About Scott Woods:The author and editor of over nine volumes of poetry and prose (50 Mistakes Poets Make and Poems from the Big Muddy : The 2004 National Poetry Slam most recently), Scott Woods has performed in a number of venues and with an assortment of accompaniments. His work has been used in creative writing and historical literature classes at numerous universities and high schools, and has been featured multiple times on National Public Radio. He is the founder of the poetry performance group The Black Air Poets. He has published articles, reviews and other prose work in a variety of publications in print and multi-media platforms. He was the coach and a member of the Columbus Slam Team that placed third in the 2000 Rust Belt Regional Poetry Slam (and won it in 2001), and was the coach and a member of Columbus's first-ever National Poetry Slam Team that participated in the 2001 National Poetry Slam. He is currently President of Poetry Slam Inc., which oversees the annual National Poetry Slam and the Individual World Poetry Slam; MCs an open mic series in Columbus, Ohio; and is the founder of the Greatest Slow Jam Ever website. In April 2006 Scott will attempt to make history by performing the first-ever 24-hour poetry feature.