It's that time of the year again. Over 400 poets decend on an unsuspecting city for a week of some of the most dynamic and relevant poetry around. Sure, it's a competition, but you won't be able to tell that at 3am when groups of people from all over the nation (and France) are still on street corners in tight circles letting their poems rip from their mouths. It's the National Poetry Slam 2005. If you are anywhere close, there is no reason to miss this.

Oh, and my Team NORAZ 2005 will be competing. Come see us perform brand-spankin' new group poems in front of rabid audiences. It's all happening. I'll be posting updates soon...

WEDNESDAY 7pm @ THE LAUNCHPAD 618 Central Ave SW Albuquerque, NM 87102 NORAZ Miami Corpus Christi St. Louis Central NJ STORM POET: Karrie Waarala

THURSDAY 9PM @ GORILLA TANGO LOFT 519 Central Ave. NW Albuquerque, NM 87102 Berkeley France NORAZ Palatine Eugene STORM POET: Ragan Fox