Open Mikes & Slams
Inform
arachne@madpoetry.org
of any other cyclic or once-in-a-blue-moon events. We look forward
to more slams!
Every Saturday evening, 6:30–9 pm: Open Mike at Zuzu Café, 1336
Drake St.
January
2012
January 13, Friday, 7:30 pm. Second
Friday Poetry Open Mike. For additional information contact Annie
Randall at the Village Booksmith, 526 Oak St, Baraboo. 608-355-1001; villagebooksmith@yahoo.com.
January 21, Saturday, 7 pm: Urban
Spoken Word. Slam and open mic.
Genna's Lounge, Main St. on the Capitol Square, hosts the Urban
Spoken Word on the third Saturday of every month, with visiting
featured poets, an exciting slam competition and a lively, diverse
audience. The show starts at 7 pm. Cover is $10. 21+. Contact
David at dahiii@hotmail.com for more information.
1/21: First Slam of 2012—Start
the year off right! Open mic and Slam competition.
The top two winners of the slam competition will compete at
finals in May, for the five positions on the Madison National
Team. The team will compete in August 2012, in Charlotte, NC.
Poetry slam is the art—and sport—of competitive
poetry reading. Five judges are picked at random from the audience,
and performers are judged based on content, delivery, form
and originality. Each poet has three minutes, and cannot use
props, costumes or music; it’s just the voice and the
mic. Part poetry, part theater, part stand-up comedy, part
oratory, slam is constantly-evolving form, and always entertaining.
Hosted by Milwaukee’s Dan Vaughn, a long-time poetry
slam veteran who has appeared on HBO’s “Def Poetry
Jam.” The featured performer for the night will be J.W. “Baz” Basilo
from Chicago, IL. His work has appeared on NPR, in the Chicago
Tribune, numerous literary journals and in hundreds of
theaters, dive bars, prisons, schools and comedy clubs across
North America. In 2010 he received a PushCart nomination for
his poem, “Anointing the Hand.” His one-man dramedy, No
One Can Fix You, debuted in 2009 to rave reviews in Chicago,
Seattle, and New York City. As a competitor, Basilo was a finalist
at the 2007 Individual World Poetry Slam, finished 2nd at the
2009 National Underground Poetry Individual Championship, and
has represented Chicago at the National Poetry Slam four times.
To date, he has released two full-length albums, Poet Laureate
of Apt. 2E (2006) and Love Crimes, Etc. (2007),
and the chapbook I Dare You to Believe This.
February
February 2, Thursday, 7 pm: First
Thursday Open Mike Poetry Reading. Avol's Bookstore, 315 W. Gorham.
255-4730 for info.
February 10, Friday, 7:30 pm. Second
Friday Poetry Open Mike. For additional information contact Annie
Randall at the Village Booksmith, 526 Oak St, Baraboo. 608-355-1001; villagebooksmith@yahoo.com.
February 18, Saturday, 7 pm: Urban Spoken
Word. Slam and open mic. Genna's Lounge, Main St. on
the Capitol Square, hosts the Urban Spoken Word on the third
Saturday of every month, with visiting featured poets, an exciting
slam competition and a lively, diverse audience. The show starts
at 7 pm. Cover is $10. 21+. Contact David at dahiii@hotmail.com
for more information.
March
March 1, Thursday, 7 pm: First
Thursday Open Mike Poetry Reading. Avol's Bookstore, 315 W. Gorham.
255-4730 for info.
March 9, Friday, 7:30 pm. Second
Friday Poetry Open Mike. For additional information contact Annie
Randall at the Village Booksmith, 526 Oak St, Baraboo. 608-355-1001; villagebooksmith@yahoo.com.
March 17, Saturday, 7 pm: Urban Spoken
Word. Slam and open mic. Genna's Lounge, Main St. on
the Capitol Square, hosts the Urban Spoken Word on the third
Saturday of every month, with visiting featured poets, an exciting
slam competition and a lively, diverse audience. The show starts
at 7 pm. Cover is $10. 21+. Contact David at dahiii@hotmail.com
for more information.
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