Clash of the Titans

St. Paul made it to the 2009 National Poetry Slam finals -- and eventually won the championship -- by beating New York City-Urbana in the semifinals. Neither team has forgotten, and the two happened to fall into the same first-round bout Tuesday night at the Artists' Quarter, to open the 2010 National Poetry Slam. This Egg focuses on the rivalry, with apologies to Punch-Out Poetry, the new all-women's team from Minneapolis, and the team from Baton Rouge, La., who also competed in the same round. The National Poetry Slam continues at various venues in St. Paul, culminating in Saturday's finals at Roy Wilkins Auditorium.

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• national poetry slam
• slam poetry
• performance
• st. paul
• nps2010

[Razpuutin]

Part of me roars for NYC Urbana, but St Paul has some great poets. I have been trying to contact Urbana for a while, an aspiring slammer myself. Wanted to see if I could somehow add my voice :P