The original Poetry Slam, Inc.
certified slam of Columbus!
What:
A
mock competition in which poets are "judged" by members
of the audience. GREAT FUN!
When: Every
Last Wednesday after the open mic, 8:00 pm
Where:
Kafe Kerouac 2250 N. High St. Columbus, OH 43201 Phone: (614) 299-2672
Photo courtesy of Louise Robertson
Want to see the rules for the current season?
Click here!
Want to see who's in the running to represent Columbus at the National Poetry Slam (NPS)
the Women of the World Poetry Slam (WOWPS) and the Individual World Poetry Slam (IWPS)?
Click here!
Want to see who's represented
Columbus in the past at the National
Poetry Slam (NPS),
the Women of the World Poetry Slam (WOWPS), the Individual World Poetry Slam (IWPS),
the Midwest Poetry Slam League (MPSL) and the
Rust Belt Regional Poetry Slam?
Check out past teams/poets here!
More Slam Info:
- The man who created slams - Marc "Slampapi" Smith - can be uncovered here.
- The people who put on the National Poetry Slam, the Women of the World Poetry Slam
and the Individual World Poetry Slam can be found here.
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We're the home of
official Columbus slam teams
as well as the Midwest
Poetry Slam League and a
former host of the annual Rust Belt Regional poetry competition. We run a merchandise
table for poets who perform at each show and we feature poets from all over the country
when they're in the area.
Come
on down to the Block . . . Bubba's waitin'.
Prisoner since 1845 - #39764 ;
Poe, E.A.
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