Podcasts about iwps

Today's episode was recorded live on August 23rd, 2021 on Zoom.this month we are featuring and raising money for the LA Writer's walk team participating in AIDS Walk LA which funds the critical work done by AIDS Project Los Angeles . Some of the walk team members are here for the open mic and will be sharing some beautiful stories with us. Our first headliner is Gordon Blitz. After spending forty years as an accountant, Gordon retired in 2017 and became a writing machine. During 2020, Gordon had published work in Wingless Dreamer, Two Hawks Quarterly, The Doctor T.J.Eckleburg Review, Issue #22 of Really Systems, Gay Wicked Ways and Emeritus Chronicles. On January 1st 2021, his novella Shipped Off was published as part of the Running Wild Press Novella Anthology Volume four, book one. He's a standup comic who has performed at Canter's and The Blackbox Theater at the GLBT Village in Hollywood. He was also a contestant on “Hear My Story” that was featured on IMRU. His blog URL is: https://culturecritique.blog/ Finally we hear from C.R.U.S.H., a literary and spoken word artist who has performed internationally and is a nationally ranked slam poet. They are the15th ranked female poet in the nation (Women of the World Poetry Slam 2020) and the 30th ranked poet in the world (iWPS). They are a member of the Dallas Poetry Slam Team where they took 1st place at Southwest Shootout 2019 Team Competition and 2nd Place at SoFried 2019 and IPS 2021 Regional Poetry Team Competition Their purpose is merging poetry, art, and positive energy to help others find healing and inner power to create their desired realities.

Acclaimed poet and professor, Larissa Lai joins Kevin and RC ahead of their reading at UBC.

RC opens up the CD Tickle Trunk and talks to Vancouver Poetry Slam IWPS representative, Jenifer Williams.

This week, we review the Minor Disturbance team sendoff show, discuss what happened with the youth slam, bring back the Hard Truth, and interview the hardest hustling poet in Denver, Hakeem Furious! Topics include Cap 6, what it takes to make it as a young poet with promise, Brave New Voices, NPS 2015, IWPS, the future of Slam Nuba, and the current state of Denver poetry.

Kay joins us just before their trip to Flagstaff, Arizona, for the Individual World Poetry Slam.

In case you didn't hear, Final Stage at the 2013 Individual World Poetry Slam ended with an historic first. Hear the story from special correspondents Jesse Parent, Greg Harries, and Chris August. Then, analyze the crud out of that story with the help of our hosts: Simone Beaubien, Zeke Russell, and Kevin Spak. Slam Center is produced by Andy Locke.

The second night of the Individual World Poetry Slam is always full of surprises, and this year was no exception. Hear about all the action first-hand from Bobby Crawford, Karen G., Carrie Rudzinski, Greg Harries, Chris August, Sam Mercer, Ed Mabrey, and Jesse Parent. Hosted by Kevin Spak and Zeke Russell. Produced by Andy Locke.

Your favorite poetry slam podcast is back! This time, we're bringing you re-caps and analysis from the 2013 Individual World Poetry Slam in Spokane, WA. Learn all about IWPS from defending 2012 champion Ed Mabrey. Then find out what went down in the last-chance slam and on night one through first-hand accounts from Carrie Rudzinski, Jesse Parent, Stephen Meads, Aaron Samuels, Greg Harries, Chris August, and Rowie Shebala. Hosted by Kevin Spak and Zeke Russell. Produced by Andy Locke.