I Won the Nerd Slam

Hey there everyone!

So I won the Nerd Poetry Slam last night here in Vancouver. Second place last year and first place this year. I was honestly shocked. My first poem went almost a full minute over time so I got through to the second round by the skin of my teeth. I went last in the second round which is a cherry spot but the other poets did such amazing work that I knew I had no hope after my first round blunder. But as they kept reading out the placements and the names at the end, I was floored to get first.

It was an amazing night of poetry and Robbie Q Telfer, our feature poet, nearly tore my head off with his awesomeness. He did a piece about comedians that got me right in the soul in way that hasn't happened for a while. God love Robbie Q.

Barbara Adler did a fantastic job of hosting. Angus did a great piece about Green Lanterns, Jill and Mythical Man brought actual instruments up (a euphonium and a ukulele) and did their zombie love piece. Adrienne came correct and blew my doors off again and this is only the second time I've seen her on a Van Slam stage. I hope there's more of that. RC did a wonderful piece that started off "Fuck you, Nerd" and turned into a scathing burn of the current elitism in nerdiness. There was much more nerd awesomeness. A great competition.

Read my nerd poems after the cut if you're interested.

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Thanks to all who made it out. NERDS RULE!




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January Project 18th and 19th

Lottery tickets in the wallet of a dead man call to me.
The part of me that never wants to be sober again.

I'm running with scissors in a lighthouse.
The part of me that can't calm down for more than half an hour at a time.

The shoelace broke and I went mad with all the phone-book lessons stored in shoe boxes. The part of of me that will always have its nose pressed against the glass, looking out.

Make sure you're the only person that knows the combination and then climb into the safe. Bring enough air to last the rest of your life.

Secure.

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But smell, what food in yonder oven bakes?
It is the meat, and Juliet is the bun.
Arise, fair bun, envelop all the sausage,
That is already thick and hot with beef
Thou hot dog bun, art far more fair with meat.


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