- Dominique Ashaheed in Final Round (Credit: Brandon Marshall, Westword)
We have a new champ! Congratulations to Slam Nuba’s Dominique Ashaheed!
2nd place goes to Porsha O. 3rd Place goes to Kait Rokowski and 4th Place goes to Joanna Hoffman! Congratulations to all of you! The 2012 Women of the World Poetry Slam was an amazing festival, culminating in a sold-out finals show!
Thank you to all of the wonderful people who made it amazing. Huge thanks and all our love to Suzi Q Smith and the Denver team. Great job!
Women of the World Poetry Slam 2012 – Denver, CO
Denver, CO was selected to host the 2012 Women of the World Poetry Slam (WOWps), a national spoken word event in its 5th year. The event was held March 7-10, 2012.
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Denver has one of the most thriving slam poetry scenes in the nation, and is home to many slam poetry champions, including the reigning National Poetry Slam Champions of 2011, the National Poetry Slam Champions of 2006, the Women of the World Poetry Slam Champion of 2008, as well as the Individual World Poetry Slam Champion of 2010. This will be the first time that a national poetry competition will be hosted in the Mile High City.
Venues for the preliminary competitions and daytime events will be held central to downtown Denver on March 7-10, 2012. Our day events will include a walking tour of Denver’s beat poet history, writing workshops, haiku competitions, and a series of open mics that will be free and open to the public. Finals night will be held Sat., March 10, at the Denver Art Museum located at 100 West 14th Avenue Parkway.
IMPORTANT DATES/TIMES:
- Registration (onsite): 8:30 am – 11:30 am | Host Hotel – Cimarron Room (Comfort Inn)
- MANDATORY Poet Orientation from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm at the Host Hotel – Onyx Room (Brown Palace)
- All contestants MUST ATTEND. Failure to do so, will result in a drop in the tournament and poets will be replaced by those on the waiting list.
- Bout Manager Meeting at 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Host Hotel – Cimarron Room (Comfort Inn). Special instructions for being where you need to be with what you need to have.
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