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The who what where when and why of the Soap Boxing Slam
Hey - don't forget
The Artists' Quarter hosts the hottest open mic in the Twin Cities.
Open Mic every Monday
Doors at 7 pm
Head Space, plays live jazz until the open mic at 9:30 pm
Get there early for sign up, and for great jazz
21 +
no cover - two drink minimum
NEXT SLAM
Monday April 5th
This is the LAST CHANCE for poets to earn the points needed to make the top eight - and therefore be eligible to compete in the GRAND SLAM on May 3rd.
*** Therefore, anyone can sign up to compete - but preference will be given to those who have a clear shot of making the top eight (in hierarchal order) as well as those already in the top 8 who want to defend their position. ***
Next Slam:
The GRAND SLAM
Monday May 3rd
This is the BIG ONE y'all. The top 4 placing poets at the Grand Slam will make up the 2010 St. Paul National Poetry Slam Team, and bust their butts all summer long so they can properly defend their championship title. WOOT!
*Note*
Sign-ups to compete now close at 8:00
since that is when the night will begin.
We have to show mercy to those with day jobs.
Laura Yes Yes
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The St. Paul ‘Soap Boxing’ Slam team has been crowned the champions of the 2009 National Poetry Slam.
The 20th annual National Poetry Slam (NPS) was held in West Palm Beach, Florida from August 4th through 8th. This competition (basically the Olympics for poetry) brought 68 4 to 5 person teams together from the US, Canada and Europe.
This is the third year that the Soap Boxing Poetry Slam (held at the Artists’ Quarter every first Monday) has sent a team to NPS. The team advanced to semi-finals the first two times it was at NPS. The team ranked 15th place overall in 2007 and 13th place in 2008 but did not make it to finals (reserved for the top 4 teams) until this year.
This year’s finals set St. Paul against 3 teams who were not new to the finals stage: Albuquerque - who won NPS in 2005, San Francisco - who won in 1999, and Nuyorican Poets Cafe (New York) - the only team make finals 11 times.
Team members Khary (6 is 9) Jackson, Michael Mlekoday, Kyle (Guante) Myhre, Sierra DeMulder and team alternate Jenn Parks had been writing, rehearsing and fundraising since the team was selected in May, coached by St Paul SlamMaster Matthew Rucker. All That hard work paid off as this is the first time a team from Minnesota has even made the final’s stage, let alone took home the trophy.
On behalf of the St. Paul Slam team, I would like to personally thank everyone who supported us by coming to the Slams, buying raffle tickets and team DVDs, and making contributions of money and/or goods. We couldn’t have done it without you.
Special thanks to Slam friend - the Smitten Kitten!
A secial thanks to one of Soap Boxing's favorite supporters
