We have returned from Florida in one piece. As you can see from our pictures we had a brilliant time. It was HAWTT. Our team put in a good showing. Everyone busted ass and brought the power from SC on stage with them. All poets had a chance to perform several times during this, literally, non-stop poetic weekend. We attended erotic slams, youth slams, slam master slams, head-to-head haiku slams and many vaious late night cyphers. We went swimming... at night. We played with poets from all over the south-east. We drank tea. We composed lyrics on street corners. We wrote frantically during slams we were not in. We flirted. We sang. We danced in ways other members of the team did not think possible. Most of all... we had a blast. We came out as one of the most liked teams at the competition. Everyone was talking about the "Columbia Team" and that, to us, is really an accomplishment. We learned that we have a long way to go before we grace the finals stage but it is not due to enthusiam and lack of talent. This is an amazing group that represented our venue this year. We hope it sets the tone for years to come.