February 27, 2015
The Winnipeg Poetry Slam 2015 competitive season returned on February 25th with the second of four bouts to qualify poets for the chance to be on the Winnipeg Poetry Slam Team! The group of four stunning poets will then qualify to compete on a national stage at The 2015 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word / Festival canadien de spoken word in Saskatoon!
In each regular season bout, 12 spots are open for anyone to sign up and take part in the open mic competition. Audience judges distill each performance into a score out of 10, and the best scored poets move up the ranks and into playoffs.
To give the competing poets a break in between rounds, I was invited to read some poetry and show the audience the ways of the new wild west! I read from Quivering Land and was happy to hear from other talented folks too.
For info on the Winnipeg Poetry Slam community and more, check out Winnipegpoetryproject.com!
On February 27th, 2015, Steve Currie said on Facebook, “Thanks to Roewan Crowe for transporting us to more gothic and windswept times.”
Loved contributing to this exciting competition!
(Feb 25 on FB you said: Braiding my mane, eating my oats, just getting ready for tonight’s slam. I’ll be the featured horse. 7:15 doors, 8:00 slam. I’ll be reading after the first slam. Looking forward to meeting folks in the Winnipeg slam community. There’s a hitching rail out front at the West End Cultural Centre. Hope to see you there!)
