WOWps Rep Battle!!!
The next poetry slam has been scheduled for January 28th, and we’d love for you to pack the Echo Arts gallery. We’ll open doors at 7:30, start the slam at 8, beginning an epic battle to decide who we’re sending to Columbus, OH for the Women of the World poetry slam. There’s an open signup for the following structure: 1 minute round, 3 minute round, 2 minute round, and then a last two-poet 3 minute round to choose a rep for Punch Out Poetry in the 2011 Women of the World poetry slam in Columbus, OH this March.
Echo Arts
275 E. Fourth St., Ste. B200 (basement!)
Saint Paul, MN
November’s slam was amazing, and featured lots of new voices, new styles, and new poems. We featured Courtney McLean, who was a hit with her bawdy, open-minded uke stylings, and got an amazing sac poem from Rodrigo Sanchez-Chavarria. The slam was followed by a music jam/open mic, and was a great time. January’s sac will be IBé. IBé is the recipient of a 2010 Midwestern Voices Award, a 2009 Urban Griots’ Cultural Award, a 2005 Jerome/SASE Verve Grant, and a 2004 Minnesota Academy Award nominee for Best Spoken Word. Stay posted for news on our feature, and for post-slam celebrations.
