. Last year's National Poetry Slam, held for the first time in Madison, proved that the city as a ...

Published Wed, May 13

Patricia Smith And The Poetry Of Katrina

source: TheDay

 CT Smith was the record setting four-time National Poetry Slam Champion, and her electrifying performances have been featured in the documentary film SlamNation and on HBO's Def Poetry Jam. Her fifth book, “Blood Dazzler,” which chronicles the human, ...

Published Tue, May 12

Slam poet coming to Lake Tahoe college

source: Tahoe Daily Tribune

 CA A four-time individual champion on the National Poetry Slam and the most successful slammer in the competition’s history, Smith has also been a featured poet on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam and has performed three one-woman plays, one produced by Nobel Prize ...

Published Fri, Apr 10

Interview with Marc Bamuthi Joseph

source: Gapers Block

 IL Winner of the GOLDIE award, National Poetry Slam champion, and featured artist on Russell Simmons' Def Poetry for two seasons in a row. Oh yeah - he's also a former teacher of high-school English. It would seem that dancer/poet/playwright/choreographer ...

Published Fri, Mar 27

Poet Patricia Smith "slams" WCU - Quad

source: wcuquad.com

Poet Patricia Smith "slams" WCU Quad (subscription), PA She is the four-time champion of the National Poetry Slam. She has been featured in HBO's "Def Poetry Jam" and "Slamnation," along with performing her poem "Awakening in Chicago at the Inauguration of Mayor Richard Daley in 1991. ...

Published Mon, Mar 16

Monthly poetry slam becomes popular in Portland - The Oregonian

source: OregonLive.com

Although Portland has never had a team represent it at the National Poetry Slam, resident Anis Mojgani is about as big a slam celebrity as it gets. The 2005 and 2006 winner of national's individual competition has appeared on HBO's "Def Poetry" and ...

Published Wed, Mar 11

Slam poet Taylor Mali keeps it real

source: Albany Times Union

 NY His teams have won four National Poetry Slam competitions and he was featured in HBO's 2003 special "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry" and the 1997 documentary "SlamNation." Mali taught at private schools for nine years before leaving the classroom ...

Published Wed, Feb 25