"You can see it in the way our cheeks stretch out like arms wanting nothing more than to say, 'You are welcome here.' - from Convenience Stores by Buddy Wakefield"
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The Say Anything Youth Open Mic's Interests
General
Helping you write the poem that will change the world.
Music
DJ PowerTripp, Bavu Blakes, Blacklisted Individuals, The Cipher, Clark Perry, DrumJam, Pilarsito, Mojoe, Money Waters, Phil Aulie's Ukulele, PUBLIC OFFENDERS, SuperHouse
Movies
Love Jones, Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, Romeo & Juliet, Say Anything..., Slam, Slam Nation, Slam Planet, Tales of Ordinary Madness, Tom & Viv, Word Becomes Flesh, World's Greatest Poetry Slam 2006
Television
Def Poetry Jam
Books
Blood Sugar by Nicole Blackman, codeswitching by Melissa Benham, The Janis Year by Dawn Saylor, Maya Angelou: Poems by Maya Angelo, The Norton Anthology of Poetry,
Poetry Slam: The Competitive Art of Performance Poetry by Gary Glazner, Robert Frost: Collected Poems, Prose, and Plays by Robert Frost, Some They Can't Contain by Buddy Wakefield, The Spoken Word Revolution by Mark Eleveld,
Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz
About me: Say Anything Youth Open Mic is Austin's newest open mic performance space for young writers and spoken word artists! Starting Saturday June 14, 2008 from 4:00-7:00 and second and fourth Saturdays thereafter at Dominican Joe coffee shop (515 S. Congress, Austin, TX, 78704), we encourage you to come and rock the mic! Take risks, read new work, spit, forget your lines, boom-chick-boom-boom-chick sh-clack-clack, read poems that run longer than 3 minutes and 10 seconds, fail and try again, and tip the bartender! Resident Turntablist:DJ PowerTripp
Saturday June 28, 2008 (4:00-7:00)
Feature: The 2008 Austin Under-21 Poetry Slam Team!
Host: Jonathon "Korim" Sterling (champ of the 2008 Austin Neo-Soul Poetry Slam Team, member of the 2007 Austin Under-21 Poetry Slam Team, champ of the 2006 Austin Under-21 Poetry Slam Team)!
Saturday June 14, 2008 (4:00-7:00)
Feature: The Cipher!
Host: *CORA* (member of The Cipher)!
Who I'd like to meet: Young writers, poets, beatboxers, MCs, DJs, improv artists, hip hopsters, slamsters, rappers, monologuists, B-boys & B-girls, comedians, forensic debaters, freestylers, playwrights, and you.
The Say Anything Youth Open Mic's Friend Space (Top 24)
2008 Austin Under-21 Poetry Slam Team Feature on Saturday! Say Anything Youth Open Mic Saturday June 28, 4:00-7:00 PM Dominican Joe 515 S.Congress Ave Austin, TX 78704 http://dominicanjoe. com/ 512.488.3919
Austin Under-21 Poetry Slam Summer Showcase: A Time to Come Together in Support of Shannon Leigh PLEASE HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! ***************************************************************************
AUSTIN UNDER-21 POETRY SLAM SUMMER SHOWCASE & FUNDRAISER FEATURING 2008 AUSTIN UNDER-21 POETRY SLAM TEAM & OTHER FAN FAVORITES!
DATE & TIME: Friday, June 20th, 2008 @ 6:00 pm ADMISSION: $10.00 cover, $5.00 students, free under 5 years old PLACE: Ruta Maya World Headquarters, 3601 S. Congress Austin, Texas CONTACT Ron Horne (512) 632-5033 E-Mail: u21slam@yahoo.com
Last Saturday, 20-year-old Shannon Leigh, founding youth of the Texas Youth Word Collective, two-time champion and three-time member of the Austin Under-21 Poetry Slam Team representing Austin at the Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival, and daughter of Dr. Sheila, was in a scuba diving accident in Florida, suffering severe oxygen deprivation. She is in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit at the University of Florida Shands Hospital in Gainsville. Shannon blazed the trail for youth poetry in Austin; not just as a place that has youth poetry, but a place where youth poetry excels. She put Austin on the map and the world on notice. As you might imagine, Dr. Sheila is devastated and terrified, but in full Mama Tiger mode nonetheless.
We planned to have the first showcase of the new 2008 Austin Under-21 Poetry Slam Team this Friday June 20, 2008 at Ruta May starting at 6:00 pm, AND WE WILL. Knowing Shanno
Austin Under-21 Poetry Slam Summer Showcase & Say Anything Youth Open Mic! PLEASE HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! **************************************************************************
AUSTIN UNDER-21 POETRY SLAM SUMMER SHOWCASE & FUND-RAISER FEATURING TEAM AUSTIN 2008 & OTHER FAN FAVORITES! DATE & TIME: Friday, June 20, 2008 @ 6:00 pm ADMISSION: $10.00 cover, $5.00 students, free under 5 PLACE: Ruta Maya World Headquarters, 3601 S. Congress, Austin , Texas CONTACTS: Co-Directors Ron Horne (512) 632-5033 Dr. Sheila Siobhan (512) 422-6653 E-Mail: u21slam@yahoo.com Website: www. txywc. org
WHEW! What a show! The 2008 Austin Under-21 Poetry Slam Off was one of the hottest, most exciting shows we’ve had! The competition was the stiffest, the scores were the tightest, and the four youth poets who emerged as winners are already hard at work preparing to compete against approximately 45 other teams next month at the Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival (BNV) in Washington, D.C. Team members Brent Caballero (Round Rock), Ruby Willmann (LBJ H.S.), Shay Harris (Reagan H.S.), and Brandon “B-Shatter” Harrison (Killeen) are determined to take BNV by storm this year!
If you missed the Slam Off, never fear! This showcase of youth poetry will feature Team Austin 2008 as well as other Austin area youth poets in a fundraiser to help get the team to Washington, D.C. There will be solo pieces as well as some ‘fresh off the press’ group pieces! This is a great opportunity to get a sneak preview of what the team will be performing at BNV.
Last season’s Austin Under 21 Poetry Slam Team exploded in San Jose, California
Austin Under-21 Poetry Slam Off! Only 2 more days to go! Youth Poetry Fans: Only 2 more days to go!!! This is a show you don't want to miss!!!
Austin Under-21 Poetry Slam Off! Saturday, May 31st, 6-9 pm Ruta Maya International Headquarters 3601 S. Congress, D-200 Cover: $10.00, students $5.00
Help spread the word about the Austin Under-21 Poetry Slam Off by distributing and posting the attached flyer to friends, family, and everyone you know!
Join in the excitement as the following top youth poets compete for a spot on Team Austin 2008 and the opportunity to represent our city at Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival in Washington, D.C. this July:
Telvi Altamirano - Travis H.S. Brent Caballero Nick Cruz - Travis H.S. Haley Haradon - McCallum H.S. Brandon "B-Shatter" Harris, Killeen Shay Harris - Reagan H.S. Cora Lee - Austin, H.S. Margaret Olson - Cedar Park, H.S. Sonia Washington - Garza H.S. Ruby Willmann - LBJ H.S.
Austin Under 21 Poetry Slam Off 2008! Youth Poetry Fans: Less than 2 weeks to go until showtime!!! Austin Under-21 Poetry Slam Off! Saturday, May 31st, 6-9 pm Ruta Maya International Headquarters 3601 S. Congress, D-200 Cover: $10, students $5
Help spread the word about the Austin Under-21 Poetry Slam Off by distributing and posting the attached flyer to friends, family, and everyone you know!
