Mikaela espouses:
If you're only going to come to one Slam event to end the season, don't come tonight. Save yourself for the high-stakes final showdown on Saturday, April 7, 7:30 pm at the National Hispanic Cultural Center's Journal Theatre. We've got 600+ seats, and we want them FILLED.
If, on the other hand, you're looking for a real, live reality show drama, attend the semi-finals leading excruciatingly to the elimination of all but the final contestants to build this year's ABQ Slam Team that will compete in Austin to re-claim the National Championship title that slipped through our fingers last year.
It's gonna be a great show. Tonight at Winning Coffee you can see everyone's favorite straight-man, Don McIver, among others. This man is one of the Q's best community organizers. He's so good you probably never heard of him, but if you go to a slam poetry event, chances are his fingerprints are all over it!
If you miss tonight, you have two more semi-finals to see.
MAS Poetry | Blue Dragon II | Poetry & Beer |
| Jessica Lopez | John Paskiewicz | Tony Santiago |
| Don McIver | Jasmine Cuffee | Zach Kluckman |
| Ben Boreman | Liza Wolff | Brooke Von Blomberg |
| Luke Mitchell | Manuel Gonzales | Joe Romero |
| Sina Aurelia-Sao | Jamen | Stephen |
| Sean | Angel Ramirez | Jerry Mondragon |
| Sal Treppiedi | Lenell Storey | James Altimirano |
Then the only thing left to see (for this season, anyway) is the Grand SLAM:
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And for those who love poetry and want to share, bring your favorite poem & sign up to read it at the open mic. Add a little poetry to your poetry! We all could use the education.
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