Sedona on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"

Sedona made it on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Wednesday, Feb. 26.
... While Stewart was slamming Arizona about SB 1062 ... but hey, we got on TV.

Danny Strack and Ruff Draft feature at FlagSlam on Wednesday, Feb. 12

Danny Strack:

Danny Strack has won individual and group slam championships at the national, regional and city levels.

Most recently, Danny was a member of the 2012 Austin Neo-Soul team, which won the National Group Poem finals.

He's the current Slammaster and executive director of the Austin Poetry Slam, and has written 10 books of poetry and two full length plays, both of which were presented in 2012 and 2013 by Austin's Sky Candy Aerial Circus Arts Collective.

Danny is also a juggler with Sky Candy, likes balloons, walking, and is happy to be alive.

Ruff Draft:

Thomas, son of Stephen, son of Richard, son of Stephen, son of George, son of Henry, son of William, grew up in Rhode Island. Ruff attended his first slam in 2000 in Burlington, Vt., and it changed his life.

From these humble beginnings, Ruff went on to become a member of the PDX 2003 National Slam.

Ten years ago, he was inspired to move to Austin by the APS Team's final's stage performance at NPS 2003 in Chicago.

He became a beloved poet and host at the Austin Poetry Slam, and now he's moving back to PDX after 10 years.

Josh Wiss wins the second Sedona Poetry Slam of 2014

Round 1
Poet	Score	Time	Penalty	Net Score
Spencer Troth	15.0	3:37	-1.5	13.5
Emily Aitken	16.7	1:08	0.0	16.7
Ella Featherstone	20.2	1:02	0.0	20.2
Claire Pearson	24.4	2:21	0.0	24.4
James Gould	23.4	2:42	0.0	23.4
Josh Wish	25.7	2:30	0.0	25.7
Ryan Smalley	20.6	2:23	0.0	20.6
Lauren Remy	24.5	3:05	0.0	24.5
Evan Dissinger	23.8	2:54	0.0	23.8
Verbal Kensington	26.9	2:41	0.0	26.9
Stoney	18.8	7:26	-13.0	5.8
Round 2
Poet	Score	Time	Penalty	Net Score
Stoney	19.0	4:06	-3.0	16.0
Verbal Kensington	26.7	3:00	0.0	26.7
Evan Dissinger	27.1	3:15	-0.5	26.6
Lauren Remy	25.6	2:04	0.0	25.6
Ryan Smalley	23.3	1:56	0.0	23.3
Josh Wish	27.7	2:05	0.0	27.7
James Gould	26.4	2:12	0.0	26.4
Claire Pearson	25.4	2:34	0.0	25.4
Ella Featherstone	26.2	2:19	0.0	26.2
Emily Aitken	22.1	1:10	0.0	22.1
Spencer Troth	23.5	3:22	-1.0	22.5
Round 3
Poet	Score	Time	Penalty	Net Score
Verbal Kensington	27.5	3:08	0.0	27.5
Josh Wish	28.4	2:10	0.0	28.4
Evan Dissinger	27.1	2:11	0.0	27.1
Lauren Remy	27.8	2:27	0.0	27.8
Claire Pearson	27.4	2:24	0.0	27.4
James Gould	26.0	2:40	0.0	26.0
Final
Poet	Score
Josh Wish	81.8
Verbal Kensington	81.1
Lauren	77.9
Evan Dissinger	77.5
Claire Pearson	77.2
James Gould	75.8
Ella Featherstone	46.4
Ryan Smalley	43.9
Emily	38.8
Spencer Troth	36.0
Stoney	21.8