negligent blogging

Hey y'all!

Sorry we've been negligent on the blogging about the slam and such - what a busy quarter it's been! But it's over, and tonight is the 4th volume of the Pints and Poetry Slam! As Colin said in the previous post, come and enjoy, because this is Wes's last slam for six months (he'll be in Mexico), and he and Iovino's have been awesome in supporting art and poetry in Corvallis. So come, have a $2 pint or other drink, and enjoy or share some poetry.

Since I never posted the winners of Volume 3, here are the top five from November's slam:

1. Brian D.
2. Eric
3. Mike P
3. Hubb
3. Jerry

Those top five are guaranteed spots in the second Semi-Finals in January.

So, here's how forming a Corvallis Poetry Slam Team for Nationals (in August) is going to work:

• The top five poets from each of the September and October slams will have automatic slots in the Semi-Final Round 1 Slam in January. The remaining slots (max of 12 poets in a slam) will be filled that night in January.
  
• The top five poets from each of the November and December slams will have automatic slots in the Semi-Final Round 2 Slam in February. The remaining slots (max of 12 poets in a slam) will be filled that night in February.
  
• The top five poets from each of the Semi-Final Rounds (in January and February) will go to the finals in March.
  
• The top four or five poets from the March slam will comprise the Corvallis Pints and Poetry Slam Team! (if they want to, of course, but who wouldn't!)
  

We'll probably have to start fundraising for the national slam team soon because going to nationals is hella expensive, so if you have fundraising ideas, feel free to comment or email us (or if you wanna be a fund-helper, email us too!)

Oh, and Wes informed me last week that the slam will probably be moving to the third Wednesday of the month in January, but I'll post here to let y'all know for sure.

Hope to see you tonight!

Michael