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Slam Selection Processes / Dallas Poetry Grind

« on: May 01, 2010, 08:15:15 PM »

Dallas Poetry Grind
Current Venue Until August:
It's A Grind Coffee House
841 North Tarrant Parkway
Keller, TX 76248-6823
(817) 485-0909
1st & 3rd Thursdays

September 19th New Venue
The Kessler Theater
1230 West Davis,
Dallas TX 75208
3rd Sundays

Selection Process:  Poets earn points for participation in Slams, workshops in the community, Poetry Slam Inc national events as participants or volunteers, community building events and win & you're in competitions.  The top 9 poets plus the winner of the last chance slam held before the Grand Slam Finals, qualify for the Grand Slam.  The top 4 poets at the Grand Slam are on the team, the 5th place qualifier is on the team if budget allows.  Replacements are pulled from the list of qualifiers in the order of finish, ie. 6th place is first alternate, 7th place is 2nd alternate etc.. 

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General Discussion / Texas Rocktoberfest Win & You're In!

« on: August 31, 2009, 06:53:26 PM »

We have 7 teams confirmed for the Texas Rocktober Fest Win & You're In.  If you are interested in attending, We can take up to 5 more teams!  If you want to pass this info on, please feel free to contact Bob Whoopeecat Stephenson for more details.
 
Date:Saturday October 24th, 2009
Place: Rembrandt's Dutch Pub, McKinney Ave-Downtown Dallas
3pm-whenever we're done
 
There will be BBQ on the Patio!
 
Confirmed teams:
 
Dallas Poetry Grind
Austin Poetry Slam
Houston
Amarillo
Austin Neo Soul
Dallas Poetry Slam
Kileen
 
always and gratefully yours,
 
Bob Whoopeecat Stephenson

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General Discussion / NPS 2009 Shuttles?

« on: May 26, 2009, 05:53:31 PM »

We're looking at booking flights in to Ft Lauderdale.  Will there be a list of local shuttle companies available that can offer discounts for larger parties?  I'm sure the hotel will not offer free shuttle rides to FLL 50 miles away.

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Slam Selection Processes / Dallas Poetry Grind-Rembrandt's Dutch Pub

« on: February 07, 2009, 08:10:21 PM »

The Poetry Grind-Dallas
Rembrandt's Dutch Pub
703 McKinney Ave Ste 150
Dallas, Tx 75202
(214)468-0073
1st, 3rd, and Occasional 5th Thursdays
8:00 sign-up
8:30 Open Mic
9:30 Poetry Slam
No Cover, No Fee to enter the slam.  Prizes for Poetry Slam.

2008/2009 season started in June 2008.  Poets earn points for for competing, attending slams and poetry events, working special events

1st place-3 points
2nd place-2 points
3rd place-1 point

Participation with out placing-1/2 point

Workshop participation 2 points.
Volunteer for community projects in the literary community (Local & National)- 2 points
Win & You're In-2 points
MC/BM/DJ a weekly slam-1pt

The top 7 poets in points earn the right to slam in the Grand Slam on April 30th for a spot on the team.  The point scales slides with the amount of participation.  We also have a last chance slam for places 8-15 two weeks before the grand slam to fill the 8th spot.  Replacement poets will be chosen in order of finish of the Grand Slam.

2009, we will take 4 members and an alternate.  If a team member drops out the alternate will move up.  We will not go deeper than the sixth place poet in the slam off to field a team.

There will be an iWPS Final in August 2009 to determine the representative for Berkeley.
There will be a WOWps Final in January 2010 to determine the representative for Columbus

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General Discussion / Flying in to Milwaukee Monday 8/4/08?

« on: July 24, 2008, 05:47:21 PM »

Any of you Cat's want to share shuttles or enjoy the ride in to Madison from Milwaukee?  Post your arrival times at the airport, trade some digits, have some fun on the bus!

I'm there around 11am on Monday 8/4 flying from Dallas to Milwaukee on American.  Let me know if ya' hit Milwaukee around then and I'll wait for a bus load of poets!

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General Discussion / 2008 Southwest Shootout Results

« on: June 25, 2008, 05:18:24 PM »

As I am needing a few days vacation to recoop from my vacation, These are the results from the
Southwest Shootout Regional Poetry Slam held in Dallas, Tx June 19-21st

15 teams competed

Albuquerque, Amarillo, Austin, Austin Neo Soul, Bryan College Station, Corpus Christie
Dallas, Denver-Mercury, Denver Slam Nuba, Ft Worth, Houston, Louisiana Unified (Pick up Team)
Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Silver City.

Denver Slam Nuba, Denver Mercury, Austin and Bryan College Station advanced to the Final Round on Saturday

Denver Slam Nuba was the Champion!

Individual Champion was determined by representatives from each team competing in a
Sudden Death, Head to Head, Single Elimination Win or Go Home Competition.
Joaquin Zihuatanejo from Lousiana Unified (Pick up Team) won the Indy competition

Haiku Death Match Champion was non other than Mr. Ed Mabrey!

Other important stats, 32 gallons of beer and 5 bottles of Vodka were consumed in 2 days.  One set of car keys was fished from certain death out of a storm drain with bungee chords, a winning haiku included a reference to a "tazerd dog", and 3 teams were ejected from the host hotel @ 4am on Saturday due to excessive frevolity. 

It was a fantastic weekend of poetry!  Many thanks from the Dallas Crew to the poets and entourage that traveled for the event.  We hope to do another festival event in 2009.

always and gratefully yours

Bob Whoopeecat Stephenson 

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General Discussion / Win & You're In Deadlines

« on: April 11, 2008, 11:00:48 AM »

To all the Poetry Family

March 31st has been deemed the deadline to complete bouts for the Win & You're In qualifiers from conception.  We are now adding another deadline to the mix in this regard.  April 10th will be the deadline date to get Win & You're In contracts and rosters to the secretary for recording so that we may have the opportunity to complete W&YI before the April Slam Master meetings.  10 days past the final night for bouts is sufficient.  I, and future secretaries, will appreciate the future diligence.

always and respectfully yours,

Bob Whoopeecat Stephenson
Secretary, PSI 

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General Discussion / Dallas Invitational Poetry Slam Pictures Posted

« on: August 21, 2007, 08:32:29 AM »

Dallas Invitational Poetry Slam 2007 Photos are posted

Photos taken by Cher at Musico Roots

http://www.musicoroots.exposuremanager.com/g/

If you wish to purchase one of these photos, please be kind and support Cher in her efforts as a kick ass photographer that loves poetry slam.

Muchas Gracias,

Bob Whoopeecat Stephenson

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Slam Selection Processes / Dallas-Poetry Grind

« on: August 19, 2007, 09:24:38 PM »

Dallas Poetry Grind
It’s a Grind Coffeeshop
841 North Tarrant Pkwy # 100
Keller, TX 76248-6823
(817) 485-0909
1st & 3rd Thursdays
5:30 sign-up
6:00 Open Mic
6:30 Poetry Slam
No Cover, All Ages Open Mic and Poetry Slam featuring young poets from the Dallas and Tarrant Counties.

The focus for the Dallas Poetry Grind will be building in 2011.  High School workshops and Youth Poetry Slams are scheduled through out the year beginning in January 2011.  The Dallas Poetry Grind will not send a team to the National Poetry Slam in Boston-August 2011.  We will attend and volunteer as part of the community.  The Over 18 Poetry Slams will begin in September of 2011 to prepare for 2012.

The 2011 Season starts with workshops and preliminary slams at Southlake High School January 19-31st.  The first Slam will be February 4th.

Workshops and Poetry Slams for Keller, Van Alstyne, Garland, Flower Mound, Plano and Celina will be posted in March.   

The Over 18 Poetry Slams will begin September 2011.  The Grand Slam Final for the 2011-12 Season will be in April 2012.  Poets earn points for winning and attending slams.  

1st place-3 points
2nd place-2 points
3rd place-1 point

Participation with out placing-1/2 point

Workshop participation 2 points.
Volunteer for community projects in the literary community (Local & National)- 2 points
MC/BM/DJ a weekly slam-1pt

The top 9 poets in points earn the right to slam in the Grand Slam in April for a spot on the team.  The point scales slides with the amount of participation.  We also have a last chance slam for places 10-20 two weeks before the grand slam to fill the 10th spot.   Up until this year, we allowed the Grand Slam Champion the right to choose to go to iWPS.  This year we will have a slam off for iWPS and WOWps based on point accumulation.  Replacement poets will be chosen in order of finish of the Grand Slam.

In 2012 it has been decided we will take 4 members and an alternate.  If a team member drops out the alternate will move up.  We will not go deeper than the sixth place poet in the slam off to field a team

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General Discussion / Dallas Invitational Poetry Slam 2007 (DIPS '07)-Dates

« on: December 21, 2006, 07:14:57 PM »

The Dallas Invitational Poetry Slam will be held the Sunday before Nationals begins in Austin.  August 5th, 2007.  If you require information, feel free to e-mail me.  Invitations will begin during Slam Masters meeting in Madison, April 2007.

Gracias,

Bob Whoopeecat Stephenson
Slam Master, The Poetry Grind
Dallas-Pugsley's Library

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General Discussion / August 3rd Baseball!

« on: July 24, 2004, 12:45:44 PM »

St Louis Cardinals vs Montreal Expos

Left Centerfield is the place to be in Busch.  Early arrivals come join Team Dallas out in the outfield Tuesday August 3rd.  Game Time is 7:10pm St Louis time.

Gracias,

Bob Whoopeecat Stephenson