Wow!  What  a year. We held slams at 3 venues, had more competitors than ever, and started our season 3 months earlier than any previous year. Our 2012 finalists include some familiar faces including all of last year's slam team and some new faces that are hungry to represent Victoria at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word in Saskatoon.  The show is going to be off the hook!  Don't miss it...click here for details.


Top 5 from our May slam were:
1.Scott Thompson
2.Kyeren Regehr
3.Mak Conway
4.Amy Culliford
5.Amara MacFarlane

Final Standings for the 2011-2012 season:

1.Mak Konwick 13 Points
2.Scott Thompson 8 points
3.Jeremy Loveday 7.0 points
4..Matthew Christopher Davidson 6.0 points
5. Jacob Arts 5 points
6.Justin McGrail 4.5 points
7.Keenan Proud 3.0 points
8.Savannah Rain Mcdermott 2.5 points
9..Amy Ponderchuk 2 points
9..Erin Cotton 2 Points
9.Kyeren Regehr 2 points
12..Hilly Sommerville 1 point
______________________________________Cut off for finals
12.Tyler B 1 Point (moved out of Victoria)
14.Dave Morris .5 points
14.Marie Specht .5 points
14.Kaizan .5 points
14.Rick Leaf .5 points
14.Katie Penty .5 points
14. Kathleen .5 points
14. Amara McFarlane .5
14. Amy Culliford .5
*Skawt Chonz 2.5 points has dropped out of the competition.

Season Standings with 1 Qualifying Slam Remaining

Last night's slam at Discovery Coffee was perhaps the most intimate slam we've had as part of the Vic Slam series. The space was cozy, wooden, and filled with poetry hungry folks. The poets performed without a mic and it really felt like a barrier was removed and the whole night became more like a conversation. Loh-El from Ottawa was our special surprise feature!

The Top 5 poets of the evening were:
1. Justin McGrail
2. Savannah Rain Mcdermott
3. Jeremy Loveday
3. Tyler B
5. Keenan Proud

Season Standings with 1 Qualifying Slam remaining:

1.Mak Konwick 12 Points
2.Jeremy Loveday 7.0 points
3.Matthew Christopher Davidson 6.0 points
4. Jacob Arts 5 points
5.Justin McGrail 4.5 points
6.Scott Thompson 4 points
7.Keenan Proud 3.0 points
8.Savannah Rain Mcdermott 2.5 points
8.Skawt Chonz 2.5 points
10.Amy Ponderchuk 2 points
10.Aaron Cotton 2 Points
12.Hilly Sommerville 1 point
12.Tyler B 1 Point
14.Dave Morris .5 points
14.Marie Specht .5 points
14.Kaizan .5 points
14.Rick Leaf .5 points
14.Katie Penty .5 points
14. Kathleen .5 points

Updated Standings

Alright folks, We've got two slams left in the regular season! So far, Mak Konwick is running away with the lead. Will he be able to keep his winning streak alive? Find out this Thursday at Discovery Coffee! :// Check out the facebook event for more details /

1.Mak Konwick 12 Points
2.Jeremy Loveday 6.0 points
3.Matthew Christopher Davidson 6.0 points
4. Jacob Arts 5 points
5.Scott Thompson 4 points
6.Skawt Chonzz 2.5 points
6.Keenan Proud 2.5 points
8.Amy Ponderchuk 2 points
8. Aaron Cotton 2 Points
10.Hilly Sommerville 1 point
11.Dave Morris .5 points
11.Marie Specht .5 points
11.Kaizan .5 points
11.Rick Leaf .5 points
11.Justin McGrail .5 points
11.Katie Penty .5 points
11.Savannah Rain Mcdermott .5 points
11. Kathleen .5 points

2011-2012 Season Standings

We have 16 poets on the board so far!

1.Mak Konwick 8 Points
2.Jeremy Loveday 6.0 points
3.Matthew Christopher Davidson 5 points
4. Jacob Arts 4.5 points
5.Scott Thompson 4 points
6.Skawt Chonzz 2.5 points
6.Keenan Proud 2.5 points
8.Amy Ponderchuk 2 points
9.Hilly Sommerville 1 point
10.Dave Morris .5 points
10.Marie Specht .5 points
10.Kaizan .5 points
10.Rick Leaf .5 points
10.Justin McGrail .5 points
10.Katie Penty .5 points
10.Savannah Rain Mcdermott .5 points

See you this Thursday @ Solstice Cafe for Vic Slam March Edition featuring Ottawa's Sean O'Gorman.

Slam Scores - February 16

Round 1
Poet	Scores					Time Penalty	TOTAL	Cumulative	Rank
MCD	6.5	6.8	7.2	8.5	8.8	0	22.5	2	5
Mak	4.07	7.9	9	9.1	9.2	0	26	1.3	1
Savannah	7	7.8	8	8.1	10	0	23.9	2.2	3
Jacob Arts	6	6	8	8.2	8.3	0	22.2	2.3	6
Tom Fowler	4	4	4.4	7.2	9.7	1	14.6	6.7	8
Tyler B	6.2	7	7	7.8	9	0	21.8	2	7
Amy P	8	8	8.8	9	9.7	0	25.8	1.7	2
Katy Penty	6	6	8.6	8.7	10	0	23.3	4	4
Round 2
mak	7.3	8	8.3	9.7	9.8	0	26	52	1
Amy P	7.6	8	8	8	9.7	0	24	49.8	2
Savannah	6.8	7	8	8.5	8.7	0	23.5	47.4	5
Katy Penty	5.8	6	7.4	7.5	8.6	0	20.9	44.2	4
MCD	7.5	8	8.7	9.8	9.9	1	25.5	48	3

Updated Season Standings!

Poetry Fans! All season poets have been battling for a spot in finals. These are the updated standings:

1.Jeremy Loveday 6.0 points
2.Jacob Arts 4.5 points
3.Mak Konwick 4 points
3.Matthew Christopher Davidson 4 points
3 Scott Thompson 4 points
6.Skawt Chonzz 2.5 points
6.Keenan Proud 2.5 points
8.Hilly Sommerville 1 point
9.Dave Morris .5 points
9.Marie Specht .5 pooints
9.Kaizan .5 points
9.Rick Lief .5 points
9.Justin McGrail .5 points

Don't miss your chance to get some points! This Thursday, Feb 16th @ Cabin 12 on Pandora. 8pm.

Slam Scores - January 19

Sorry this came out a little bit late! Congratulations to Scott Thompson for winning the January 19 Vic Slam! Here are the final scores:

Round 1
Katie Penty	22
Hil Sommerville	26.6
Scott Thompson	26.9
Tyler B	24.4
Tom Fowler	25.8
Savannah Raine	26.3
Jeremy Loveday	27.2
Justin McGrail	26.6
Keenan Proud	26.7
Round 2
Hil Sommerville	27.8
Scott Thompson	28
Jeremy Loveday	27.6
Justin McGrail	22.3
Keenan Proud	25.6
Final Scores
Hil Sommerville	54.4
Scott Thompson	54.9
Jeremy Loveday	54.8
Justin McGrail	48.9
Keenan Proud	52.3