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The Austin Poetry Slam (APS) is one of the longest running poetry venues in Texas.Founded in 1994 by Wammo of the Asylum Street Spankers and helmed for 15 years by former Poetry Slam, Inc. president, Mike Henry, Austin Slam is renowned for memorable and often raucous performances by many of the best poets in the slam poetry world.
PuroSlam is a poetry slam operating in San Antonio, Texas. Started in 1999 by Benjamin Ortiz, PuroSlam has earned a national reputation as one of the "toughest, roughest, rowdiest" poetry slams in the United States, bringing the exciting world of performance poetry to South Texas on a weekly basis. [1] It is the only nationally certified.
A poetry slam is a competitive art event in which poets perform spoken word poetry before a live audience and a panel of judges. While formats can vary, slams are often loud and lively, with audience participation, cheering and dramatic delivery. [citation needed] Poetry slams began in Chicago in the 1980s, [1] with the first slam competition ...
Career. Somers-Willett is the author of two books of poetry: Quiver (Virginia Quarterly Review Series, University of Georgia Press, 2009) [2] and Roam (Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Open Competition Awards, SIU Press, 2006). [3] She is also the author of a book of scholarly criticism, The Cultural Politics of Slam Poetry: Race, Identity, and ...
The 2016 competition will take place at the University of Texas at Austin on April 6–9. [4] [needs update] The increase in attendance coincides with the growth of slam poetry itself. Poets such as Individual World Poetry Slam champion Rudy Francisco have noted a general trend in the prevalence of poetry slam in everyday life. [5]
Zihuatanejo in 2018. Joaquin Zihuatanejo (born 1971 in Dallas, Texas) is an American slam poet and teacher. In 2004, Zihuatanejo competed in the National Poetry Slam as part of the Dallas Poetry Slam team, which placed third. [1] He also appeared on HBO's Def Poetry in 2005. [2] In 2008, he won the Individual World Poetry Slam and was the ...
Neil Hilborn. Neil Hilborn (born August 8, 1990) is an American slam poet who writes and performs poetry. His poems often detail personal experiences and battles with mental illness. He is best known for his poem "OCD", which has received 75 million views online. Hilborn tours to perform his poetry at colleges and other venues.
Denice Frohman won the 2013 Women of the World Poetry Slam [7] Championship. Denice is also a 2014 CantoMundo [8] Fellow, 2014 National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures [9] Fund for the Arts [9] grant recipient, 2013 Hispanic Choice Award [10] recipient for "Creative Artist of the Year," [11] 2013 Southern Fried Poetry Slam [12] Champion, and 2012 Leeway Transformation Award [13] recipient.