Writer’s Block Poetry announced the beginning of its 2010 National Poetry Slam season on Tuesday The first preliminary slam was on Wednesday, January 27. From the WB Listserv’s latest email:
“January marks the traditional beginning of our NPS season, where we have preliminary slams to pick our team for the trip to NPS in August. The season runs 6 preliminary slams, and then a Grand Slam to pick the top 4 poets that will make up the team. We added a preliminary slam to the season this year, so good luck!”
A complete schedule follows below for those interested in either watching or competing this season to be on the team representing the WB at the 2010 National Poetry Slam, which will be held in St. Paul, MN in August (dates and more details will be released later this year — check http://nationalpoetryslam.com/ or http://www.poetryslam.com/ for more details).
- February 24
- March 24
- March 31
- April 28
- May 19
The final Grand Slam will happen on May 26. The top 8 scoring poets from this slam season will compete for placement on the WB Team.
For additional details, check out the links below:
- Writer’s Block Poetry Events Schedule (includes slams)
- WB Slam Guidelines
- WB Current Slam Season Results
- General Info on WB Slams
