Weekend of Slams

As I mentioned, over the weekend I competed in two poetry slams.

The first was Saturday night at Mocha Match. The slam was crazy. One of the judges stormed out in the middle of the first round, which never bodes well for consistency. Plus, I drew the first slot in the slam. It didn't go very well. I was cut after the second round and therefore did not make the Art Amok team.

So on Sunday night I headed to Java Monkey in an attempt to keep my slam season alive. I needed to place first or second in order to qualify for the team selection slam there. I finished second behind Gypsee Yo, who continues to astound me every time she performs. The night was exhilarating.

So come April 12th, I will square off with a number of Atlanta's best poets for a spot on the Atlanta slam team. And, dammit, I want to go to nationals.

Dammit.