The 2009 NorthBEAST Regional Poetry Slam was a great success!
The third annual NorthBEAST Regional Poetry Slam was held on Friday, December 4, featuring teams from all over the northeastern at Southern New Hampshire University. Final standings:
7:00 p.m. bout:
104.5 (2-0): LoserSlam, New Jersey
104.4 (2-1): Slam Free or Die, Manchester, NH
102.8 (1-2): Port Veritas, Portland, ME
101.8 (0-2): Poets' Asylum, Worcester, MA
9:00 p.m. bout:
110.4 (2-0): Providence RI Poetry Slam
107.2 (2-1): Boston-Cantab
106.6 (1-2): Hampshire County, Amherst, MA
105.5 (0-2): Steel City Slam, Pittsburgh, PA
Congratulations to the top two teams from each match, who automatically qualify to attend the 2010 National Poetry Slam in St. Paul, Minnesota!
Saturday night's competition featured nine poets from all over the eastern U.S. competing for the 2009 NorthBEAST Championship title! Congrats to our new champ, as well as all our finalists:
Megan Thoma, Providence Poetry Slam 27.5
2. Ryan McClellan, Slam Free or Die 26.8
3. Adriana Ramirez, Steel City Slam, 26.6
4. Ian Khadan, LoserSlam, 26.5
Patrick S., Lowell Poetry Slam
Maxwell R. Kessler, Boston Poetry Slam
Sophia Holtz, Hampshire County Slam Collective
McKendy Fils-Aime, Worcester Poets' Asylum
Sam Teitel, Portland Poetry Slam
This event was produced by Slam Free or Die and sponsored by Southern New Hampshire University and the New Hampshire Writers' Project .
To make suggestions or volunteer for the 2010 event, contact Artistic Director Mark Palos at Slam Free or Die . Teams or competitors with questions about slam format and team registration are encouraged to contact Tournament Director Simone Beaubien at [email protected] .