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Seattle Poetry Slam Newsletter

Tues 8/22 at the Seattle Poetry Slam

* Double Feature: Lizz Straight and Mike McGee
* "Brand New Pieces" SLAM
* Hear audio clips of previous poets
* 2006 Grand Slam concert film: "Down to the Bone" DVD available for sale
* Upcoming shows at the slam

Seattle Slam- Every Tues night at The Mirabeau
Room
529 Queen Anne Ave North Seattle, Wa

sign ups 8-8:30pm, 21 & over, ID required

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Featured Poets: Lizz Straight and Mike McGee

Lizz Straight is a member of the Tampa
chapter of the Tallahassee, FL based poetry troupe,
'Black on Black Rhyme', and the Slanted Eye poetry
collective (www.slanted-eye.com). She was member of
the 2003 Tampa Slam Team that took first place in
the Hot Air Slam in Delray Beach, FL. She was the
individual first place winner in the 11th Annual
Southern Fried Poetry Slam in New Orleans, LA, 2003,
the 2nd place winner at Southern Fried 2004 in
Miami, FL, and second place winner at the Southern
Fried 2005 in Charlotte, NC. Lizz is the only person
in the history of Southern Fried to come in the top
two three years in a row. She was also a member of
the Pensacola Slam Team that ranked 11th out of 83
teams from the U.S. and Canada in Chicago at the
National Poetry Slam 2003.

Featured in the poetry documentary "Rhapsodists"
featuring 13 female poets from across the country
and telling the story of the spoken word artist from
the female perspective, Lizz is considered one of
the best poets on the spoken word scene today. and
hosts a weekly poetry radio show titled 'Poetry
Is..." on WMNF, 88.5 FM, Tampa, Florida.

Mike McGee began performing comedy and
poetry to
audiences at home in San Jose, California. As a
Poetry Slam competitor in the U.S., Mike has
competed at the National Poetry Slam on team San
Jose 2001, 2003 and 2004. In 2003, Mike won the
coveted National Poetry Slam Individual Grand
Championship, besting over 300 nationally ranked
poetry slammers. He has since toured over 100,000
miles throughout the United States and throughout
Canada. In February 2006 Mike won the Individual
WORLD Poetry Slam making him the official top slam
poet in the world.

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"Brand New Pieces" SLAM

A Poetry Slam is a competitive performance poetry
reading, open to all comers. Frequently called the
"Democratization" of Poetry, Slams focus not just on
the writing but on the performance of the poet as
well. The competitions are judged by randomly picked
audience members.

A Brand New Pieces Slam promises
a fresh new experience to all members of the slam
audience - newcomers and regulars alike. The
competitors in this slam can only perform poems that
have NEVER been performed in the Seattle Slam before.

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Listen to your favorite poets from the Seattle Slam

The Seattle Slam is finally capturing the brilliance
that erupts from our stage weekly and sharing it
with the world. Check out our myspace
page ( rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=ttkkw...poetryslam ) to hear new work from some of the regular
slammers and touring artists that have blessed us
with their voices. Currently you can hear: Buddy
Wakefield, two time World Poetry Slam Champ;
Anis Mojgani - 2005 National Slam champ
and newly crowned 2006 National Slam
Champ; and
Sonya Renee, 2004 National Slam champ; and
Matt Gano - two time Seattle National Slam Team
member.

check out our official website for more info poetryfestival.org/slam/ ( rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=ttkkw...%2Fslam%2F )

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DOWN TO THE BONE: Concert Film of the 2006 GRAND SLAM DVD available for sale

Down to the Bone: Seattle Poetry
Slam's 2006 Grand Slam

A concert film produced by Eleventh Hour
Productions

Directed by William Brody

Hosted by Denise Jolly and Daemond Arrindell

Music by Matt Conlon aka DJ Whatever

Featuring: C.R. Avery, Beat Box Extraordinaire

The vocal stylings of Youth Speaks, including their
hit "Poetry Pimp"

Our Four Slam Finalists: Tia-Nache' Fields, Anis
Mojgani, Ryler Dustin, and Buddy Wakefield

Dynamic contemplation creates a riveting montage of
spoken word and lyrical image. Edited to visually
replicate the synaptic process of the brain on
poetry.

The DVD is available for sale at the slam every
Tues night for only $10

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Coming soon...

* 8/29 Slam Season begins again - 1st Open
Slam and Vancouver, B.C. Nat'l Slam Team

* 9/5 Open Slam & Feature Patrick Rosal

* 9/12 IWPS Preliminary #1

* 9/19 Open Slam

* 9/26 Open Slam
for more info goto our website ( rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=ttkkw...coming.php )

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Contact Information
email: slam @ poetryfestival.org
web: www.poetryfestival.org

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