Posts Tagged ‘Salt City Slam’

Salt City Finals (Rollercoaster)

Friday, September 28th, 2012
JoJo brings the pain

Poet JoJo brings the pain last night at Art Rage for the Salt City Slam!

Jojo shares a laugh before her second round performance.

Jojo shares a laugh before her second round performance.

Fellow slam poet Kelly congratulates Jojo after her first poem, which she wrote for her father.

Fellow slam poet Kelly congratulates Jojo after her first poem, which she wrote for her father.

Salt City Finals (Spoken Word Specialist)

Friday, September 28th, 2012
Jared Paul performed at the Salt City Slam event at Art Rage.

Jared Paul performed at the Salt City Slam event at Art Rage.

The Salt City Finals (part 1)

Friday, September 28th, 2012
Deb: The Champion

Deb: The Champion

Here are some of the participants in last night’s Poetry Slam Finals coordinated by the Spoken Word” Underground Poetry Spot. The event was held at the Art Rage Gallery and included a special appearance by Providence’s Jared Paul.

Kelly, slammin with style

Kelly: Slammin with style

MalTempo, framed

MalTempo, framed

Over 100 people attended the event.  About a dozen poets performed and Deb was crowned this season’s Salt City Slam! Champion. Support for the Slam was provided by Salt City Dishes.
Never Too Much: Ten Thousand of Buffalo quickly became a crowd favorite

Never Too Much: Buffalo’s Ten Thousand, a former Salt City Slam champ,  quickly became a crowd favorite last night.

Last Man Standing: Mike the Poet

Last Man Standing: Mike the Poet, another former champ, lost to Deb in the final round.

Fresh is the Word

Thursday, July 26th, 2012
Syracuse's Slam Poets perform at Art Rage Gallery

Syracuse’s Slam Poets perform at Art Rage Gallery

The Salt City Slam,  organized by Seneca Wilson, brought a poetry competition to the Art Rage Gallery tonight. The rules were simple, you have three minutes to say your piece. Go over and points are deducted by judges in the audience. The photos (above) are from the first round of the event.