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Poetry Slam and Spoken Word
"Be inspired, educated, and entertained by the Power of Words"
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Calendar of Events
2012
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University of Arkansas Poetry Slam -- Jan 25 -- Fayetteville, AR
CalSlam Grand Slam Finals -- February 23 -- Berkeley, CA
Louder Than A Bomb -- Feb 18 - March 10 -- Chicago, IL
Women of the World Poetry Slam -- March 7-10 -- Denver, CO
Knicks Poetry Slam -- March 8 -- New York, NY
Wisconsin State Teen Grand Slam Finals -- March 10 -- Milwaukee
Thea Poetry Slam Competition -- March 15 -- Little Rock, AR 
Ann Arbor Youth Poetry Slam Finals -- March 29 -- Ann Arbor, MI
Hedgebrook Poetry/Spoken Word Celebration -- April 2 -- Seattle
Dallas Grand Slam Championship -- April 6 -- Dallas, TX
Hawaii Slam Finals -- April 5 -- Hawaii
PYPM Poetry Slam Finals -- April 7 -- Philadelphia (Temple, Univ)
Spoken Word Live! -- April 12 -- Little Rock, AR
Detroit Youth Poetry Slam -- April 13 -- Detroit, MI
America Scores National Poetry Slam -- April 16 -- New York
College Unions Poetry Slam -- April 18-21, Univ. of La Verne
Verselandia All City High School Poetry Slam -- April 25 -- Portland
Seattle Poetry Grand Slam -- April 27 -- Seattle, WA
Youth Speaks Teen Grand Slam Finals -- April 27 -- San Francisco
Poets in the Park Teen Poetry Slam -- May 13 -- Eagan, MN
Southern Fried Poetry Slam -- June 6-9 -- Tampa Bay, FL
Brave New Voices -- July 17-22 -- San Fransico Bay Area
National Poetry Awards -- August 17-19 -- St. Louis, MO
NPA Youth Workshop and Poetry Slam -- August 18 -- St. Louis
National Poetry Slam -- August 7-11 -- Charlotte, NC
Individual World Poetry Slam -- October 3-6 -- Fayetteville, AR

*Events highlighted in red indicated "major" poetic events.
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Individual World Poetry Slam 
October 3-6, 2012. Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Description:
October 3rd-6th of 2012, 70+ of the best poets in the world will gather in Fayetteville for 4 days of workshops, open mics, and a competition to decide who is the
Individual World Poetry Slam champion. 

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National Poetry Slam 2012
Charlotte, NC - August 7-11

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Spoken Word Live - Little Rock
(article below)

To learn more about the different aspects of poetry slam, spoken word, and performance poetry, keep reading below. Get professional tips on how to write and perform poetry and a smorgasbord of other copasetic information.  
Remember, "It's All Good"
in the Poetic Neighborhood !

What makes effective
spoken-word or slam poetry?
(article below)

Poetry Slam Scoring Rubric
from Global Writes (below)