Austin Poetry Slam

Hi friends of Austin Poetry Slam:: Happy New Year! Check out the happenings for our weekly show:

Austin Poetry Slam will be held right around the corner from ND at Progress Coffee until March 24th while our home venue is under construction. Thanks so much to Progress and we'll see you there! APS is every Wednesday at 8 p.m.

We have some amazing features & events coming up that you won't want to miss:


Thursday February 18 uSlam @ Spiderhouse with Featured Poet ANIS MOGANI

Wednesday February 24 Women of the World Qualifier & Showcase Slam @ Progress

Wednesday March 3 Slam @ Progress

Wednesday March 10 Slam @ Progress

Thursday March 11 uSlam @ Spiderhouse (University Slam!)

Wednesday March 17 Special Slam Showcase TBA

Wednesday March 24 Slam Homecoming and Last Chance Slam @ ND

Wednesday March 31 Double Quarter Finals @ ND

Wednesday April 7 Semi-Finals @ ND

Wednesday April 14 NO SLAM!!! MARINATING FOR THE BIG SHOW....

Wednesday April 21 SLAM OFF 2010!! Austin Poetry Slam Championship!!


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Yo, party poets. Here's the skinny on Austin Slam events for the rest of the year and a few highlights of 2010. Check it!!


*Friday December 4th REWIND: AUSTIN SLAM GREATEST HITS MIXTAPE 2009.
Featuring Central Texas 2009 NPS Teams, iWPS & WoW Slam Champs, Comedy Slam Champ and much more!! 8 p.m. @ ND $10

*Wed December 9th Quarterfinals @The Independent

*Wed Dec 16th LAST WEEKLY SLAM OF THE YEAR:::: @The Independent

*Saturday Dec 19th Make It Wet Spitfest

*Saturday Dec 19th DANCE, SUCKA! Dance Party with Blacklisted Individuals

*Wed Jan 6 First Slam of the Year!!

*Wed Jan 20th Weekly Slam with Feature: Cynthia French

*Wed Feb 3 Weekly Slam with Feature: Jason Carney

11.04.09 Weekly Slam @ The ND

11.11.09 CRACKUP SMACKDOWN Comedy Slam @ The Independent -
with Featured Poet PaulieLipman(Denver)

11.18.09 Weekly Slam @ The ND - Featured Poet John "Survivor" Blake (NYC)

11.25.09 Weekly Slam @ The ND Featured Poet The Cipher (ATX)

ALL SHOWS @ the Independent @501 Studios ALL AGES FIVE DOLLARS 8p.m.

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Friday, October 30
@ The Independent
Doors @ 7 / Show @ 8
All Ages / $10

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Who will represent Austin at the 2009 Individual World Poetry Slam??

Come cheer for Austin's top ten ranked poets as they compete to be the one and only APS representative at the 2009 Individual World Poetry Slam in Berkeley, California October 8 - 10.

The poets will compete in a three round battle consisting of a three-minute poem, a two-minute poem and a one-minute poem with the top two scoring poets advancing to a head to head four-minute round. The winner will be sent to represent ATX at iWPS in October!! Check out the hot list of poets:

Gabrielle Boulaine
Ryan Castillo
Faylita Hicks
Tony Jackson
Christopher Lee
Christopher Michael
Peter Nevland
Krissi Reeves
Danny Strack
Amye Wilson

Austin iWPS Slam-Off!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 (That's right, 09/09/09!) 8 p.m.
@ The Independent @ 501 Studios
E. 5th & Brushy
FIVE DOLLARS / ALL AGES
Hosted By: Mike Henry

2009 Individual World Poetry Slam
The Independent @ 501 Studios

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Austin Poetry Slam Rolls Into the Last Days of Summer With Some Spectacular September Events::

Wednesday, September 2nd : Weekly Slam @ The Independent / 8p.m. / All Ages / $5

Friday, September 4th: Austin Poetry Slam Storms B Scene @ The Blanton Museum of Art / 6-10:30 p.m. B Scene @ The Blanton

Saturday, September 5th: Anis Mojgani Features @ The Independent / 8p.m. / All Ages / $5

Wednesday, September 9th: iWPS Slam-Off @ The Independent / 8p.m. / All Ages / $5

Wednesday, September 16th: Weekly Slam @ The Independent / Feature Poets: Adam Henze & Matthew ’Cuban’ Hernandez / 8p.m. / All Ages / $5

Wednesday, September 23rd: Weekly Slam @ The Independent / 8p.m. / All Ages / $5

Wednesday, September 30th: Weekly Slam @ The Independent / 8p.m. / All Ages / $5

Austin Poetry Slam is held every week at its newest home, The Independent @ 501 Studios, located at the corner of East 5th & Brushy: one block east of IH 35. The weekly slam is open to all ages and the cover is $5. Open sign-up to poets who wish to perform starts at 7:30 and $100 in cash prizes is awarded to the top three poets:: Dig!!

Come celebrate with Austin Poetry Slam as we settle in to our new home venue, The Independent @ 501 Studios. This will be our first weekly show at the ND and we are crazy-thrilled. So, to kick it off in true APS style, we have invited some extraordinary talent out to rock the stage. Check it:

SLAM HOMECOMING PARTY 2009 FEATURING:
TEAM AUSTIN
TEAM AUSTIN / NEO SOUL
TEAM KILLEEN
TEAM AUSTIN UNDER 21
With Amazing Feature Poet: AMY WEAVER (Dallas)
Hosted By: Mike Henry

And!! That's not all! Immediately following the slam, stick around for PRAYERS FOR ATHEISTS!!

Fronted by long-time Strange Famous Records affiliate Jared Paul and punk rock journeyman Alan Hague, PFA delivers the well crafted and thought provoking lyrics people have come to expect from Strange Famous. Thrashing rapidly between mid-80's hardcore punk, counter-culture victory anthems, and politically-slanted rap, PFA gracefully snakes in and out of genres while escaping lazy categorization.

Your Austin Slam Team is throwing a dance party and want you to come get down!! Check it::

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These are the fine poets that will represent you at the 2009 National Poetry Slam in West Palm Beach this August::

Faylita Hicks
Big Poppa E
Danny Strack
Christopher Lee
Tony Jackson

Thanks to everyone for coming out the Slam Off! We had a great show and, as always, we couldn't do this without you!!

Congrats Team Austin!!!