So after being ranked in the top 5 female slam poets in the world.. (whatever that means) My poetry glands are salivating!  The Women of the World Poetry Slam was one of the most moving experiences that I have had in slam in my entire eleven years of professional poetry.
 
I NEED YOUR HELP TO SEND ME BACK!
 
PSI is having an online women of the world slam competition, and I am competiting.  Go to the link...  
http://www.poetryslam.com/contest/vote.php   
and vote for me!  I AM THE FIRST VIDEO ON THE PAGE!  And it's so easy!  Just click the button "Vote for This Poem".  You don't have to register... you don't have to give your name or your email address... you don't even have to listen to the poem if you don't want to!  (Although I wish you would, because it is one of my favorites!  It is the first portion of a duo by me and the late Bonton Reason from Memphis by way of Brooklyn, R.I.P)  The piece is titled "Hip Hop Takes My Breath Away."  The great thing about it is that you can vote as many times as you like!  You can vote every 5 minutes!  That means you can vote for me 288 times a day!  So Please do... everyday until February 13th!  Bookmark it in your favorites!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ30XLepv88

If you ain't heard the BBOP's you ain't heard Spoken Word!

Hip Hop Feminist Nation Presents...

The Bad Bitches of Poetry?

Featuring:

The Original Woman

Sonya Renee

Monica Daye

And The Princess of Controversy!

 

October 16th, 2008 7pm Sharp at the Denver Botanical Gardens!  1005 York St. Denver, CO

Call 202-215-1236 for more information!

 

www.hiphopfeministnation.org

Hosted By: EuDaImoNia GrEeN
When: Thursday Jul 31, 2008
at 9:00 PM
Where: The Roxy
2549 Welton St
Denver, CO 80205
United States
Description:
EuDaImoNia GrEeN

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Hosted By: Slam Nuba Baby!
When: Monday Jul 28, 2008
at 7:30 PM
Where: The Crossroads
26th and Welton
Denver, CO
United States
Description:
Slam Nuba Baby!

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Get Intimate with Slam NUBA!

Ranked 1 Slam Team in the SouthWest!

July 31st, 2008 

Doors Open at 8pm!

@ The Roxy 26th and Welton

Denver, CO

 

Give it up to SlamNUBA for taking the 40oz Regionals!  First Southwest Shootout Regionals!  Now 40oz Regionals!  Next Stop... Nationals!

 

Blog by Panama Soweto.....

We had a super successful weekend. We rocked the mic Friday night at Cafe Cultura, opened up for the father of Hip Hop, Dj Kool Herc on Saturday at Bar Standard, took the main stage at the BlackArts Festival and won the 40 ounce regional competition (a victory we share with Denver's Minor Disturbance Team:)) BTW those poets are absolutely amazing. Overall we raised some coin for our efforts, but still need more support. Our team CD is selling well and we have been blessed by the generosity of so many wonderful people. We have a few more features before we leave and all of us are eager to get to Madison. Bobby is a beast, he is handling the business end of our organization like a mafia Don. I feel like his skipper. Together we make a great team. Ayinde is our center, his level headed and balanced demeanor has shaped many a night. Bianca is our straight edge, a measurement of our progress, honest yet motherly with our delicate egos. Original Woman has solicited smiles when there were none to begin with. She has the heart of a lion. We so need her on this team. Lucifury is our warrior, willing to do whatever it takes, as long as it doesn't take past 10pm, and his courage is unmatched. but there is work yet to be done... I (Panama) will be out of town this weekend and next weekend, Ayinde is gone next week and then it's off to Nats, so our team is going hard on the practices. And we are still writing! At this point we should be polishing pieces, but new ideas keep forming and the excitement of new combinations, staging and concepts is contagious. We also enjoy each other's company which is a blessing and have more in common with each other than any of us could have previously imagined. I don't know what this year will yield but I am certain of growth. There can be no life without decaying matter, and there has been plenty of both to this point.

What's up poetry fam!

Now you can get all your favorite Original Woman pieces on I-tunes! Please support by just checking out the I-Tunes page and leaving a comment or even downloading your favorite track!

The link is below...

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=277420006&s=143441

Congratulations slamNuba, you won the SouthWest Shoot Out!There were a ton of talented teams that competed including... Dallas Poetry Slam Fort Worth Slam Slamarillo Bryan/College Station Austin Poetry SlamAustin Neo Soul Denver Mercury Cafe Denver Slam Nuba Phoenix Albuquerque Oklahoma City Louisiana Unified (Pickup Team) Corpus Christi (Let's Have Fucking Fun Pickup Team) Silver City Slams Houston And after 2 hot bouts of Prelim Competition on Friday the final's stage looked like this...4th Place: Denver Mercury Cafe 3rd Place: Bryan/College Station 2nd Place: Austin Poetry Slam 1st Place: Denver Slam Nuba Slam Nuba!!!!

Congrats to the Slamnuba Team Members:  Panama Sowedo, Original Woman, Lucifuree, Ayinde and Bianca Macahn!