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General Discussion / Buddhism Fellowship at Naropa University

« on: December 17, 2010, 12:56:56 PM »

Hey y'all,

I wanted to let you academic types know about an opportunity my school offers for a semester-long residency working on a project related to "Buddhism and American Culture & Values."  All sorts of interdisciplinary proposals are considered and I would love to see some projects that bring poetry into the mix!  More info and application guidelines are here:

www.naropa.edu/lenz

Much love!

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General Discussion / Tucson Poetry Festival Grand Slam

« on: February 05, 2010, 01:41:18 PM »

2010 Tucson Poetry Festival Grand Slam--$1000 Prize!

As part of the 28th Annual Tucson Poetry Festival, Ocotillo Literary Endeavors presents the biggest slam ever to hit Tucson.  Poets from across the Southwest compete for fame, glory, and a cool $1000 at the historic Club Congress, the hottest venue in downtown Tucson!

Friday, April 2 and Saturday, April 3
Club Congress
311 E Congress St
Tucson, AZ 85701

Registration is only $50, and for that low price you get an all-access pass to the rest of the Festival, including workshops, a panel discussion, and readings by Manuel Paul Lopez, Gypsee Yo, Linda Russo, and Sonya Renee.  TPF is the longest-running poetry festival in the Southwest, and this is the first time we've done a slam this big.  If the turnout is good, next year's could be even bigger.  Don't miss out!

Email Lindsay Miller at oppositeofmermaids@gmail.com to reserve your spot, and check out tucsonpoetryfestival.org for more info on the Festival.

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General Discussion / Call for Submissions--Arizona Poets

« on: February 05, 2010, 12:19:21 PM »

The 26th Annual Statewide Poetry Contest (Will Inman Award) is accepting submissions from unpublished Arizona poets. The winner of the contest will read the winning poem at Tucson Poetry Festival XXVIII—Poetry Where You Are in April 2010. The winner will be introduced by contest judge Linda Russo and will also receive a $200 cash award. Second and third place winners will receive $50 cash awards.

Deadline: March 6, 2010
Entry fee: $10.00

1. Open to all Arizona poets who have not published—through the Internet or any recognized press—a full-length collection (more than 30 pages) of poetry. No previously published poems are acceptable. Poems that appear on an individual poet’s website are not considered “published.”

2. Entrants submit two (2) identical sets of up to six (6) pages of recent work. Only one poem may appear on a single page; poems of more than one page in length are acceptable. Entrants’ name must NOT appear on manuscript pages. Please staple the individual sets of six (6) pages together. Only one entry per poet will be accepted.

3. Mail entries unfolded in a 9 x 12 envelope. Enclose a title page including your name, address, day & evening phone numbers, email address, and titles (or first 2 lines) of the poems submitted. Also enclose a check for $10.00, payable to Tucson Poetry Festival. Entries containing incomplete or false information will forfeit Entrant’s eligibility for the Contest. No manuscripts will be returned.

Mail entries to:
TPF Statewide Poetry Contest
PO Box 44000, Tucson, Arizona 85733
Entries must be postmarked by March 6, 2010.

Contest judge Linda Russo earned her Ph.D. in English from the Poetics Program at the University at Buffalo (SUNY) and her M.F.A. from Emerson College. Her publications include two books of poetry: MIRTH (Chax Press, 2007) and o going out (Potes & Poets Press, 1999). Russo is a contributing editor of HOW2, a journal of experimental writing by women, &, until recently, the director of Sounds Out, a poetry reading series at the University of Oklahoma. A recipient of fellowships from the Ragdale Foundation and the Millay Colony for the Arts, she has given poetry readings in the U.S. & locations abroad, including Toronto, Portugal & Cuba.

Contact: Lindsay Miller oppositeofmermaids@gmail.com

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General Discussion / Dear Detroit...

« on: March 23, 2009, 01:16:00 PM »

THANK YOU.  Phoenix, Cassie, Aricka, you put on an amazing show once again.  I know I don't know how much work and devotion went into it, but I appreciate it anyway.  Columbus is gonna have some big (and stylish) shoes to fill!


My WoW top ten:

1.  Dee Matthews ran one of the coolest workshops I've ever attended, two years in a row.  She created an environment where women who were competing against each other offered honest, constructive feedback and helped each other grow.  That's a damn impressive feat.

2.  Will Evans's poem at Beauty vs. Brawn.

3.  Janis Joplin singalong on the top floor before the security guards made us move.

4.  The Youth Slam winner TORE IT UP.  Can someone remind me what her name was?  Everyone needs to watch out for her in the years to come.

5.  Chair trolley racing.  Which I am never allowed to do again.  Nuff said.

6.  Those were MY red cowboy boots on the finals stage!

7.  Working poems in the hotel room with Dane, Jo, Lauren, and Michelle.  Not to get too "sisterhood is powerful" on y'all, but I adore how supportive WoWPS as a whole is.  Everyone wanted everyone else to do well, which is why the bouts were so hot, every time.

8.  The endless patience, love, and willingness to give rides that ALL the Detroit crew showed.

9.  Electric slide!

10.  Pretty much every piece at finals, but especially Dee's New Orleans piece, Gypsee Yo's last poem, and the winning piece from Rachel McKibbens.  That was one beautiful slam.

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General Discussion / Ahoy, The Klute!

« on: September 02, 2008, 08:44:02 PM »

Dane left her folder o' poetry in your car, and she needs it back.  Is there any way you can mail it to her in Salt Lake City?  Please please please get in touch with one of us asap.

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General Discussion / Paging the Klute

« on: October 18, 2007, 06:29:43 PM »

I need your contract in by next week, and I still don't know if you got it!  Hit me up (linzm@email.arizona.edu) and let me know if you're not getting my emails, would you?  Thanks a bunch--Lindsay

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Slam Selection Processes / Tucson--Ocotillo Poetry Slam

« on: August 19, 2007, 11:20:28 PM »

Ocotillo Poetry Slam
Bentley's House of Coffee and Tea
1730 E Speedway, Tucson, AZ
4th and sometimes 2nd Saturdays

Tucson's slam season begins on the 4th Saturday in August and ends with the Slam-off on the 4th Saturday in April.  In order to be eligible for the Slam-off, a poet must compete in two slams during the season.

Poets will receive points for the following (points are awarded at Coronation Slams only, not special events):
1 point for competing in a slam
1 point for making it into the third round
1 point for winning (so if you go home with the crown, you have a total of 3 points)
1 point for mc'ing a slam
1 point for stage managing a slam (watching the door, working the sound system, etc.)
1 point for attending a workshop

The 12 poets with the most points on the 4th Saturday in April will be eligible to compete in the Slam-off.  If any poet in the top 12 chooses not to compete or doesn't show up on time, the 13th highest scoring poet will be allowed to compete, and so on down the list.  No one who hasn't competed in two slams will be eligible for the Slam-off, regardless of their points.  All poets must sign a contract with rehearsal requirements, PSI rules and financial responsibilities before the Slam-off.

The Slam-off will be a three round slam with no elimination.  The top four poets by cumulative score will be the Tucson slam team for the next year.  Team members will be replaced if necessary by the next highest scoring poet on the list.

iWPS and WOWps selection process:

All poets who have competed in an Ocotillo Slam in the current season (i.e. since the most recent Nationals) are eligible to compete.  The qualifying slam will have a 1-minute, 4-minute, 2-minute, and 3-minute round, in that order and with no elimination.  The highest scoring poet will be Tucson's representative at the tournament.