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WHAT? The Individual World Poetry Slam, a festival of performance poetry workshops, themed open mics, special events, and a competition to crown the best slam poet in the world

WHO? The 70+ best performance poets chosen to represent cities from across the Earth

WHEN? October 3rd-6th, full schedule of events here

WHERE?
Venues all across Fayetteville, including Rogue, Nightbird Books, Teatro Scarpino, Matt Miller Studio, Fayetteville Public Library, and the U of A

HOW? Pay at the door, or save money by buying your festival passes locally (and for much less) at Sound Warehouse, or online here

Final Results

RankPerformerScore
1Ed Mabrey30.0
2Thuli Zuma29.9
3Melissa May29.6
4Seth Walker28.5

Updates

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Below are a list of the finals scores!

Calibration

Performer Score
Sean Patrick Mulroy 24.6

Round 1

Not in actual order.
PerformerScore
Melissa May29.7
G Yamazawa27.5
Franny Choi29.2
Lauren Zuniga27.5
6 is 929.1
Clint Smith28.4
Seth Walker28.9
Cameron26.1
Lisa Slater25.4
Thuli Zuma28.4
Brian Omni Dillon27.7
Ed Mabrey29.6

Round 2

PerformerScore
Melissa May29.6
Ed Mabrey29.5
Franny Choi28.7
6 is 929.0
Seth Walker29.7
Thuli Zuma30.0
Clint Smith29.4

Final Round

RankPerformerScore
1Ed Mabrey30.0
2Thuli Zuma29.9
3Melissa May29.6
4Seth Walker28.5

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Here are the scores from yesterday's preliminaries! And the Bout Draw page has been updated again!
PlacePerformerRank 1Score 1Rank 2Score 2Rank 3Score 3Rank 4Score 4Total RankRelative StrengthTotal Score
1Melissa May128.4326.5229.2229.8824.15113.9
2G Yamazawa326.4326.5129.2129.8824.70111.9
3Franny Choi128.2427.1129.2229.4824.90113.9
4Lauren Zuniga625.4327.3127.0129.71125.05109.4
56 is 9626.6129.8226.7228.41125.45111.5
6Clint Smith426.8128.1626.3128.61223.95109.8
7Seth Walker627.5428.7128.3327.51423.76112
8Cameron726.5527.6129.2129.81425.55113.1
9Lisa Slater328.0726.4227.2228.61425.80110.2
10Thuli Zuma925.0127.4227.1327.51522.67107
11Brian Omni Dillon826.6327.9129.3329.61524.95113.4
12Ed Mabrey327.1527.0429.0329.21525.05112.3
13Sean Patrick Mulroy823.7326.9128.5328.41526.81107.5
14Damien Flores226.5326.51024.3129.21624.10106.5
15Jared Singer527.5128.7926.2129.51624.55111.9
16Akeem Jamal Rollins328.2328.2328.8729.21624.80114.4
17Stephen Sargent328.0229.1628.7528.81624.95114.6
18Ben Wenzl726.7427.6326.6327.91724.90108.8
19Rage Almighty227.6426.4526.4627.41725.05107.8
20Alvin Lau228.6727.4426.9428.11725.45111
21Maya Hersh725.0228.0725.7227.81823.38106.5
22Steph Holmbo227.5626.7628.0429.51824.20111.7
23Jeremiah Blue626.1626.2426.4427.42023.10106.1
24Mary Pinkoski427.8428.7924.9327.52023.19108.9
25Outspoken Bean924.3427.7329.1429.02024.95110.1
26Christopher Michael425.4724.9627.0328.92025.33106.2
27Mckendy Fils-Aime1024.9226.6327.5628.42122.55107.4
28Toaster326.6128.6825.6926.72124.68107.5
29Garret Potter725.8626.2427.4528.52222.45107.9
30Greg Bee129.01127.0428.6629.32223.80113.9
31Cynthia French1122.6228.1327.0727.12323.33104.8
32elizag927.1129.3429.0928.12324.25113.5
33Ethan Rivera727.3728.4227.2727.52324.45110.4
34LB229.11025.9826.4428.62423.75110
35Jesse Parent127.9824.1725.8825.72425.38103.5
36Gray525.1625.2825.4527.32425.38103
37Tatyana Brown228.11027.5526.1825.72523.65107.4
38Gabe Moses426.91025.7625.6528.02524.65106.2
39Sam Sax922.5227.9427.41027.82524.86105.6
40Scotty Crain427.8628.6924.3726.02623.55106.7
41Glori B1027.0928.0727.9129.92723.30112.8
42Jerri Hardesty826.2228.91125.5628.42723.40109
43Good Ghost Bill625.0426.4927.6828.92724.95107.9
44William James724.81023.6528.5529.42724.95106.3
45Ed Plunkett426.2626.21127.0728.62822.70108
46DJ727.3329.01025.8828.02822.90110.1
47Lauren Bank526.7527.61124.6826.92922.71105.8
48Jozer128.81124.9827.7928.72923.50110.1
49Damien Davies427.7526.81027.11028.42923.55110
50The Klute923.1826.0628.7628.72923.65106.5
51Elliot Scheer926.0626.6725.4727.52924.30105.5
52Micah Bournes426.21025.5426.71225.63021.24104
53Zachary Kluckman129.5826.01024.81125.93022.67106.2
54Ryan McClellan825.6925.9526.6927.23122.60105.3
55Clarence E. Wright823.61023.7228.51127.63122.60103.4
56Jahnilli Akbar627.4826.01123.8627.23123.50104.4
57Doc Luben525.8726.21122.81026.73323.45101.5
58Leah Noble Davidson1125.2828.2726.9828.03422.30108.3
59Donney Brasco1021.81123.3825.0627.93524.9098
60Joel McKerrow1124.21125.3626.01025.13821.30100.6
61April Cassada924.3826.71024.01122.33822.7597.3
62RJ1219.0923.8928.1828.43824.4399.3
63Dogmatic1022.7923.9924.41125.93922.8596.9
64Jenith Charpentier1023.41125.8828.61027.13923.10104.9
65Puzzle Piece924.3926.51223.91026.04021.67100.7
66Tapestry1120.81222.5928.11126.34323.9597.7
67Vince Moniz1119.3110.0110.0110.04421.6019.3

Friday, October 5, 2012

We have scores from the first day of preliminaries! And the bout draw information has been updated on the Bout Draw page!
PlacePerformerRank 1Score 1Rank 2Score 2Rank 3Score 3Rank 4Score 4Total RankTotal Score
1Toaster326.6128.6455.2
2Melissa May128.4326.5454.9
3Stephen Sargent328.0229.1557.1
4Franny Choi128.2427.1555.3
5Clint Smith426.8128.1554.9
6Damien Flores226.5326.5553
7Akeem Jamal Rollins328.2328.2656.4
8Jared Singer527.5128.7656.2
9Rage Almighty227.6426.4654
10G Yamazawa326.4326.5652.9
116 is 9626.6129.8756.4
12Mary Pinkoski427.8428.7856.5
13Steph Holmbo227.5626.7854.2
14Ed Mabrey327.1527.0854.1
15Alvin Lau228.6727.4956
16Zachary Kluckman129.5826.0955.5
17Damien Davies427.7526.8954.5
18Maya Hersh725.0228.0953
19Lauren Zuniga625.4327.3952.7
20Jesse Parent127.9824.1952
21Scotty Crain427.8628.61056.4
21elizag927.1129.31056.4
23DJ727.3329.01056.3
24Seth Walker627.5428.71056.2
25Jerri Hardesty826.2228.91055.1
26Lisa Slater328.0726.41054.4
27Lauren Bank526.7527.61054.3
28Ed Plunkett426.2626.21052.4
28Thuli Zuma925.0127.41052.4
30Good Ghost Bill625.0426.41051.4
31Brian Omni Dillon826.6327.91154.5
32Ben Wenzl726.7427.61154.3
33Sean Patrick Mulroy823.7326.91150.6
34Sam Sax922.5227.91150.4
35Christopher Michael425.4724.91150.3
35Gray525.1625.21150.3
37Greg Bee129.01127.01256
38Tatyana Brown228.11027.51255.6
39LB229.11025.91255
40Cameron726.5527.61254.1
41Jozer128.81124.91253.7
42Jeremiah Blue626.1626.21252.3
43Doc Luben525.8726.21252
44Mckendy Fils-Aime1024.9226.61251.5
45Garret Potter725.8626.21352
45Outspoken Bean924.3427.71352
47Cynthia French1122.6228.11350.7
48Ethan Rivera727.3728.41455.7
49Jahnilli Akbar627.4826.01453.4
50Gabe Moses426.91025.71452.6
51Micah Bournes426.21025.51451.7
52Elliot Scheer926.0626.61552.6
53Ryan McClellan825.6925.91751.5
54April Cassada924.3826.71751
55The Klute923.1826.01749.1
56William James724.81023.61748.4
57Puzzle Piece924.3926.51850.8
58Clarence E. Wright823.61023.71847.3
59Glori B1027.0928.01955
60Leah Noble Davidson1125.2828.21953.4
61Dogmatic1022.7923.91946.6
62Jenith Charpentier1023.41125.82149.2
63Donney Brasco1021.81123.32145.1
64RJ1219.0923.82142.8
65Joel McKerrow1124.21125.32249.5
66Vince Moniz1119.3110.02219.3
67Tapestry1120.81222.52343.3

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

It is TODAY!

Monday, September 17 2012

Head over to the Competing Poets page for a list of almost all of the poets we've got so far!

The Chancellor hotel officially opened Friday! Some pictures below;
or read the article here: http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2012/09/14/take-a-peek-inside-the-chancellor-hotel-in-downtown-fayetteville/

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Registration for storm poets is now open! Register here! Find more information about registration on the Registration page. Also, registration for certified venues is now closed!

Friday, September 07, 2012

We've got a full list of venues now on available on the Venue page, with new venues!

And Fayetteville mayor Lioneld Jordan sat down with Host City Committee member Houston Hughes to talk about IWPS. Here's the video! 

Thursday, August 30, 2012

A full schedule is now available on the Schedule page!

Sunday, August 27, 2012

Tickets can now be purchased on the Tickets page!

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Poets who qualified to represent certified venues may now register! Click here to register! 

Sunday, August 5, 2012

We now have prices for festival passes and individual event tickets! Both will go on sale soon; check out our Tickets page!

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

An IWPS teaser for your viewing pleasure.
Picture

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Chancellor Hotel announces Sept. 14 opening date, Fayetteville Flyer 
http://www.fayettevilleflyer.com/2012/07/10/chancellor-hotel-announces-sept-14-opening-date/

The Fayetteville Flyer has a great story on the progress of our host hotel, The Chancellor, which will be opening just a few weeks before IWPS. Check out the article for more info, or the pictures below for an idea of the view the poets will be getting!

Tuesday, July 03, 2012

We now have sponsorship information available for any individuals or businesses who are interested in being a part of this event, and having your name, brand or business associated with what is sure to be one of the most amazing event to come to Fayetteville. If you might be interested, please head over to our "Become A Sponsor" page. 

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

We are very excited to announce our two newest sponsors, Little Bread Company and Ozark Natural Foods. Little Bread Company is an absolutely delicious bakery just about a block from the host hotel. And Ozark Natural Foods is a locally owned consumer cooperative that provides natural and organic products that encourage healthful living and a
sustainable planet.

Also, we are proud to announce a very special partnership with Moleskine, which will provide the competing poets with an incredibly unique gift... more details on that surprise will be coming closer to the competition! 

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

We have some new photos up around the site, courtesy of Inkling Photography. You'll find them scattered throughout the site.

Sunday, May 6, 2012

We've updated the Schedule page with a description of some of the events that will be happening. We will continue to add to this list as the festival gets closer, so check back often!

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

We are pleased to announce that IWPS 2012 will be taking place October 3rd through 6th, with finals being held on the 6th at 7pm at the Verizon Ballroom on the University of Arkansas campus. For more updates, keep an eye on www.facebook.com/IWPS2012, and check back here. 

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