Austin Poetry Slam Links

What is slam poetry?  Go HERE for some definitions. And if you want to check out other slam websites, this page includes links to slams categorized by:

• Slam

• Poets

• Slam Resources

Slam

Albuquerque, NM:  Albuquerque Poetry Slam
   Varying schedule, check website.

Americus, GA:  Southern Fried Slam
   Regional poetry slam held yearly

Ann Arbor, MI:  Ann Arbor Poetry Slam
    Slam is held the first and third Tuesday of every month

Ann Arbor, MI:  College Unions Poetry Slam
    Organize a slam on your college campus

Austin, TX:  Austin Poetry Slam
    A weekly slam held every Wednesday. To join our mailing list, email austinpoetryslam-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

Boston, MA:  Cantab Lounge
    Calendar of events

Bridgeton, NJ:  Battle of the Poets
   Held on the second Saturday of every month

Cambridge, MA: Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam
    Weekly slam held every Sunday

Conroe, TX:  Bluebonnet Poetry Slam
    Once a year in April with $1000 top prize

Corpus Christi, TX:  Ballabajoomba Slam
  Saturdays. Sign-up by 6:30, slam at 7.

Memphis, TN: Memphis Poetry Slam
   Last Friday of the month

NYC, NY: a little bit louder Slam & more at bar 13
    2nd Monday Open Slam and 4th Monday Invitational Slam

NYC, NY: Nuyorican Poetry Slam
    Every Friday at Nuyorican's Poetry Café

Orlando, FL:  Broken Speech Poetry Slam
    Sign up in advance from their website

Providence Area Slams:  Got Poetry?
   Featuring slam schedules for Providence, Boston, Worcester, and Vermont

Rotterdam, Netherlands:  Poetry International
    Yearly festival in June, includes a poetry slam

San Antonio, TX:  Puro Slam
    Every Tuesday at El Toro

San Diego, CA:  San Diego Poetry Slam
    Last Sunday of the month

Seattle, WA:  Seattle Poetry Slam
    Home of NPS 2001, Weekly slam every Wednesday at Dutch Ned's Saloon

Washington, DC:  Myth@Teaism
    Weekly slam held every Sunday

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Poets

Turiya Autry - Portland, OR

Big Poppa E. - Nomadic

Jason Carney - Dallas

Staceyann Chin - New York

Sonya Fehér - Austin

Ragan Fox - Austin

Rebecca Henderson - Worcester

Rachel Kann - San Jose

Taylor Mali - New York

Tom Evans - San Francisco

Stefan Sencerz - Corpus Christi

Beau Sia - New York

Marc Smith - Chicago - Creator of the Slam

Tehut-Nine - New York

Karen Wurl - Atlanta

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Other Slam Resources, Groups and Info

An Incomplete History of Slam
   Kurt Heintz' rendition of the beginnings of slam.

E-poets
    Audio and video of poets

Fresh Poetry
    "Reviews of small press poetry, spoken word, and hip hop by poets you just might know!"

Lake Eden Arts Festival
   Yearly festival with Jim Navé as poetry slam host.

the former mp3lit.com, now owned by salon.com
    Audio downloads of some of your favorite poems, slam and otherwise

National Poetry Slam 2001 in Seattle

National Poetry Slam 2002 in Minneapolis

Poetry Alive
   Performance poetry in schools.

Poetic Dream
    David Huang's photo gallery of poets.

Poetry Slam Inc. 
    Buy slam poets' chapbooks, t-shirts, CDs...

Resources for Poets & Writers
    Literary awards, educations, festivals, presses, and organizations.

SlamAmerica  
    Bus tour that made poets feel like rock stars

SlamNation
    Documentary by Paul Devlin

Slam News
   Michael Brown's slam newsletter.

Virtual Slam
   Slam in cyberspace

The Wordsmith Press
   A commercial venture designed to create a new ethic and opportunity for individual artists who are interested in self-publication and distribution.

World of Poetry
    Digital anthology and the follow up to United States of Poetry from Bob Holman

www.PoetCD.Com
   A performance poetry store of poetry CDs books and videos

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Links page compiled by Sonya S. Fehér
Copyright © 2000.  All rights reserved.
Revised: November 15, 2002