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| Flagstaff poet Ryan Brown has attended three National Poetry Slam competitions in 2008, 2009 and 2010 as a member of the FlagSlam team, getting as far as the semi-finals round in 2009. |
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| Flagstaff poet Ryan Brown has attended three National Poetry Slam competitions in 2008, 2009 and 2010 as a member of the FlagSlam team, getting as far as the semi-finals round in 2009. |
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Photo by Harley Deuce The Dec. 3 slam will be hosted by Sedona poet Christopher FoxGraham, who represented Northern Arizona on the Flagstaff team at five National Poetry Slams between 2001 and 2010. |
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| Flagstaff poet Ryan Brown has attended three National Poetry Slam competitions in 2008, 2009 and 2010 as a member of the FlagSlam team, getting as far as the semi-finals round in 2009. |
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Photo by Harley Deuce The Dec. 3 slam will be hosted by Sedona poet Christopher FoxGraham, who represented Northern Arizona on the Flagstaff team at five National Poetry Slams between 2001 and 2010. |
"Goodbye," by Ryan Brown, third round poem in the Sedona Poetry Slam on Saturday, July 30, 2011."When We Were First Introduced," by Ryan Brown, second round poem in the Sedona Poetry Slam on Saturday, July 30, 2011."I've Wanted to Blend Together With You," by Ryan Brown, first round poem in the Sedona Poetry Slam on Saturday, July 30, 2011. |
| FlagSlam SlamMaster and three-time team alumnus Ryan Brown won the July Sedona Poetry Slam on July 30. |
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Photos courtesy of Tara Graeber The Flagstaff National Poetry Slam Team, Taylor Marie Kayonnie-Ehrlich, from left, nodalone, Valence and Maple Dewleaf, will represent Northern Arizona at NPS in Boston from Aug. 8 to 14. |
Liana O'Boyle, of Sedona, 23.1, after 2.5 time penalty, 20.6 (3:50)
Between rounds, the audience will be entertained with a feature performance by the Klute, one of the country’s best slam poets and an Arizona artistic treasure.
Ryan Brown, 27.9 (2:26), 83.0
3rd: Lauren Perry, 78.7
Ryan Brown is a kid from Phoenix who spends most of his time posing as a writer and poet. He now goes to school and lives in Flagstaff, where he is the SlamMaster of the FlagSlam Poetry Slam. Ryan Brown represented the Flagstaff Nationals Team at the National Poetry Slam.Ryan Brown is a kid from Phoenix who spends most of his time posing as a writer and poet. He now goes to school and lives in Flagstaff, where he is the SlamMaster of the FlagSlam Poetry Slam. Ryan Brown represented the Flagstaff Nationals Team at the National Poetry Slam.Ryan Brown is a kid from Phoenix who spends most of his time posing as a writer and poet. He now goes to school and lives in Flagstaff, where he is the SlamMaster of the FlagSlam Poetry Slam. Ryan Brown represented the Flagstaff Nationals Team at the National Poetry Slam.
Flagstaff National Poetry Slam team includes Frank O'Brien, left, Ryan Brown, Antranormus, John Cartier and Jessica Guadarrama. Break a leg.
Two of Arizona's four teams are going to the National Poetry Slam's semi-finals.
In similar fashion, the Flagstaff National Poetry Slam team of Frank O'Brien (left), Brown, Antranormus, John Cartier and Jessica Guadarrama came in at 17th place after winning their first bout Tuesday night and taking second place in their second bout on Wednesday night (Thursday was a bye-day).
FlagSlam is Frank O'Brien (left), Brown, Antranormus, John Cartier and Jessica Guadarrama.
What does that mean?
Flagstaff won its first bout at the National Poetry Slam last night, held at at 9 p.m. at Respectables, in West Palm Beach, Fla.