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General Discussion / Re: abigail ehn
« on: May 06, 2010, 08:48:37 AM »
Congratulations Abby!!! You'll make a great mom!
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Slam Selection Processes / 11th Hr Slam Team Fielding Process
« on: March 31, 2010, 11:13:59 PM »
Each month, up to 12 poets can sign up for participation in the monthly slam.
Two rounds. Top 3 winners earn points toward Semi-Finals (in April/May, depending on schedule).
Semi-Finals: Three rounds. Field gets cut by 1/3 depending on number of semi-finalists after first round. Second round determines order for 3rd round. 3rd round determines top 8 and order for 1st round of finals.
Finals:
This will be a three-round slam!
1st round is in order of overall ranking by end of season from low to high. 1st round will be elimination (we will be cutting two poets after the 1st round). The remainder of the slam will be non-elimination and low to high based on previous round score.
2nd round will be in order low to high, based on first round scores after we cut 2 from the original nine. 3rd round will not be elimination, but will be ordered low to high based on previous round score. The top 4 poets at the end of the night will compose the team for the season heading to NPS.
Two rounds. Top 3 winners earn points toward Semi-Finals (in April/May, depending on schedule).
Semi-Finals: Three rounds. Field gets cut by 1/3 depending on number of semi-finalists after first round. Second round determines order for 3rd round. 3rd round determines top 8 and order for 1st round of finals.
Finals:
This will be a three-round slam!
1st round is in order of overall ranking by end of season from low to high. 1st round will be elimination (we will be cutting two poets after the 1st round). The remainder of the slam will be non-elimination and low to high based on previous round score.
2nd round will be in order low to high, based on first round scores after we cut 2 from the original nine. 3rd round will not be elimination, but will be ordered low to high based on previous round score. The top 4 poets at the end of the night will compose the team for the season heading to NPS.
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General Discussion / Re: An Open Letter to All of the Poets Competing in the 2009 National Poetry Slam
« on: October 29, 2009, 05:56:07 AM »We should all take something out of the message from Richard.
Also kind of reworded but this has been said by someone before, an important thing on vatsim
When everyone stops getting on top of others and putting them down and instead be nice to each other and bring up each other, the place will be much better
something around those words
We should remember
The people that need to read this won't. Too many in slam aren't readers.
/Yeah, I said it.
//Wrote it.
///What?!
*snickers* TS Prunier ... for the win
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General Discussion / OFFICIAL CALL FOR BIDS FOR NPS 2012
« on: October 25, 2009, 02:24:40 PM »
Hello fellow PSi family and supporters!
We are putting out an official call for Bids for NPS 2012 so that we may send vetting forms to all potential candidates for consideration to be presented to SlamMasters at the Spring 2010 SM Conference in March of 2010 (held at WOWps).
If you are interested in being considered for NPS 2012, please send an email to sewoods1@yahoo.com by Monday, November 9, 2009 at close of business (5pm, Eastern Standard Time).
Good luck and we hope to hear from you!!
We are putting out an official call for Bids for NPS 2012 so that we may send vetting forms to all potential candidates for consideration to be presented to SlamMasters at the Spring 2010 SM Conference in March of 2010 (held at WOWps).
If you are interested in being considered for NPS 2012, please send an email to sewoods1@yahoo.com by Monday, November 9, 2009 at close of business (5pm, Eastern Standard Time).
Good luck and we hope to hear from you!!
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General Discussion / Re: SURVEY: What are the (x) different types of slam poems?
« on: June 03, 2009, 06:05:07 AM »
Something else to keep in mind, TS (hi there buddeh!):
These poems not only run rampant in SLAM proper, but in any open mic any day of the week.
To say these forms are "slam" poems, makes slam an independent art form and we wouldn't want that now would we?
Also...to limit this JUST to slam means we have to come up with a new list for open mics/spoken word that doesn't include competition and then we have a whole OTHER debate to do (yes...this is my attempt at sarcasm...true but still sarcastic).
The "pimpin other people's pain" one? I like that. I know that when I first started hearing spoken word artists say "true story" before performing a piece, I would get confused. Then I got annoyed because some of the other things the poet would perform were just as riveting and I felt it took away the value of the work as a whole by indicating what was or wasn't true.
Every story is a true story. Maybe not for the writer performing, but it is true for someone; maybe even the someone listening in the audience that night that needed to hear it so they realize they're not alone.
just sayin...
These poems not only run rampant in SLAM proper, but in any open mic any day of the week.
To say these forms are "slam" poems, makes slam an independent art form and we wouldn't want that now would we?
Also...to limit this JUST to slam means we have to come up with a new list for open mics/spoken word that doesn't include competition and then we have a whole OTHER debate to do (yes...this is my attempt at sarcasm...true but still sarcastic).
The "pimpin other people's pain" one? I like that. I know that when I first started hearing spoken word artists say "true story" before performing a piece, I would get confused. Then I got annoyed because some of the other things the poet would perform were just as riveting and I felt it took away the value of the work as a whole by indicating what was or wasn't true.
Every story is a true story. Maybe not for the writer performing, but it is true for someone; maybe even the someone listening in the audience that night that needed to hear it so they realize they're not alone.
just sayin...
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General Discussion / Re: Obamas to Host First Ever White House Poetry Slam
« on: May 14, 2009, 10:13:28 AM »
WTG Mayda!!
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General Discussion / Re: Dirty little rumor im checking on...did NPS announce a site for 2010?
« on: May 14, 2009, 10:03:21 AM »
y'all got issues
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General Discussion / Re: General List of Major Slam Poetry Events, Qualified & Unqualified
« on: March 23, 2009, 09:17:40 AM »
oh this is awesome. if anyone has solid dates on those, can you add the links to the sites and dates and whatnot? we can get these posted on gotpoetry and 4luvofpoetry as well! woot!
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General Discussion / Re: The Klute's officially unofficial guide to South Florida.
« on: March 23, 2009, 09:12:46 AM »
whre are you now klute?
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General Discussion / Re: WOWps 2009 Winner
« on: March 22, 2009, 08:02:51 AM »
WOOHOO!!!
Big Ups to the most fierce tatted woman I know!!
Big Ups to the most fierce tatted woman I know!!
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General Discussion / Re: Website Redesign
« on: March 18, 2009, 09:27:51 AM »
Erik is the bomb diggity.
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General Discussion / Re: Error in Store
« on: March 04, 2009, 09:20:54 AM »
Did you try to renew using Internet Explorer in the meantime?
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General Discussion / Re: Join PSI: Membership of Benefits
« on: October 28, 2008, 01:10:03 PM »
Couldn't edit the thread. But yes, basic membership is now $20.00.
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General Discussion / Re: NaNoWriMo Slammers?
« on: October 28, 2008, 01:01:28 PM »
i'm going to actually try this one this year. my username's up on the first page of this thread