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General Discussion / PRECIOUS HUMAN LIFE

« on: March 31, 2010, 09:52:07 AM »

"EVERY DAY, THINK AS YOU WAKE UP, TODAY I AM FORTUNATE TO HAVE WOKEN UP, I AM ALIVE, I HAVE PRECIOUS HUMAN LIFE, I AM NOT GOING TO WASTE IT, I AM GOING TO USE ALL MY ENERGIES TO DEVELOP MYSELF. TO EXPAND MY HEART OUT TO OTHERS, TO ACHIEVE ENLIGHTMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL BEINGS, I AM GOING TO HAVE KIND THOUGHTS TOWARDS OTHERS, I AM NOT GOING TO GET ANGRY, OR THINK BADLY ABOUT OTHERS, I AM GOING TO BENEFIT OTHERS AS MUCH AS I CAN."


H.H. THE XIV DALAI LAMA

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Slam Selection Processes / Re: Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam of Lafayette, LA Slam Team Selection & Results

« on: March 29, 2010, 03:36:23 PM »

Ladies and Gentlemen: The 2010 Louisiana Super Regional Poetry Slam Win & Your In Bout has concluded at Bisbano’s Pizza Cellar Door 1540 Johnston Street Lafayette, LA 70501 Friday March 26 10pm-1am. And the results went as thus

1st Place- The Baton Rouge Poetry Slam Team-Eclectic Truth Poetry Slam 111.3(2-0)
(Slam Master LaTasha Weatherspoon)
(Team Members Xero Skidmore, Donnie Brasco, Jocelyn Young, & Quiet Storm)

2nd Place- The New Orleans Poetry Slam-Team SNO 110.4(1-1)
(Slam Master Akeem Martin)
(Team Members Akeem, Kataalysts Alcindor, Quess, Tank, & Icon)

3rd Place- The Lafayette Poetry Slam-Spoken Innovation Slam Team 102.1(0-2)
(Slam Master Yah Fu)
(Team Members Poetic Soul, I’ Am Air, Yah Fu, Humble Jow, Trumann Jow)

1st and foremost I would like to thank God for all he has done and what he will do.
2nd Congratulations to all the teams and members that made this bout a success and I thank the community of Lafayette, LA. For all your contributions and making our event a success. SO LET’S GIVE IT UP TO OUR CHAMPIONS THE 2010 BATON ROUGE NATIONAL POETRY SLAM TEAM.

2010 Louisiana Super Regional Individual Poetry Slam results MAJOR PROPS TO TRUMANN JOW OF THE LAFAYETTE POETRY SLAM & AKEEM MARTIN OF THE NEW ORLEANS POETRY SLAM FOR SHARING THE TITLE OF THE 2010 LOUISIANA SUPER REGIONAL INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS.

Final Scores
1. Trumann Jow-Lafayette Poetry Slam/Spoken Innovation    56.5
1. Akeem-New Orleans Poetry Slam/Team SNO                     56.5
3. Poetic Soul-Lafayette Poetry Slam/Spoken Innovation        56.4
4. Yah Fu-Lafayette Poetry Slam/Spoken Innovation              55.8
5. Quess-New Orleans Poetry Slam/Team SNO                       54.8
6. I’ Am Air-Lafayette Poetry Slam/Spoken Innovation          54.6

Thank you all for making this historic event a success and please continue to support the Spoken Innovation Literary Organization events in Lafayette, LA as we grow in artistic development and creative excellence.

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General Discussion / Re: Slammaster Access Request Archive

« on: March 16, 2010, 02:08:12 PM »

Thank you

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General Discussion / Re: Slammaster Access Request Archive

« on: March 16, 2010, 09:05:02 AM »

My name is Yahfu, I just certified my new slam with PSI which became official yesterday and Scott told me to post on this thread and you to add me. I sent my evidence to Abbey and the $125 to Steve but we had to wait until the conclusion of WOW2010 to make my slam officially certified.

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General Discussion / Re: Can PSI Serve As A Fiscal Agent for a local poetry series

« on: March 15, 2010, 06:52:03 PM »

The woman who is over the Grants department in Lafayette, LA! will be conducting a free grants workshop this Thursday
Here is an excert of her invitation

Grants are one of the keys to making money as an artist, but it can be hard to wrap your finger around which ones are right for you and just how to write them. Gwen works with the grants over at the Acadiana Center for the Arts and will be giving a presentation to help you know about grants that are available and the best ways to get them.

Free & open to the public!


Can anyone give me some tips and information on what to ask her and how I can present the PSI Grantback program to her?
Thanks

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General Discussion / Re: Slammaster Access Request Archive

« on: March 15, 2010, 05:11:17 PM »

Hello Amy my name is Yah Fu and I' am the Slam Master of the Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam, We have Certified our Slam with PSI and I need access to the slam masters forum...Thank You.

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General Discussion / Re: Can PSI Serve As A Fiscal Agent for a local poetry series

« on: March 04, 2010, 01:20:06 PM »

Ok Cool Thank You

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General Discussion / Can PSI Serve As A Fiscal Agent for a local poetry series

« on: March 03, 2010, 07:18:01 PM »

I was wondering can PSI as a non-profit Organization serve as a Fiscal Agent of a Certify Venue to recieve funds from a local Arts Council through a grant to help promote and facilitate a poetry slam?Of couse if the grant is given PSI would get 10% of the funds?

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Slam Selection Processes / Re: Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam of Lafayette, LA Slam Team Selection & Results

« on: March 03, 2010, 05:01:54 PM »

Ladies and Gentlemen The Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam @ Bisbano's Pizza a major success insomuch we ran out of chairs and judges had to sit on the floor, sorry about that. 2 slam team members have been replaced due to lack of attendence, lack of practice, and lack of communication to name a few so we have replaced them with two more poets so we would say goodbye to Samuel "Red" Woodman and Chris "the Golden Oracle" there replacements are Jessica Bordelon 2nd place winner of the slam Friday Feb 26, 2010, and Trumann "TRU" Spriggs 3rd place winner of the slam. We will certify our venue and compete against the 2010 Baton Rouge, LA National Poetry Slam Team Friday March 26, 2010 in Lafayette in a win and your in contest.

So here are the results of the Feb 26, 2010 Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam @ Bisbanos Pizza 1540 Johnston Street Lafayette, La 70501.

1st (4-Time Champion, 3 straight) Humble Jow                     117.1
2nd Jessica Bordelon( Welcome to the team)                       115.1
3rd Trumann "TRU" Spriggs                                                114.0
4th Yahfu "the Prodigal Son"                                              113.3
5th Casa Compton                                                              53.4

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General Discussion / Re: Shane Koyczan on the Olympics!

« on: February 14, 2010, 01:21:28 PM »

Shane was fantastic, I saw it live, he was simply awesome.

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Slam Selection Processes / Re: Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam of Lafayette, LA Slam Team Selection & Results

« on: February 11, 2010, 11:04:36 AM »

Greetings from the Spoken Innovation Literary Organization

Ladies and Gentlemen my name is Don Mitchell by birth but I’m known in the performance poetry world as YahFu, I’ am founder and slam master of the Spoken Innovation Literary Organization which is the organization that puts on the Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam & Open Mike Poetry Reading in Lafayette, LA. Our mission is to educate, inspire, promote, & entertain our community and surrounding cities with original innovative performance poetry, workshops, features and motivational teachings and we as an organization are currently seeking sponsors and donations to help spread, promote, & facilitate the performance of original poetry in our community and cities beyond.

The Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam & Open Mike Poetry Reading is the premiere spoken word poetry event in Lafayette, LA which takes place the last Friday of every month @ Bisbano’s Pizza Cellar Door 1540 Johnston Street Lafayette, LA 70501 one block away from the University of Louisiana @ Lafayette sign up for poets begins @ 9:00pm with the show starting at 10:15-10:30pm central standard time and we humbly ask you to support our cause and be part of the international phenomenon known as spoken word poetry.

The Spoken Innovation Literary Organization is dedicated to not only entertain you with quality & inspiring poems, prose, & inspirational quotes, we are dedicated to giving our community a new way of life with intensive & fulfilling workshops, live audience interaction at our poetry events and much more.

So we encourage you to give generously and be part of the Spoken Innovation Literary Organization movement of live spoken word poetry in Lafayette, LA.

Level 1 Donations $35-$45 a month
Level 2 Donations $50-$100 a month
Level 3 Donations $125-$250 a month
Level 4 Donations $300-$350 a month
Level 5 Donations $500-$1,000 a month

your generous contribution will go a long way in revolutionizing the Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam & Open Mike Poetry Reading in Lafayette, LA. Simply make checks or money order out to Don Mitchell Spoken Innovation Literary Organization and mail to Tipitina’s Music Co-Op 510 Johnston Street Lafayette, LA 70501 and help us revolutionize the performance of original poetry in Lafayette, LA.

Yours truly, Don “YahFu” Mitchell
Founder & Slam Master Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam

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General Discussion / Re: ozark poetry slam needs a win and you're in

« on: February 05, 2010, 03:05:31 PM »

Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam of Lafayette Louisiana will conduct a win & your in Friday March 26, 2010 10pm

So far we have The Lafayette La Slam Team and the Baton Rouge, La Slam Team anyone else interested email us @ Spokeninnovation@yahoo.com

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Slam Selection Processes / Re: Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam of Lafayette, LA Slam Team Selection & Results

« on: February 04, 2010, 03:25:40 PM »

The 1st Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam of 2010 was fantastic we had 4 poets, 5 judges, a scorekeeper, good poetry, good food, and a receptive audience it took place @ Bisbano's Pizza Cellar Door the only underground tavern in Lafayette, LA on January 15 @ 10pm. Here are the results of the slam.

Goat: Chris 7.6

Round 1

Aaron "Kyomi" Felix                   22.3

Humble Jow                             28.7

Yahfu "The Prodigal Son"           28.2

Lotus Warrior                            26.1

Round 2

Aaron "Kyomi" Felix                      25.7

Humble Jow                               29.2

Yahfu "The Prodigal Son"              27.7

Lotus Warrior                              27.9

Round 3

clearing poet- Handsome               27.6

Aaron "Kyomi" Felix                      25.8

Humble Jow                                 29.7

Yahfu "the Prodigal Son"               29.0

Lotus Warrior                              29.2

Round 4

Aaron "Kyomi" Felix                       26.4

Humble Jow                                29.6

Yahfu "the Prodigal Son"              29.4

Lotus Warrior                               28.7



Final Scores

1st place Humble Jow                            117.2

2nd place Yahfu "The Prodigal Son"          114.3

3rd place Lotus Warrior                           111.9

4th place Aaron "Kyomi" Felix                    100.2


I want to thank the community of Lafayette Louisiana for your continual support of the Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam our next slam is Friday Feb 26, 10pm at Bisbano's Pizza.

To the poets continue to write and harness your skills, try your best, and keep coming back.       

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General Discussion / IWPS 2010 Question

« on: December 29, 2009, 05:02:13 PM »

I was wondering where will the 2010 IWPS Slam Will Be?
What are the dates?
And what are the requirements to slam?


Thank you very much
Yah Fu
Slam Master
Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam

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Slam Selection Processes / Re: Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam of Lafayette, LA Slam Team Selection & Results

« on: December 28, 2009, 07:08:14 PM »

Good news ladies and gentlemen, The Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam & Bisbano's Pizza Cellar Door Lounge have agreed to have the slam there for 6 more months from January 2010-June 2010. We look forward to certifying our slam in April 2010. We have had slams there the 3rd Friday of every month and our January 15 slam will be our last slam on the 3rd Friday, starting in February 2010 we will move the slam on the last Friday of every month. Here are the dates that have been agreed upon for the Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam @ Bisbano's Pizza 1540 Johnston Street Lafayette, LA 70501.

Friday January 15, 2010 sign up 9pm, slam starts 10pm-1am
Friday February 26, 2010 sign up 9pm, slam starts 10pm- 1am
Friday March 26, 2010 sign up 9pm, slam starts 10pm-1am
Friday April 30, 2010 sign up 9pm, slam starts 10pm-1am
Friday May 28, 2010 sign up 9pm, slam starts 10pm-1am
Friday June 25, 2010 sign up 9pm, slam starts 10pm-1am
All slams are free to the public as well as the poets, we will have a Large Pizza, 1st place prize is $25 dollars, 2nd place prize is $15 dollars, and 3rd place prize is $10, and the top 3 winners will also have a pitcher of beer rewarded to them.So I encourage you to pass through and come hang out with us at the Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam