Folks, if you're anything like me, you're sitting in your apartment, staring at your computer, thinking to yourself, "What the heck am I going to get my dear...
The screen shows a black-and-white seascape in winter. There is a man on the beach wearing a pea-coat and horn-rimmed glasses. He is young--too young to be...
Slam Poetry and Burlesque go together like Starsky and Hutch, like Peanut Butter and Jam, like adolescence and awkward attempts at making out in your best...
Folks, 2011 has been a wonderful year for Poetry Slam in Boise. We've had some stellar feature poets like Jesse Parent, The Klute, Rachel McKibbens and Mindy...
Ladies and gentlepoetryfans, welcome to 2012. For many of us, the new year represents a turning point of personal growth. A time to finally say "No" to things...
Fellow members of Boise's cultural elite, this is a very serious and reverent update. The next month is to be completely normal and entirely unremarkable in...
Hey, it's Cheryl the do-er of slam things here with a bonus message. As you so cleverly inferred from the title of this e-mail, there is poetry tonight at BSU....
Behold, poetry/party people: The month of LOVE is upon us. Cue the kisses! Bring on the flowers, the chocolates and, of course, the PROSE! Whether you choose...
Hey y'all, it's our yearly explaining-the-rankings post! Every year, we pick a four person team to represent Boise at the National Poetry Slam (NPS), a...
Admit it, February bites. Next to those few weeks in the summer where the only sport on TV is regular season baseball, February is CERTAINLY the worst month of...
Either it's rain, or I smell LOVE in the air. And since we care about you, our beloved poets and appreciators of the spoken word, we want to remind you of...
[In the voice of Harry Caray]: Heyyyyyyy everyboddddy! [Now, in the voice of Sean Connery]: Next week, Big Tree Artsh hash shomething extra shpecial for you....
Did Valentine's Day get your heart all in knots? Come shake it off tonight at the Slam of Steel! There will be an open slam, a $25 prize for the Haiku...
Boise cultural elite, we face a grave danger. A combination of subversive marketing, high mercury levels in sushi grade ahi, and an overall lack of a can-do...
Roses are red Violets are blue If we can turn prose into slam Then so can you! Want to know how to make those sad, sappy love poems into angsty, passionate...
Tonight is the night for all things poetry. Don't miss the newly crafted workshops, intended to help you, dear slammer, spiff up your verbiage. Then, if you so...
NO TIME FOR JOKES THIS MONTH, IT'S CRUNCH TIME. Folks, this poetry slam thing we do isn't just for glory and moderately appealing foodstuffs purchased at Winco...
What do we want? POETRY! When do we want it? NOW! Well, picketers of the silent word, you are in luck. Tonight is a very special (and by very special, I mean...
Good afternoon Boise cultural elite, I come bearing completely lame and unremarkable news. You have all the time in the world to earn 2011-2012 season Boise...
One slam to rule them all One slam to find them One slam to bring them all And in the darkness bind them The 2011-2012 slam season has reached its end. The...
Hey folks, As you know, Team Finals are Monday, at Neurolux, at 8 PM. As we prepare for this exciting event, we wanted to honor our runner-up Finalist,...
Boise Cultural Elite, we have yet another slam season in the books, and what a whirlwind it was. We now operate 3 monthly slams instead of the previous 2,...
Who here thinks they know what slam poetry is? Loud, vulgar words with confusing, erratic hand movements and an inexplicable Brooklyn accent? Right? WRONG....
For those of you that often read these updates, you know about the avid use of CAPS LOCK and bold text intended to DRAW YOUR ATTENTION AND REMIND YOU ABOUT...
A wise and fresh prince once wrote, "Every moment frontin' and maxin'/Chillin' in the car they spent all day waxin'/Leanin' to the side but you can't speed...
Sometimes when I find myself eating a particularly spectacular sandwich, I ask myself, "Self, what could possibly be better than this sandwich?" The answer is...
Are you like me? Are repressed feelings of insane patriotism disrupting your daily duties? Have you begun pawning your belongings in order to purchase more war...
When was the last time you competed for a national championship? Of any kind. Collegiate bowling <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Bowling_Championship> ?...
WHAT UP EVERYBODY?! Team Boise has just returned from representing you, the Boise Cultural Elite, at the National Poetry Slam in Charlotte, North Carolina, and...
Usually these messages begin with a robust, exclamation point riddled greeting, and are filled with mildly amusing japes and references, often using bold text...
