Luv Doc Recommends: 2007 National Poetry Slam Individual Finals
Paramount Theatre, Friday, August 10, 2007
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Aug. 10, 2007 Column by The Luv Doc
Austin Poetry Slam
Mike Henry bid adieu to the slam he hosted for 15 years
"...decade (and the half-decade before it) running the Austin Poetry Slam. No, that was Henry, the slam master, captaining..."
Dec. 31, 2010 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
The National Poetry Slam
Aug. 9-12 in Austin
"...This city last hosted the National Poetry Slam in 1998, to great acclaim. Since then, the..."
Aug. 4, 2006 Arts Feature
Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Poetry Slam Benefit
The Scoot Inn, Saturday, May 31, 2008
"...On Saturday they’re hosting a benefit for the Austin Poetry Slam, which takes place Wednesdays at the Scoot. Poets..."
May 30, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc
National Poetry Slam Results
"...In its debut National Poetry Slam, Austin's own Team NeoSoul/SouthFlavas (profiled as part of..."
Aug. 18, 2006 Books Feature
National Poetry Slam Opening Bout Schedule
"...Baltimore Lincoln Austin - Ego’s Boise Palatine Dallas - Poetry Grind Corpus Christi Chicago - Green Mill Miami Randall..."
Aug. 3, 2007 Arts Feature
Slam Sisters
The Women of the World Poetry Slam brings Austin a spoken-word contest that's about more than scores
"...Every slam poet has a conversion story. For Lacey Roop, it..."
March 21, 2014 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry
State of the Slam
The 1999 Austin Poetry Slam Team barely missed making the finals of the recent National Poetry Slam in Chicago, but after the trials and tribulations of the past few months (which continue into the present), the team was just happy to be there.
"...of a point. That's how much the 1999 Austin Poetry Slam Team missed advancing to the finals of the..."
Sept. 3, 1999 Books Feature by Christopher Gray
Slam It All On The Stage
Poetry comes alive at Austin Poetry Slam!
"...Austin Poetry Slam is a weekly event held every Tuesday at..."
Jan. 30, 2014 Events Post by Josette Chen
April Is National Poetry Month
And there are plenty of ways to celebrate
"...It must be a sign: "National Poetry Month" fits in a haiku...."
April 1, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese
Slam as It Ever Was
The nationals come to Austin amid the polarizing medium's 20th anniversary
"...perform, preach, sing, athleticize, rap, stand up, and deliver poetry ... or something...."
Aug. 4, 2006 Arts Feature by Shawn Badgley
Slam Week Events
"...http://slam.home.texas.net SCHEDULE..."
Aug. 14, 1998 Books Feature
Austin International Poetry Festival
"...into the institution category. The seventh annual Austin International Poetry Festival, which takes place this week, follows a deceptively..."
April 16, 1999 Books Feature
Slam, Bam, Thank You, Ma'am
Handicapping the Slam Team Poets
"...The Austin Slam Team: Clockwise are Wammo, Susan B. A. Somers-Willet, Phil..."
May 30, 1997 Books Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves
Wham... Bam... Thank You, Slam!
"...National Poetry Slam..."
Sept. 20, 1996 Books Feature
Austin Free Poetry Festival
"...If you could put the Austin International Poetry Festival in a diorama, you might have something like..."
Nov. 8, 1996 Books Feature
Slam
"...and Audience Award at Cannes explores the world of “slamming” -- a combination of poetry and rap that has..."
Nov. 13, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
2019 Austin International Poetry Festival Brings a World of Words to Town
"...you want to know how seriously this city takes poetry, all you have to do is wait until the..."
April 5, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
2008 Austin International Poetry Festival Preview
"...Not sure yet how to celebrate National Poetry Month? Why not sample the many and varied options..."
April 4, 2008 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones
'Statesman' Slam
That all ya' got?
"...campaign, the Statesman is calling for readers to submit "slam poetry" expressing their connection to the paper. Dozens of..."
June 12, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Brass
Words for Words
Spoken-word artists on their art form, the National Poetry Slam, and one another
"...The National Poetry Slam overtakes Austin starting Aug. 7 at venues all..."
Aug. 3, 2007 Arts Feature
Do They Dare?
Austin Team Portland-Bound for the National Poetry
Slam
"...It's a perfect Slam Team Summer: MTV gears up to rock the vote,..."
July 26, 1996 Books Feature by Brett Holloway-Reeves
Smells Like Team Spirit
National Poetry Slam Comes to Austin
"...Anthony Somers-Willet, Karyna McGlynn, and Genevieve Van Cleve will slam their best for Austin. photograph by Todd V. Wolfson..."
Aug. 14, 1998 Books Feature by Spike Gillespie
South by Spoken Word
No Slam, Thank You, Ma'am
"...In SlamNation (showing in SXSW Film), Phil West, Danny Solis, Wammo,..."
March 20, 1998 Music Feature by Phil West
Handicapper's Guide
Slam-O-Rama
"......"
Aug. 14, 1998 Books Feature by Michael Bertin
What About Our Snaps?
Previewing the 2010 Austin International Poetry Festival
"...Austin majors in music, but certainly it minors in poetry. The city plays host and hub to one of..."
April 9, 2010 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones
Ebony Stewart's Hunger
Spoken-word artist Ebony Stewart enters a new stage with her solo show Hunger
"...Much of that attention has come through the Austin slam poetry scene, which she joined soon after her 2007..."
Aug. 28, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Big Circus of Life
Books Editor Clay Smith and Litera columnist Ric Williams handicap which of the 200-plus international poets attending this year's Austin International Poetry Festival will be best bets.
"...Poetry has always been considered the finest of arts. The..."
April 19, 2002 Books Feature by Ric Williams
Word Is Out
After Broadway, Def Poetry Jam goes national and Austin's Pro Arts Collective snags them
"...Poetry went uptown in 2002. In the biggest city in..."
Feb. 13, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires
Poets Perform for Texas Book Festival Tonight
Anis Mojgani and Derrick Brown read at Lavazza Espressions
"...worth a thousand words, but when it comes to slam poetry, that thousand words could paint a dozen or..."
