Third Place!
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skonen_bladesSo tonight I came in 3rd against The Svelte Ms. Spelt, Zacheus Jackson, Relevant, Julie Peters, Joe MacDonald, Antonette, Fernando Raguero, Steve Miller, and Johnny MacRae. Coming in third with that crew makes me feel like I just won sixty million dollars or something.
Zacheus took first, Johnny McRae took second and Julie Peters took fourth. We dropped the two lowest scoring poets after every round. So ten one-minute poems, cut two, 8 three-minute poems, cut two, intermission, 6 four-minute poems, cut two, and then four two minute poems. It was completely gladitorial. I loved it. I think it's a much better preparation for the whirlwind of the IWPS down south. The straight up culling every round was like spilling blood. It was intense.
Congratulations, Zack. Second year in a row. You're a giant.
The IWPS is in Berkeley this year and as the new slam master, I will be heading down there regardless. In an administrative and introductory position rather than an actual competitor. Representing Vancouver behind the scenes, I guess you could say, while Zack slays on stage. Should be intense. I've never been to Berkeley.
My third poem, a four-minute love poem that I tweaked a little, fucking slayed. I had the whole room right in my pocket. It's super rare when that happens and a lot of factors went into it. It was crazy intense. Apparently I made people laugh with my second poem and then made people cry with my third poem.
My fourth poem didn't exactly tank but it was given a good beating by the others.
Good times. If you're in Vancouver, I maintain that there isn't a better place for creative minds than Cafe Deux Soleils on Monday nights.
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Zacheus took first, Johnny McRae took second and Julie Peters took fourth. We dropped the two lowest scoring poets after every round. So ten one-minute poems, cut two, 8 three-minute poems, cut two, intermission, 6 four-minute poems, cut two, and then four two minute poems. It was completely gladitorial. I loved it. I think it's a much better preparation for the whirlwind of the IWPS down south. The straight up culling every round was like spilling blood. It was intense.
Congratulations, Zack. Second year in a row. You're a giant.
The IWPS is in Berkeley this year and as the new slam master, I will be heading down there regardless. In an administrative and introductory position rather than an actual competitor. Representing Vancouver behind the scenes, I guess you could say, while Zack slays on stage. Should be intense. I've never been to Berkeley.
My third poem, a four-minute love poem that I tweaked a little, fucking slayed. I had the whole room right in my pocket. It's super rare when that happens and a lot of factors went into it. It was crazy intense. Apparently I made people laugh with my second poem and then made people cry with my third poem.
My fourth poem didn't exactly tank but it was given a good beating by the others.
Good times. If you're in Vancouver, I maintain that there isn't a better place for creative minds than Cafe Deux Soleils on Monday nights.
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Date: 8 Sep 2009 14:23 (UTC)no subject
Date: 8 Sep 2009 17:15 (UTC)no subject
Date: 8 Sep 2009 19:57 (UTC)good to see you went as far as what you did last night!
Congrats!
I liked the elimination too, but felt so bad to see Antoinette go as she had to go first in the first round :(
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Date: 8 Sep 2009 20:55 (UTC)