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Every Thursday
11th Street Station Restaurant and Bar
1050 E. 11th Street
Austin, TX 78702
9 PM to Midnight | Casual attire
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1. Up to 15 poets- two rounds- (cumulative)- 1st round 15 poets -
random draw; 2nd round 7 poets high to low
2. Up to 15 poets- three rounds- 1st round 15 poets, 2nd round 7
poets, 3rd round 4 poets- (sometimes cumulative all the way through,
sometimes cumulative first two rounds and clean slate in the third
round). Poets competing in the slam will always be told before the slam
begins what the format will be…we ain’t trying to surprise…ya.
• Sign up- 8:50-9:25
• Draw begins at 9:45
• Slam starts at 10:00 p.m.
So what does it take to make the team? Well, first of all you gotta be
really really good. So the real question is how do I qualify for the semis
or slam off? And the answer is very easy to qualify for the semis or slam
off.
1. First and foremost to be eligible for the semis or the slam off you
must slam at Neo twice during the slam season (with the exception of
the Last Chance Slam winner).
2. If you win a slam and slam one more time you are in.
3. If you finish in the top four in two slams you are in.
Please note that once a person has qualified they can still slam but there
placement in the weekly slams will not count against the other
competitors. What does that mean Brian? Good question. It simply
means that say Dashade wins the September slam. And he is so excited
that he comes back in October and wins that slam too…and in that
second slam John Crow finished second, Danny Strack finished third,
Element 615 finished fourth and Maljazur finished fifth. Dashade would
still get Herman’s money (if he is giving any)…but for the purposes of
ranking the poets- Crow would get a win, and the other poets would get
a top four finish. That way we maximize the number of poets in the
semis or the slam off. I’ve got a feeling that we will have a lot of
talented poets interested in being a part of Neo Soul’s slam tradition.
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1. September 22, 2011
2. October 20, 2011- Persona
(1st and 3rd rounds must be persona’s)
3. November 17, 2011- New Shit
(1st and 3rd rounds must be new poem (never
slammed))
4. December 15, 2011 (1st round must be
persona)
5. January 19, 2012- New Shit
(1st and 3rd rounds must be new poem (never
slammed))
6. February 16, 2012
7. February 23, 2012-Last Chance
(you win it and your in the slam off)
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February 2, 20112
Neo-Soul Lounge @ 11th Street Station, Austin, TX
Host: B. Fran
Feature poet: Faylita Hicks
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February 9, 2012
Neo-Soul Lounge @ 11th Street Station, Austin, TX
Host: Lalove
Feature: Dawni McCray
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February 16, 2012
Neo-Soul Lounge @ 11th Street Station, Austin,TX
Host: B. Fran
Poetry Slam
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February 23, 2012
Neo-Soul Lounge @ 11th Street Station, Austin, TX
Host: B. Fran
Poetry Slam
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March 1, 2012
Neo-Soul Lounge @ 11th Street Station, Austin, TX
Host: B. Fran
Feature poet: Tova
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March 8, 2012
Neo-Soul Lounge @ 11th Street Station, Austin, TX
B. Fran
Feature artist: Kevin Sandbloom
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