On February 10, 2005,
60 of the best performance poets in the universe will be headed to Worcester, MA to battle for supremacy in the
Individual World Poetry Slam (
iWPS).
Contact
iwps2005 @ gmail.com for additional information.
Pictures !
To see some pics of the event, taken by the lovely and talented Tazuo Yamaguchi, head on over to
Taz's website.
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The Scores!
Congratulations to BUDDY WAKEFIELD, our World Poetry slam champion two years running.
Photo by Gabrielle Bouliane
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RESULTS:
- Buddy Wakefield
- Versiz
- Maze Forever
- Roger Bonair-Agard
- Joaquin Zihuatanejo
- Black Butta Fly (Mekkah)
- Chris August
- Bluz
- Future
- Da Minister
- MAD
- Ansel Appleton
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Go on over the to
SCORES page to see the results!!
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The PRIZES!
Grand Champion - $1200.00, and a CD or book deal with
the Wordsmith Press.
Second place - $600.00
Third place - $300.00
Fourth place - $200.00
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iWPS in the News!
We've gotten some excellent press. Worcester loves poets, and the poets are gonna love Worcester. See
the Links page for the article information.
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Slamchannel/Slam Planet needs your help
At the end of January, the offices of filmmakers working on a documentary about the poetry slam
were devastated by a fire. Please see this page for information on how you can help them:
Slam Planet Support Fund Press Release.
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Events!
The complete schedule of events is now up in the
Tickets & Events section.
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