Round by Round!
5 poets participated, all scores were cumulative.

Sacrificial was Vernell Bristow - 23.2
The initial draw was: 
1) Donielle Johnson
2) Louise Robertson
3) Chauncey Beaty
4) Joanna Schroeder
5) Gina Blaurock

Round 1     (3 minute poems)
1) Joanna - 27.2
2) Chauncey - 26.9
3) Donielle - 25.9
4) Gina - 24.5
5) Louise - 21.5

Round 2    (2 minute ( Read more... )

Want to go to WOWPS but weren't in the Grand Slam?  Didn't win your local grand slam?
No venue in your area sending a poet to this event?

You still have a shot!

From PSI:

Slammasters,
As you may have noticed, poetryslam.com is hosting another online slam, and is now accepting submissions.

You can read all about this here behind this cleverly named ( Read more... )

Thanks to some serious attention this month, we have finalized next year's seasons for Writers' Block!
A second post will go up in a minute with a couple of rules changes for the year.

NPS
(February - April; GS in April - 5 preliminary slams)

February 13
February 27
March 12
March 26
April 9
Top 8 in Grand Slam - April 23

May is off season.
June is off ( Read more... )

 
All,

The first-ever Women of the World Poetry Slam (WOWPS) - the huge, individual contest that Poetry Slam, Inc. (PSI) is starting in 2008 for women poets only - is coming!

Those of you in contention or looking to get in contention via the last slam this month at Writers' Block, take heed!  THIS WEDNESDAY IS THE LAST PRELIMINARY SLAM THAT ANY ( Read more... )

All,

The first-ever Women of the World Poetry Slam (WOWPS) - the huge, individual contest that Poetry Slam, Inc. (PSI) is starting in 2008 for women poets only - has a different location and slightly different dates.

Those of you in contention or looking to get in contention via the last slam this month at Writers' Block (last Wednesday of the month ( Read more... )

 This is how we do, son.


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The results of the first (of 3) qualifiers for the WOWPS are:

1st place - Vernell Bristow - 4 pts.
2nd place - Gina Blaurock - 3 pts.
3rd place - Louise Robertson - 2 pts.

Next slam is the last Wednesday in October.  Come ready for 2 and 1 minute rounds, ladies who dare!

Due to calendar and venue change, the dates for the preliminary qualifying slams for the 2008 Women of the World Poetry Slam (WOWPS) are now:

Weds. September 26 (1 & 3 minute round)
Weds. October 31 (1 & 2 minute round)
Weds. November 28 (1 & 2 minute round)
Weds. January 30 - Grand Slam to determine the WB WOWPS representative (3, 2 & 1 minute ( Read more... )

The dates for the preliminary qualifying slams for the 2008 Women of the World Poetry Slam (WOWPS):

Weds. September 26 (2 & 3 minute round)
Weds. October 17 (1 & 4 minute round)
Weds. October 24 (2 & 3 minute round)
Weds. November 28 (1 & 4 minute round)
Weds. December 19 - Grand Slam to determine the WB WOWPS representative (3, 2 & 1 minute rounds ( Read more... )

Dear Writers' Block patrons and fans,

As most of you know, Poetry Slam, inc. is having its first-ever all-women's national-level slam, the WOWPS (Women of the World Poetry Slam).  The event will feature poets from all over the country, maybe the world, and bring back some of the pioneering women poets who made Slam what it is to kick it off right.  ( Read more... )