i love poetry slam nights in corvallis!

So, here it is, a half an hour after the fifth month of Corvallis Poetry Slam, and I just want to say that I love this town and love y'all. Tonight was a lot of fun, and...let's see. Thanks to Derek for hosting tonight and doing and excellent job, and thanks to everyone for participating!

Top five, who have buys into March's slam (the finals, to determine Corvallis' team for Nationals):
1. Brian D
2. Nicholas
3. Three
4. Ed
5. Michael

I would write more, but I have to write about Plato and Kenneth Burke before going to bed and getting up to be in Portland in seven hours. Holy fuck. So, yeah, I'm going to go write about Plato now, if I'm not too drunk.

Some last words, as said by Nicholas tonight: "Poetry here—here is alive, well, and productive."

See you in February on the 15th!!!

January Slam

Hey poetry heads! So the January slam is coming up, and it's going to be the first of our qualifiers for the finals in March. Those with a gauranteed slot are:

1. Brian D
2. Sam R
3. Lisa T
4. Marietta
5. Eric N.
6. Hub
7. Ed
8. Three
9. Ajai

That means there's going to be three other slots for poets to get in on the slam, and maybe more if any of the poets on the list don't show. Tell all your friends, aquaintances, and random classmates and coworkers. Just be sure to get to Iovino's on Wednesday for this slam!

Additionally, I got a flyer for the event ready as well. Put one up in your English Lit class. Stick one in your Boss' office. Put one in the john. Get the word out so we can get Iovino's cracking! Hope to see you all there on the 18th.

Peace, Pints, and Poetry!

- Colin

jim coppoc to feature in march

So, I just set up March's feature: Jim Coppoc. Check out his stuff.

Also, January's slam will probably start a bit later than normal (say, 10ish or so) because the Martin Luther King Jr. event held on campus by the Black Poets Society earlier that evening. I'll post more on that (or Colin will) later.