Inside
Community
Reference
CommunicationNational Poetry Slam
From Poetry Wiki
The National Poetry Slam (NPS) is a performance poetry competition where teams from across the United States, Canada, and France participate in a large-scale poetry slam. The event occurs in early August every year and takes place in a different US city. There were three competing teams at the first NPS in 1990 - Chicago (birthplace of slam), New York, and San Francisco (host city). In 2007, there were 76 teams. The event is run by Poetry Slam Incorporated and requires registration to participate in. The 2008 National Poetry Slam will take place in Madison, Wisconsin.
NPS has also been the subject of several professional documentaries, including the 1998 Paul Devlin film SlamNation, and the 2006 Kyle Fuller and Mike Henry film Slam Planet.
National Poetry Slam Results by Year
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
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
- Use an 