Tag Archives: Mike Mlekoday

Spoken Word Celebration

Five years from now, we’ll say we were there. We’ll say we saw someone who “made it”- accept an award on the Varsity stage, or perform on the Varsity stage, or even just sit at our table as we watched … Continue reading

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Game Day Blog by WD

The Artist Quarter: the End of a Season Analyzed from a Purely Statistical Standpoint by Wonder Dave, who will refer to himself in 3rd person for the remainder of this post. So, the Artist Quarter Poetry Slam determines its finals … Continue reading

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Artists’ Quarter- Playing the Game

Spring has not quite sprung, but the poets are coming out in waves to compete. March’s AQ marked the second to last chance to qualify for the Grand Slam, and a plague of poets descended upon the Soapboxing slam for … Continue reading

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Expecting the Unexpected

We end up seeing a lot of the same names and faces when we talk about the two big slams of each month, so one might anticipate that the outcomes are pretty predictable as well. February’s SlamMN slam was proof … Continue reading

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Soapboxing and the Cool Kids

Listen to Dessa, she’s one of the cool kids. She knows where it’s at. We’ll get back to Dessa Darling of Doomtree later, as she featured at Monday night’s Soapboxing slam at the AQ. Monday’s turnout at the Artists’ Quarter … Continue reading

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