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Tag Archives: soapboxing
Soapboxing Interviews: Part 1
Interspersed with the other updates and interviews I’ll be doing over the next little while, you’re going to find interviews I’m conducting with members of the 2009 Soapboxing slam team, about their experiences at the National Poetry Slam. If you … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Slam Poetry, Soapboxing
Tagged Jenn, National Poetry Slam, soapboxing
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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
Posted in Slam Poetry, Soapboxing
Tagged 6 is 9, El Guante, Jenn, Matthew Rucker, Mike Mlekoday, National Poetry Slam, Sierra, soapboxing
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Soapboxing Slam Finals (Guest Blog by Rhe)
The time is 8:00 pm, central standard. The place, the Artists’ Quarter Jazz Club in down town St Paul. I am sitting front and center in a room jam-packed with eager spectators, waiting for tonight’s main event: the 3rd annual … Continue reading
Posted in Artists' Quarter, Slam Poetry, Soapboxing
Tagged 6 is 9, aq, El Guante, Ezra, Gary Dop, Jenn, Matt Riehle, Matthew Rucker, Mike Mlekoday, Rhe, Sam Cook, Shane Hawley, Sierra, soapboxing
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Soapboxing- Ruth’s Story
The Soap Boxing Poetry Slam on Monday April 6th 2009 was awesomely hosted by local poet/performer Ruth F. Kohtz. Ruth and Consequences. An Inconvenient Ruth. Me. This is my story. I arrived at the AQ early. I needed time to … Continue reading
Posted in Artists' Quarter, Slam Poetry, Soapboxing
Tagged Britta, Desdamona, Ezra, Homeless Ryan K, Inky, Jah 4 Real, Jenn, Michael S, Mike Mlekoday, Reverend Pat D, Ruth Kohtz, Shane Hawley, soapboxing, Wonder Dave
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Working the Skirt
From the write-ups of the Soapboxing slams, one might anticipate that Slam Poetry in the twin cities is almost entirely lacking in female voice. But that doesn’t seem to be the case, judging from SlamMN’s final qualifying slam of the … Continue reading
Posted in Kieran's, Slam Poetry, SlamMN, Venues
Tagged Amanda Jackson, Ami Mattison, BJ, El Guante, Hailey Day, Isaac, Kieran's, M. Griffin, Michael Tran, Mike Brody, Reverend Pat D, Rob Martin, Ruth Kohtz, SlamMN, soapboxing, Sol, Women in Slam, Wonder Dave, Youth
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