The Lit Slam

19/11/2016

So, to all the folks who believe the order from the US Army Corp Engineers that DAPL cease construction means anything, here's this. (You can skip the first 30 seconds or so. It's a recording of a live broadcast.)

Quick update 11/18

02/08/2016

Carrie Rudzinski memorized her poem, "Babcia," the morning of WoWPS 2014 Finals and gave a reading of it so unforgettable that the audience voted it into our collection, Alight: The Best-Loved Poems of WoWPS. Download your free copy here: http://buff.ly/2aqenXN

01/08/2016

We're not at the National Poetry Slam (first time we're missing it since our founding!), so if you were even *thinking* of going to this event while you're there, PLEASE DO. 3000 miles is just about the only reasonable distance to explain missing such necessary work.

25/07/2016

"Give that blood a Biblical name" Read "The Period Poem" and more by Dominique Christina in Alight: The Best-Loved Poems of WoWPS 2014! http://buff.ly/2afnct6

22/07/2016

Cute Barista Girls are more than "cute." Read Cynthia French +more in for free! http://buff.ly/2a3trPo

21/07/2016

"Dear world, I wrote this poem while naked. This is me not apologizing." Read Amaris Diaz's poems in Alight: The Best-Loved Poems of WoWPS 2014

http://buff.ly/29OI0GG

20/07/2016

"To be a woman and house a body/is to break all the floors."

Venessa Marco's incredible work shines in Alight: The Best-Loved Poems of WoWPS 2014. We're honored to publish two of her poems in this FREE collection. Get your copy here: http://buff.ly/2arFLWM

19/07/2016

We are extremely proud to have THREE of Dominique Christina's poems from WoWPS 2014 including "Karma" (watch it here: http://buff.ly/2arz6Me) in our new ebook anthology, Alight! Get your free copy here: http://buff.ly/2arAcYg

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19/07/2016

We're thrilled to partner with Button Poetry to release Alight: The Best-Loved Poems of WoWPS 2014! This free ebook has been a *long* time in the making, but the poems are well worth the wait. Download your copy here: http://buff.ly/29WgBlY

04/04/2015

After many hours puzzling over the votes cast at The 2015 Women of the World Poetry Slam, the results are in! Want to know which 25 poems people grabbed the most votes for inclusion in our free ebook, Alight: The Best-Loved Poems of WoWPS? Check out the list below.

DAY 1
Mercedez Holtry (4 min)
Sara Brickman (4 min)
Sam Rush (4 min)
Roya Marsh (1 min)
Joy Young (1 min)
Jess Howard (4 min)
Janae Johnson (4 min)
Jillian Christmas (1 min)
Starr Seward (4 min)
Shannon Matesky (4 min)
Muggs Fogarty (4 min)

DAY 2
Alex tha Great (3 min)
Sam Rush (2 min)
Olivia Gatwood (3 min)
Roya Marsh (3 min)
Angelique Palmer (3 min)
Michelle Nimmo (3 min)
Rowie Shebala (3 min)
Taylor Steele (3 min)

THE LIT SLAM AT WoWPS
Lauren Zuniga (1st Place)
Ellyn Touchette (2nd Place)
Cheryl Maddalena (3rd Place)

FINALS
Roya Marsh (Round 1)
Janae Johnson (Round 2)
Mercedez Holtry (Round 1)
Desireé Dallagiacomo (Round 1)
Angelique Palmer (Round 1)

Poets who made the cut: Congratulations! We’re thrilled to have the chance to publish your work. Look out for a message from Tatyana with information on how to submit your poetry for inclusion.

People who voted: Thanks! We had more participation than in the last 2 years combined.

We’re really looking forward to putting this anthology together, and we’re especially glad to include experienced and new poets alike. Special thanks to the exceptional Jazz Cuffee, Jessica Helen Lopez, Erin Northern, and everyone on the Host City Team in Albuquerque for going above and beyond in helping our team to put this competition together, and to PSi for their support.

By the way, visit our site (thelitslam.com) to sign up to receive a copy of Alight 2014.

04/02/2015

It's been far too long since we showed off what The Lit Slam looks like in action. Here you go. Take a peek.

The penultimate show of our 3rd Season brought us a thoughtful audience, gorgeous poetry, and a lot of fun. Thanks to Dean Rader (our featured reader), and Joshua Merchant and Katie Wirsing (1st and 2nd place at our slam, respectively) for letting us publish your work in "Tandem!"

Photos by the wonderful John Garcia.

16/01/2015

Next Monday we get to feature the work of the incredible Ladan Osman and Melissa Stein. Watch Ladan be at least six different kinds of brilliant in this very short poem, and then then come to the season finale of The Lit Slam (https://www.facebook.com/events/1529414150657019/) and have her sign a copy of her chapbook and/or one of your body parts. We'll make sure she's got a Sharpie.

http://vimeo.com/113439935

A Poem by Ladan Osman Directed by C. S. DeBose Canon C100