Who is your favorite slam poet in each of the following cities:
(a) Austin, TX
(b) New York City
(c) San Fran/Oakland
(d) L.A.
(e) Dallas
(f) Houston
So I started to actually answer this question. Like… I wrote out my answers and then I looked at them and thought about the poets I care for in every region. And honestly, I don’t like about 90% of them. But that’s really because I don’t like anyone’s poetry. It’s hard to admit that pubilicly in the slam world though, because everyone is such a rock star or diva. When I actually come up to you and say “that was good” without you asking me or expecting an answer, then that means I think you’re pretty freaking awesome. Anyway, I completed my list and decided to do it based on all sorts of qualifications. On some, I used writing, on others I used performance, and on others I’ve used overall passion and charisma. Here are my answers… (a) Chris Lee, (b) Team Louder Arts, (c) Stephen Bor/Christian Drake, (d) Andre (Ventura is near LA), (e) Joaquin, (f) Dominguez and…er… Rassul?
“Teeth.” hhhmmm… Jolly Roger
Pirate Monkey!
