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The biggest poetry slam in history.
75 teams of poetry slam artists from across the world will compete in venues along austins historic congress avenue.
Check out the video below for an explanation of how it works and then follow the link below for a few example of Slam performances.
For more Slam Video (including performances from top poets), click here!
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I just wanted to let you know I have reached 2000 friends ....so let this be a thank you for being one of them and doing what all good friends do by NOT caring.
anyway, Ive been really into slam poetry and have been performing around NYC at such events.
Heres a sample of something i might do at a slam:
" i then go into this coffeehouse and strike up a conversation
with this other writer about why men always have to do the hunting for women.
he takes out this half empty bottle and this half empty cup and says
"the bottle is the man and the cup is the woman
and the liquid inside is their hearts.
now their hearts are not gonna be complete until they find each other"
and then he asks me how i would go about doing that.
so i told him that i would pour the bottle into the cup.
he says "why not the other way around?"
and i reply "less chance of a spill" and he says "exactly......
see when a woman pours her heart into a man it just gets broken
and most of it spills on the floor, but when a man pours his heart
into the woman, the woman accepts ALL of him."
You can never prepare
for the moment that
changes your life.
I want someone who won't care
that I hate wearing shoes,
that I'm incapable of sitting still,
that I can't grasp the concept of cleaning,
and I refuse to be ladylike.
Someone who realizes
that half the decisions I make
are usually ones that I regret,
and I have the right to overreact at any given moment.
I want someone who knows I'm completely insane,
but wouldn't want me any ony other way.
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wow, what a great time! it was cool to rock it at the women's open mic and be all open and vulnerable and stuff at the grief and rememberance open mic! volnteering was a blast!
It's been an amazing week full of laughter and tears!!! I'm so happy for everyone and for Southflavas Neo Soul first time to compete and made it this far CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE FROM EVERYWHERE!!!!
Out here in Seattle rooting on Seattle's sick as hell team. Buddy Wakefield and Anis Mojgani rocking out Texas, now that's a power tandem, can't wait to hear if they bring back the crown for Seatown
