WEEKLY READINGS AT CUP OF JOE
Every Saturday at 8:30PM, Salt City Slam and Cup of Joe present open mic readings at Cup of Joe in Salt Lake City. Every third Saturday, we will present a featured poet between our open mic rounds. Every fourth Saturday, we will hold a poetry slam, which is a three round competition to determine who is able to curry the most favor from the crowd.Sign-ups for the open mic and for the slam begin at 8PM. It’s first come first serve and when the lists are full, that is it!Cup of Joe, 353 West 200 South, SLC, 84101 - FREE for the public!We have a point system for participation in open mics
and placing in slams. A poet get a point each time
they read at an open mic at either the Cup of Joe open
mic or the Cafe Marmalade open mic, starting September
1, 2007. At poetry slams, held once a month at Cup of
Joe on the fourth week of the month, 8 people will be
allowed to participate. 27 points will be awarded for
winning a slam, 14 for second, 9 for 3rd, 5 for 4th
and 2 points are awarded for finishing 5-8th.These points will determine the top contenders for
our finals in March 2008 that will vie for our
team slots and the opportunity to participate in the
2008 National Poetry Slam. If one of the qualifiers after this selection is completed cannot attend NPS, we will select a replacement based on where individuals finished in finals.
2008 Salt City Slam Team
(from results of team finals slam held on on March 15, 2008)
Jesse Parent
Marshall Gillson
Josh McGillis
*Shae
Flora Bernard
OPOM - OTHER PEOPLE’s OPEN MICs
Here are some other places in the Salt Lake Valley where you can be heard:Downtown Hookah Lounge , 268 S. Main St., Salt Lake City - Open mic every Monday at 9PM (Private club - 21+)
Alchemy Coffee , 390 East 1700 South, Salt Lake City - Open mic every Tuesday at 7PM
Cafe Marmalade , 361 North 300 West, Salt Lake City - Open mic every Tuesday at 9:30PM
Barnes and Noble - Sugarhouse , 1104 East 2100 South, Salt Lake City - Poetry Slam first Friday of the month at 8PM
