December 19, 2018

Hello poets,
This season's point list is as follows-

High to Low (followed by alphabetically) 

Rachel 4+4+4 =12 

SJ 5+5 =10 

Shauntelle 5 

Juniper 3+1 =4 

Neko 2+2 =4 

Craig Paul 3 

Dana 3 

Blake 1+2 =3 

Jade Bell 1

alphabetically by first name 

Blake 1+2 =3 

Craig Paul 3 

Dana 3 

Jade 1 

Juniper 3+1 =4 

Neko 2+2 =4 

Rachel 4+4+4 =12 

Shauntelle 5 

SJ 5+5 =10

after tonight's Slam, we'll be sending out invitations for the CIPS Qualifier, also known as Indies, happening at Caffe Fantastico on the last Wednesday of January 2019, where each invited poet will

compete in a 4 minute round, a 1 minute round, a 2 minute round and a 3 minute round.

the winner of this event will represent Victoria in 2019 at CIPS in Vancouver- May 1st to 5th (approximately).

here is a link that will give you more info about the Verses-CIPS event.

http://versesfestival.ca/about-verses/poetry-slam/

2018 Vic Slam Team!

Oh Wow, What a Night!

Here are the scores for the May 30 2018 Vic Slam Finals at the VEC.

Olivia Kompier-28.1+28.4+28.7=85.2
Marie Metaphor-28.2+28.2+28.8=85.2
Hilly Ville-27.7+28.4+28.6=84.7
Dana Neily-27.7+27.8+29.1=84.6
SJ Valiquette-28.5+27.5+28.5=84.5
Juniper-Mae Gittens-27.6+27.4+29.2=84.2
Jenna North-25.8+28.3+28.2=82.3
AltogetherLisa-25.8+28.5+27.6=81.9

Congratulations to Olivia, Marie, Hilly and Dana, the 2018 Vic Slam Team!

2017-2018 Points Earned towards Finals

Points Accumulated at 8 Slams over the 2017-2018 Vic Slam Season

From High to Low -

last updated Thursday May 17th 2018

Juniper 3+4+3+3+5 =18 

Dana 2+4+5+3=14 

Jeremy 4 + 5=9 

Marie 4+5=9 

SJV 5+2 =7 

Jenna 5+1 =6 

Olivia 5+1 =6 

Hilly 5 

Lisa 5 

Margaret 4 +1 =5 

Neko 4 

Snowy 4 

Sol 2+2=4 

William 4 

Jocelyn 3 

Lizzy Rose 3 

MCD 3 

Julia 2 

Kathleen M 2

Sarah 2 

Annie 1 

Blake 1 

Brigid 1 

Emily BD 1

Tom 1

Last Chance Slam Results

Hello All,

It's the end of May and we had our last regular slam of the season last night at Caffe Fantastico.
This means many things, but let's start with results from the May 16th Slam.

Marie Metaphor- 28.5+27.9 = 56.4
there is a flat grey roof in the rain/he's out delivering-quiet-blue smoke
Neko- 26.8+28.5=55.3
penguins/six circular confessions
Jocelyn-27.1+28=55.1
when i learned that i had it in me to kill/knife, knife, where is your 'k'?
Sarah Jane-26.3+28.1=54.4
letter to my father(queer actor)/what to do when experiencing a loss
Blake-27+27.1
we meet in the morning/i'm about to tell you something
Sol-26.2
i've been told that teenagers shouldn't write love poems
Daniel-26.2
i like to google myself
Monica-24.9
ode to a narcissist
Talen-24.6
my first Valentine's Day Heart

March and April

Quick catch up! places 1st to last for April and March

April 2018 

Jeremy Loveday - 29.2+29.2 + 58.4
on the bathroom wall/dear death metal
William- 29.8+28.4=58.2
it’s time i admit/i approached you
Lizzy Rose - 28.6+29=57.6
this is a love poem/woke up in the future
Sol- 27.7+29.7=57.4
ghosts/bird window splat
Emily- 29.5+27.7+57.2
my father/mother/brother//my best friend
Patrick-this expectation 27.4
Scott - here I am (LONG) 26.2
Tom - dispatches from the edge 25.8

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March 2018 - (February Slam cancelled due to snow)

Juniper Mae Gittens - 27.2 + 26.9 = 54.1
dear groups of drunk men on city sidewalks/the thread of your own history
Jeremy Loveday -26.2 + 27.7 = 53.9
an old mask on young man/the yellow lone divides more than the road
Dana Neily - 26 + 27.8 = 53.8
everything is a little off kilter- migraine/am i happy?
Sol Schaefer - 26.8 + 27.2 = 53.5
when the revolution comes/in 1,000 years
Jenna North - 26.4 + 26.5 = 52.9
cemetery thoughts/young girl sits on a bus
Bazz Newton - 25.4
I'm not naïve
Kelsey Claire -25.3
dear 16 your old self
David Bell -25.2
sometimes not feeling well
Asiza -24.5
in another universe we are lovers

Jan Slam 2018!

Happy New Year to our millions of readers around the globe!

Our January Slam went as follows-

Round One-

Daniel Belkin-sac	coconuts
Kathleen Miniely	just you, just sweaty, just us, just…
Dana Neily	I rebuilt this house, not from…
Juniper Gittens	open your mouth
David	I wish I could say that you're perfect
Margaret	epiphany- change the world
Snowy	not here

Round Two-

Snowy	lover's conundrum
Juniper Gittens	at 21 I am just now learning my body
Dana Neily	neurotypical
David Bell	the bathroom
Kathleen Miniely	she saw her in the hour before the body
Margaret	if there is no God

Points- 

Dana Neily - 24.6 + 27.9 = 52.5

Snowy - 27.1 + 24.8 = 51.9

Juniper Mae Gittens - 25.3 + 24.3  = 49.6

Kathleen Miniely - 23.3 + 24.8  = 48.1

Margaret -  22.5 + 25 = 47.5

see you at Slam, can't wait for CIPS Qualifier on January 31st!

December 2017 Vic Slam Results

Hello again,
Please note that points for the season are available on the FB page.

Slam results for the December 6th Slam, featuring Pamela Stewart are as follows-

SJ Valiquette - 28.8+27.4 = 56.2
tell me I’m pretty/inhale-exhale

Margaret - 26.9+28.5 = 55.4
Scrabble as alleghory/this is an indiscretion

Juniper Mae Gittens- 27+27.9 = 54.9
my yellow sweater/this small god

AlltogetherLisa - 27.7+27.1 = 54.8
you don’t act like an Indian/this is a happy poem

Olivia K - 27.1+26.8 = 53.9
i bought myself an axe/polyamory

Marie Specht - 25.7 a call to arms (overtime)

Julia Albano - 24.7 the walls around my heart

Annie Lepage - 24.2
passing you book recomm. thru your best friend because I can’t handle talking to you