Tag Archives: 6 is 9

Tellebration – our first intersection with the NorthStar Storytellers

by Alice Shindelar, photos by Cole Sarar Getting up early on a Saturday isn’t something you’d often find me doing without a snide growl for such cruelty a world, but if every Saturday were a Tellebration I’d blitz out of … Continue reading

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IWPS Update!

Hi folks, it’s Cole, writing from Oakland, CA. I’ve been supporting the slam poets competing in the Individual World Poetry Slam at Berkeley. I’ve been taking notes, and hope to be blogging about this and other things, but I want … Continue reading

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Shouting from your Soapbox – Guest Blog by Alice Shindelar

by Alice Shindelar, photos by Cole Sarar In this world of billions it’s hard to feel like your small voice will ever be heard, but when a group of friends, who have been shouting from the soapbox in your own … Continue reading

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SlamMN! Season Opener, Guest Blog by Lindsey McDonald Dorsey

A good friend to the slam scene, Lindsey McDonald Dorsey is a regular installation in the Minneapolis comedy and improv scenes. As she was assisting slammaster Wonder Dave with time/score on Tuesday night, I took advantage of her kindness and … Continue reading

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St. Paul Soapboxing Team wins Slam Nationals!

It’s true. For the first time, a Minnesota team made it into the finals round of the National Poetry Slam (Poetry Slam International, the nonprofit which heads up and oversees this and other national poetry slam events). Not to leave … Continue reading

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