Past NPS Winners

Winners and finalists of the National Poetry Slam.

TEAM FINALISTS

• 2010 1 - St. Paul, 2 - Nuyorican, 3 - Bull City, 4 - Austin Neo Soul
• 2009 1- St.Paul, 2- Albuquerque, 3- San Francisco, 4- NYC Nuyorican
• 2008 1- Charlotte, Slam Charlotte 2- NY Louder Arts, 3- Austin, 3- Cambridge Cantab
• 2007 1- Charlotte, Slam Charlotte[1] 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

• 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