Art Amok Slam

We had another excellent event on Friday night. Our thanks to our feature Sean Patrick Mulroy! We’re a little backed up on score reporting, so here are the results from our last two slams. Many congratulations to all of the competitors. Both nights.

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10/12/12

Additionally, Theresa Davis, Gabe Moses, and Karen G. have each received one point for hosting.

Last night was our final slam of the season. And we chose our 2012-13 Art Amok slam team! It was a wild night. Thanks to everyone who came out. We held a three round slam, and the results are in the following table. Poets highlighted in blue will represent Art Amok in Charlotte, NC come August. Congratulations!

Thank you to everyone who came out all season long, and congratulations to our new slam team. Even though no points will be awarded, please come out during the remainder of the spring and the summer for more open mics and slams. Our next one will be on May 11. Same place as always: In Tune Music Studio. See you then!

Well, we had another slam tonight. Our LAST CHANCE slam, in fact. Here, dear readers, are the results:

Alright. Slam season is over. Boo! On the other hand, it means we have a roster for our final slam, which will be April 27. Same place as always: In Tune Music Studio. Hooray!

Thanks to everyone who came out, to our feature CB, and to our five excellent judges. Remember, judges always get in free. Here are the results of this week’s slam:

Join us on Friday, April 13 for our last regular slam of the season, featuring the Emory University Slam Team.

We just finished another wonderful Art Amok slam. I (Marshall) guest hosted, and I believe that I did an excellent job.

I may be somewhat biased.

Nonetheless, here are the results of our slam:

As always, cumulative scores have been updated. Check them out. Our next slam will be on March 23 at 8PM at In Tune Music Studio, here in Atlanta. Same time, same place. Hope to see you there!

We had another slam last Friday, February 24. ‘Twas a great slam with a great feature out of Philly, Ms. Wyse. Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who came out and to everyone who slammed. Here are the results:

To see overall rankings, check out our standings page.

Our next slam will be on March the 9th, with guest host… ME.

I’m Marshall.

Hope you come out!

Thanks to everyone who participated in the slam! We were blessed by Caroline Rothstein’s beautiful words and powerful performance. We also had a surprise visit from Jay Walker. Best of luck to you both with the rest of your tours! The slam was, once again, a close one. Gabe Moses beat out Theresa Davis by just one-tenth of a point! The results were:

Check the standings to see overall rankings.

Feb. 10 we will host the Women of the World qualifier. It will be a women’s-only slam, and the winner will represent Art Amok at the national Women of the World competition in Denver! Remember, judges always get in free. See you there!

It was a packed night at our new venue, In Tune Studio. We had an amazing feature from the young Gus Wood, a 2-time member of the Art Amok! Slam Team. This slam was our largest slam of the season, with nine poets competing. It was a nail-biting night, with Theresa Davis barely inching out a win. The results for the January 13 slam are:

The overall rankings are:

Congratulations, poets! The next slam is Jan. 27, featuring Brooklyn-based poet Caroline Rothstein.

The Art Amok! Slam (October 14 Edition) was an exciting one. Cuban traveled all the way from Florida, thoroughly rocking the house while reminding everyone not to smoke crack and always wear your seatbelt. We had several new poets in our slam, including this month’s winner, Nikki S. White, who had never slammed at Art Amok! before. Congratulations, Nikki! We hope to see you again. Our next slam is Friday, November 11, at 8:00pm.

The final results of this slam were:

“Points Earned” indicates how many points each poet has gained from this slam. Points accumulate from September to April, when the top poets with the most points will vie for spots on the 2012 Art Amok! Slam Team that will compete at the regional Southern Fried Poetry Slam and the National Poetry Slam in Charlotte. The overall points are:

Our opening slam of the season was on September 9. The results were:

Congratulations, Marshall!

Remember, the points accumulate over the season. The slammers with the most points will qualify for the Grand Slam and the opportunity to be on the 2012 Art Amok! Slam Team!

Our next slam is Friday, October 14. Sign up for the open mic or the slam at the door. For the next few months, we will be having slams ONLY on the 2^nd Friday of the month.