Winners, Past and Present

In the time that we have been facilitating the National Poetry Slam, and later the Individual World Poetry Slam and Women of the World Poetry Slam, we have been fortunate enough to have a vast amount of talent grace our stages.

But as with all competitions, there can be only one winner.  Here is a listing of our top placing teams, past and Present for each event.

NATIONAL POETRY SLAM TEAM FINALISTS

2007 1- Charlotte, Slam Charlotte 2- Killeen, TX 3- New York, Louder Arts 4- Denver, Slam Nuba 5- New York, Nuyorican Poets Cafe

2006 1- Denver 2- Austin, Southflavas 3- New York, Louder Arts 4- DC-Baltimore 5- Miami

2005 1- Albuquerque 2- Charlotte 3- Fort Worth 3- Hollywood (Da Poetry Lounge)

2004 1- Hollywood (Da Poetry Lounge) 2- Denver 3- Dallas 4- Berkeley

2003 1- Los Angeles 2- New York, Nuyorican Poets Cafe 3- Austin 4- Oakland

2002 1- New York, Urbana 1- Detroit 3- New York, Nuyorican Poets Cafe 4- Seattle

2001 1- Dallas 2- Los Angeles 3- Seattle 4- New York, Urbana

2000 1- New York, Urbana 2- San Antonio 3- New York, Nuyorican Poets Cafe 4- New York, Union Square

1999 1- San Francisco 1- San Jose 3- New York, Union Square 4- Oakland

1998 1- New York 2- Dallas 3- Los Angeles 4- Cleveland

1997 1- New York, Mouth Almighty 2- Chicago, Green Mill 3- Cleveland 4- Worcester

1996 1-Providence 2- Berwyn 3- New York, Nuyorican Poets Cafe 4- Austin

1995 1- Asheville 2- Cleveland 3- Boston 4- Maine

1994 1- Cleveland 2- Boston 3- New York, Nuyorican Poets Cafe 4- Ashville

1993 1- Boston 2- New York, Nuyorican Poets Cafe 3- Cambridge 4- Cleveland

1992 1- Boston 2- San Francisco 3- Ann Arbor

1991 1- Chicago, Green Mill 2- New York, Nuyorican Poets Cafe 3- San Francisco 4- Boston

1990 1- Chicago, Green Mill 2- San Francisco

INDIVIDUAL FINALISTS (Individual World Poetry Slam & NPS Indy Champs combined):

2007 1- Danny Sherrard 2- Christopher Michael 3- Shannon Leigh 4- Alvin Lau (Other finalists: Kealoha, Michael Guinn, 6 is 9, Ed Mabrey, Oz, Robbie Q. Telfer)

2006 1- Anis Mojgani 2- Alvin Lau 3- Jon Goode 4- Lee Knight Jr. (Other finalists: Erin Jackson, Jamie Kilstein, Amy Weaver, Iyeoka Okoawo, Falu, Travis Watkins)

2005 1- Janean Livingston 1- Anis Mojgani 3- Ragan Fox 4- Christa Bell (Other finalists: Jamie Kennedy, Eric Darby, Xero Skidmore)

2004 1- Sonya Renee 2- Jaylee Alde 3- Shane Koyczan 4- Andrea Gibson 5- Chunky 6- Kimberley Brazwell 7- Rives, Alvin Lau, Janean Livingston

2003 1- Mike McGee 2- Shane Koyczan 3- Delisle 4- Soul Evans 5- Omari 6- Suzy La Follette 7- Corina Delgado 8- Anis Mojgani 9- Da Shade 10- Jive Poetic

2002 1- Sekou that Misfit 2- Corbet Dean 3- Kamal Symonette-Dixon 4- Xero Skidmore 5- Rives 6- Gina Loring 7- Shane Koyczan 8- Joel Chmara

2001 1- Mayda del Valle 2- Beau Sia 3- Shawn V. 4- Morris Stegosaurus 5- Angela Boyce 6- Mama Blue

2000 1- Shane Koyczan 2- Bryonn Bain 3- Al Letson 4- Iyeoka Okoawo 5- Michael Cirelli 6- Bao Thien Buc Phi

1999 1- Roger Bonair-Agard 2- Regie Gibson 3- Gayle Danley 4- Jason Carney 5- Ray McNiece 6- Shane Koyczan

1998 1- Reggie Gibson 2- Derrick C. Brown 3- Brian Comiskey 4- Sara Holbrook 5- Cass King 6- Patricia Johnson

1997 1- Da Boogie Man 2- DJ Renegade 3- Glenis Redmond 4- Evert Eden 5- Jerry Quickley 6- Monica Copeland

1996 1- Patricia Johnson 2- Evert Eden 3- Taylor Mali 4- DJ Renegade 5- Wammo 6- Glenis Redmond

1995 1- Patricia Smith 2- Wammo 3- Da Boogie Man 4- ? 5- DJ Renegade 6- Taylor Mali

1994 1- Gayle Danley 2- Carl Hancock-Rux 3- Regie Cabico 4- Derrick Prosper 5- DJ Renegade 6- Daniel Gray-Kontar

1993 1- Patricia Smith 2- The Invisible Man 3- Craig Hickman

1992 1- Lisa Buscani 2- Patricia Smith 3- Dana Bryant

1991 1- Patricia Smith 2- Lisa Buscani 3- Michael Brown

1990 1- Patricia Smith 2- Paul Beatty

WOMEN OF THE WORLD POETRY SLAM

2008: 1-Andrea Gibson, 2-Sonya Renee