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Monday, July 1, 2024

Buddy Wakefield, "Pretend", Individual World Poetry Slam, 2004

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  Buddy Wakefield performs "Pretend" in the final round of the 2004 iWPS in Greenville, SC. Videographers: Gabrielle Bouliane and ...
Sunday, June 30, 2024

Corbet Dean, "Habit of Hate", Individual Wold Poetry Slam Finals 2004

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  Corbet Dean performs "Habit of Hate" on the stage of the Individual Wold Poetry Slam Finals in 2004. Videographers: Gabrielle Bo...
Saturday, June 29, 2024

Shane Koyczan: "Beethoven", Individual National Poetry Slam Championship, 2000

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Shane Koyczan performs "Beethoven" in the Individual National Poetry Slam Championship 2000 in Providence, R.I. Lead videographer:...
Sunday, June 23, 2024

Ali Langston: "For What Are You Willing to Die?", Individual World Poetry Slam, 2004

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Taylor Mali. MC, introduces Ali Langston, performing his poem "For What Are You Willing to Die? at Individual World Poetry Slam 2004 in...
Saturday, June 22, 2024

Jeremy Richards, Nathan Ramos "T.S. Elliot's Lost Hip-Hop Poem" 2002 National Poetry Slam

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T.S. Elliot's Lost Hip-Hop Poem  By Jeremy Richards Performed by Jeremy Richards and Nathan Ramos  at the  2002   National Poetry Slam&#...
Sunday, June 16, 2024

Aja, Uninvited, Tahami Salah: "Faith"

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 Aja, Uninvited and Tahami Salah from Nuyorican, NY performs "Faith" during  NPS 2007 in Austin, TX as an unscored poem in compens...
Saturday, June 15, 2024

A brief history of the Flagstaff Poetry Slam Team 2001-2024

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  December 2000, FlagSlam founded. First FlagSlam Dynasty The Founders' Era  In 2001, 12th National Poetry Slam in Seattle, Wash.: Grand...
Friday, June 14, 2024

Gypsee Yo, "To My Daughter, Emma"

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Gypsee Yo from Atlanta, Ga., performs "To My Daughter, Emma" during the finals night showcase of remarkable poems selected from pr...
Thursday, June 13, 2024

Shappy Seasholtz: "Does She Like Me?"

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Host Mike Henry introduces emcee Patricia Smith who introduces NPS contestant, Shappy with his poem "Does She Like Me?"
Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Celena Glenn "Roach Motel", Individual World Poetry Slam, 2004

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Taylor Mali, MC, introduces Celena Glenn who performs her poem, "Roach Motel" in Round 2 of iWPS 2004 in Greenville, SC. Videograp...
Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Cass King: "It's Not Easy Being a Victim in the '90s", National Poetry Slam 2000

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 Paula Friedrich introduces Cass King performing "It's Not Easy Being a Victim in the '90s."
Monday, June 10, 2024

GNO: "Say 'WORD'" National Poetry Slam 2000

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Patricia Smith introduces GNO at the National Poetry Slam in Providence, RI in August of 2000 where he performs, "Say, 'WORD'.&...
Sunday, June 9, 2024

Taylor Mali: "What Teachers Make", National Poetry Slam 2009

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At NPS 2009 in West Palm Beach, FL, Taylor Mali of New York, NY offers "What Teachers Make" at the PG Slam in a public library. Th...
Tuesday, April 30, 2024

"Your Poems Are Not Good Because ... [a response]" or "The Rise, Fall and Renaissance of Poetry Slam"

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(Written in response to numerous Facebook posts that began "Your poems are not good because ..." and "in the old days of poet...
Sunday, March 31, 2024

Haiku Death Match at Heritage Square on April 13, as part of the Northern Arizona Book Festival

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The Sedona Poetry Slam and Northern Arizona Book Festival are co-hosting a head-to-head Haiku Death Match at Heritage Square on April 13, as...