Put on your Dramamine patch and grab your flippy-floppies! It's time to climb aboard the Poetry Slam deLux STEAMBOAT SLAM, where nautically-themed poems will...
Stephen Colbert has been warning us of them for years, but what do we really know about those humongous, omnivorous beasts with whom we share our forests, our...
Yes, I know you just heard from me. But this will be quick and relatively painless. Assuming I gave you enough novocaine. FIRST: "Boise Hot's Christmas...
In 1997's The Edge, Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin and Harold Perrineau are stranded in the Alaskan wilderness and eventually are stalked by a bear who kills...
It's a simple equation, people. The poets of Team Boise 2010 plus local bands The Maladroids, The Power Cosmic, and Sunshine and the Valley plus Heirloom...
So, you like slam but think you can't write poetry? Well, you're wrong. But it doesn't matter this month. Poetry Slam deLux will award an extra point to...
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, there are going to be some seriously flattered people in the world tonight. It's Cover Slam time for Poetry...
Hey, y'all. Dubya, here. Now, I know I've been layin' low since my Presidential term expired, but don't think that's cuz I'm scared or nothin'. Nah. There...
I should never let Dubya type his own updates. Here's the correct information: What: SLAM OF STEEL All Ages Poetry Slam and Workshop with Head-to-Head Haiku:...
It's like a Snickers Bar in that it's "packed with peanuts." Except the peanuts are POETRY! Tomorrow night, Team Boise will be on hand to perform on the same...
It's here! The final themed slam of the summer! And it should prove to be the most visually memorable yet. Of course, I am speaking of the Costume Slam at...
This is it! Your final chance! Your final chance to qualify for Indie Finals is August 3 at SLAM OF STEEL, furniture for less! Wait. They do sell furniture...
As most of you are aware, we are deep in the midst of the holidays, that hectic and wonderful time of year when we all gather with our closest friends and...
From his hidden lair, high in the foothills of Boise, the mysteriously wealthy and inexplicably lederhosen-clad Isaac Grambo issues his annual invitations for...
(Triumphant music blares loudly as cgi microphones enter the screen from either side, face up to one another, and crash into each other with a cataclysmic...
Tonight's benefit for Boise's Slam Poetry Team is decidedly adults-only! It's Erotica Night, and will feature not only performances by Boise poets Janelle...
Ladies and Gentlemen, SLAM OF STEEL has it all! We start with our world-famous, homemade Workshop at 6, and let that marinade for an hour before frying it...
Hello. My name is Alphonse. I am here today to read the announcement for the Slam of Steel to tell you why you should come to the Slam of Steel tonight at...
Lately, inclusion on this email list has been advertised as not only informative, but horribly entertaining. While I do aim to please, it certainly puts a lot...
Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm a straight-talking politician and I'm not going to waste your time with mindless facts and figures about why you should go to Poetry...
As many may have gathered by the simple sight of my glorious and manly moustache, I am a fan of the facial hair. It says something about the person wearing...
"Yeah, boyee! This is Flava Flav!" "And I'm Doctor Dre." "And it's 1993, so you know it's time for--" "YO! MTV Raps!" "Hey, yo, Dre--check this out. How did...
Folks, workshops are good for you. Going to a poetry workshop can help you think of poetry in new ways and improve your writing. It can also get you started...
If you haven't picked up on it by now, I'm pushing workshops pretty hard this month. I've prepared a bullet-pointed outline of why you should go to them. *...
The results of the polls have been released and it's official--SLAM OF STEEL with Super-Special Feature Robbie Q. Telfer has leapfrogged to the top of all...
Robbie Q. Telfer is the life of parties he has never attended. He can speak French--in Russian. Sharks have a week dedicated to him. If he were to punch you...
There are 17 days until Thanksgiving, 47 days until Christmas, and only six months until Boise's Poetry Slam Finals! You scoff? You say, "Isaac, that's all...
We all remember the Oak Ridge Boys for their blockbuster 1981 single, Elvira, which popularized the phrase "Oom-pa-pa, oom-pa-pa, oom-pa-pa mow mow!" A phrase...
For those of you who weren't at Poetry Slam deLux last night, we had a sparkling feature from Max Kessler and some exciting poetry from his Boston compatriots,...
