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Spokane Poetry Slam

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Lotus Creations presents The SPS Friends come early: We have a DJ spinning or Live band to set the stage for the poets. Empyrean offers wine, beer and coffee that's ohhh so tasty. To get on the mic you'll need to sign-up at 7:30PM. In between rounds one and two we have a featured poet for an extended poet. A Poetry Slam is a competitive poetry reading in which the focus is placed on the content AS WELL AS the performance.The rules of a Poetry Slam are simple: - Poets must perform original work -Poets have a 3 minute time limit to perform their work - No props, costumes or muscial accompaniment are allowed.Judges picked randomly from the audience will award a score between 0 and 10 based on content, performance and originality. The winning poet gets a cash prize and advances towards a place on the Spokane team that will challenge the other teams from across the U.S. and Canada at the National Poetry Slam.Slams are typically organized by poets interested in cultivating poetry in their communities. The vast majority work on a volunteer basis, and the price of admission ($5) typically goes toward either keeping the show running or toward special projects, like funding a slam team's trip to the annual National Poetry Slam...
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People with voice, poets, writers, emcees, creative expressionists, spoken word artists, storytellers, and a conscious community to support and inspire

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Dead Poet’s Slam

"Dead Poet's" Slam this Thursday.Rules follow normal slam rulesEXCEPT:You are allowed (and encouraged) to perform the work of a deceased poet. Includes metered, free verse, prose, hip hop, etc.You wil...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:42:00 GMT

A Special Thanks

To Danny Sherrard and Karen Finnyfrock.The past two slams have been absolutely fantastic! The season is kicking off "write". With Junkyard Ghost Revival splitting between fantastic features from Dann...
Posted by on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:19:00 GMT

2008-2009 Slam Season

The season is starting off big!September 11th at the Empyrean Coffee House in Spokane will be the first slam of the season. Be prepared for both classic and theme slams every second and fourth Thursda...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:05:00 GMT

LITTLE LOVE FOR EXPRESSION

"These fingers are keyboard dancers from the stance of artistic freestyle warrior, Synapse sparker swinging styles sharper then Miyamoto Musashi's samuari sword"Hey where yall @... please make a littl...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 13:23:00 GMT

Let's get this started!

language... power of expression... words are weapons... Person comes form latin, Per=being   Son=sound   So we are defined by our ability to make sound, organize and breath co...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:15:00 GMT