Individual World Poetry Slam Title Won by Buddy Wakefield!
It was a love fest! Dozens of poets came from all over the continent to compete for three nights for the title of Individual World Poetry Slam Champion but only one could end up holding the title. The first ever iWPS champ is Buddy Wakefield from Seattle, WA.
It was a gutsy performance with poems on difficult social and personal issues and in the end, it was a clear, but very narrow victory for Wakefield. So he took the trophy, the check for $1200 and a place in PSI history with him back to the Pacific Northwest.
Two poets tied for second place: Celena Glenn of New York and Ed Mabrey of Columbus, OH. Fourth place went to Rachel McKibbens of Orange, CA.
Look for this event to grow in size and stature as time goes on, but there will never, ever be another FIRST Individual World Poetry Slam Champ. Congratulations Buddy Wakefield!
It was a gutsy performance with poems on difficult social and personal issues and in the end, it was a clear, but very narrow victory for Wakefield. So he took the trophy, the check for $1200 and a place in PSI history with him back to the Pacific Northwest.
Two poets tied for second place: Celena Glenn of New York and Ed Mabrey of Columbus, OH. Fourth place went to Rachel McKibbens of Orange, CA.
Look for this event to grow in size and stature as time goes on, but there will never, ever be another FIRST Individual World Poetry Slam Champ. Congratulations Buddy Wakefield!
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