I'll be there competing in the
National Poetry Slam with Team Pittsburgh! I only hope I can break away from
drunken orgy of poets to find you guys...
On Wed. August 1 - I shall be competing against Chicago Green Mill, Seattle and Louisville at 8pm at the Sit 'N Spin located at 2219 4th Ave.. Seattle 98121
On Thursday, I shall be competing against Trenton, NJ., Salt Lake City and Austin, TX at 10pm, at ReBar, located at 1114 Howell Street, Seattle 98101
Unless I have thousands of cheering fans, I shall not progress into the semi-finals on August 3rd or the finals on Sat.August 4th.
Of course, the
poetry is the
point, not the points or the cheering or the screaming fans or
the cute guys.
So, I'll just be there for
love,
poems, and
peace.
Update:My team did in fact advance to semi-finals. It was largely because Pseudo_Intellectual graced the room with his tres funky hat. His just being there was high octane gas for my tank. Of course, Team Pittsburgh lost our semi-finals bout to much Black Power rhetoric, cliche lines, comedy masquerading as poetry and screaming poets. But, this is the beautiful nature of the slam beast. Or maybe my team just became quite bloated with self-esteem? Looking forward to seeing ya'll this afternoon!