Final Results:
1. Michael Lee
2. Sam Cook
3. Faylita Hicks
4. Neil Hilborn
5. J.W. Basilo
6. Good Ghost Bill
7. Kirstie Cranchiidae
8. Tara Brenner
9. The Klute
Congratulations to all! Thank you everyone, poets and supporters, who came out!
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WHEN: Friday and Saturday, April 15-16, 2011
WHERE: Eppley Auditorium (same building, different theater from past years), Midland University Campus, 900 N. Clarkson, Fremont, NE 68025
WHAT: The Great Plains Poetry Pile-Up is an individual poetry slam featuring some of the nation's best talent
HOW: The slam will hold three preliminary rounds of ten poets in each round; each poet will read two poems, 3-minutes maximum, Poetry Slam, Inc.'s National Poetry Slam rules apply for poems (i.e. your original work, no props, costumes, etc.). Prelims will be held at 7 and 8:30pm Friday and 4:30pm Saturday. Finals will feature the top 3 poets from each preliminary round (so 9 total poets). The Finals commence at 7:30pm, scored cumulatively (within the bout, previous bout scores do NOT carry over) and will be 3 rounds with elimination after each round. No poems are allowed to be repeated throughout the entire tournament and we encourage you to use new poems year-to-year.
OTHER EVENTS: Watch for more events in Omaha or Fremont TBA.
WHO IS INVITED: All are invited! This event is open to the public. Audience participation is encouraged in assisting our judges in scoring each round. You can attend any bout, any workshop, and come and go as you please.
COST: There is a $5 suggested donation at the door for all events.
PRIZE MONEY: $1800 in total prizes!
- $600 for First Place
- $350 for Second Place
- $250 for Third place
- $100 for 4th-9th Places
YOUR HOSTS: Matt Mason, nationally , hell, internationally recognized poetry slam virtuoso and author of Things You Don't Know You Don't Know (Winner of the 2007 Nebraska Book Award for Poetry) and all around swell guy; and Henry Krusiewicz, poet, Midland Lutheran teacher extraordinaire, and the man who got this whole thing rolling.
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES: Thirty poets will perform in the slam. To register, contact Matt Mason at mtmason@gmail.com and sign up. Though if you live WITHIN a 90 mile radius of the Omaha slam, 5 poets will be named to represent the area, all others in this region can register after March 1st. All poets registering must send in a $20 deposit by March 14th (fully refundable as long as it is requested before March 14th) to: Matt Mason, 9712 N 34th St, Omaha NE 68112.
To register (or donate $20 to the prize money), click here:
HOTELS: Holiday Inn Express- Real FREE Breakfast, Hottub/whirpool, Heated Pool with kiddie area (like acid tripping mushrooms and bridges and planks in the pool area which are dope!), Free wi-fi, Close to food, Nice folks. The place should be pretty empty and we could enjoy ourselves when not beating each other up with words.
You can reserve your hotel room with the Holiday Inn: Rate is $79.95 for two queen beds. Call the hotel directly at 402-753-3850 and tell them you want the Great Plains Poetry rate. You have until MARCH 31 to reserve your room, so don't be a poet and wait till the last minute. Right now we have 20 rooms on hold.
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Schedule:
Friday, 4/15:
7pm, Prelim Bout 1
8:30pm, Prelim Bout 2
Haiku Deathmatch Postponed to Saturday
Saturday, 4/16:
2pm, Youth Slam
4:30pm, Prelim Bout 3
7:30pm, Finals
10:30pm, Haiku Deathmatch in the Cabin Creek Room of the bar at the Clarion Inn At Wilderness Conference Center, 1220 East 23rd Street Fremont, NE 68025
Bouts:
7pm Friday:
The Klute (Mesa, AZ)
Jennifer Miller (Garrison, ND)
Tapestry (Oklahoma City, OK)
Dain Michael Down (Oklahoma City, OK)
Paulie Lipman (Denver, CO)
Sam Cook (Saint Paul, MN)
Blake Hallinan (Manhattan, KS)
Michael Lee (Minneapolis, MN)
Jade Metzger (Mankato MN)
Gage Wallace (Omaha, NE)
Advancing to the Finals:
The Klute (Mesa, AZ)
Sam Cook (Saint Paul, MN)
Michael Lee (Minneapolis, MN)
Clearing Poet: Paulie Lipman (Denver, CO)
8:30pm Friday:
J.W. Basilo (Chicago, IL)
Michael Mlekoday (Manhattan, KS)
Heather AKA Heather (Twin Cities, MN)
Jovan Mays (Denver, CO)
Joey Zimmerman (Omaha, NE)
Faylita Hicks (San Marcos, TX)
Shan Heng-Devan (Twin Cities, MN)
Neil Hilborn (Saint Paul, MN)
Ben Wenzl (Omaha, NE)
Pat McEvoy (Omaha, NE)
Advancing to the Finals:
J.W. Basilo (Chicago, IL)
Faylita Hicks (San Marcos, TX)
Neil Hilborn (Saint Paul, MN)
Clearing Poet: Ben Wenzl (Omaha, NE)
4:30pm Saturday:
Good Ghost Bill (Austin, TX)
Big Poppa E (Austin, TX)
Sierra DeMulder (Saint Paul, MN)
Tara Brenner (Boise, ID)
Jarvis (Omaha, NE)
Danny Ainge (Missoula, TX)
Tryst (Lincoln, NE)
Steven Evans (Omaha, NE)
Kirstie Cranchiidae (Minneapolis, MN)
Emily Nuckols (Minneapolis, MN)
Advancing to the Finals:
Good Ghost Bill (Austin, TX)
Tara Brenner (Boise, ID)
Kirstie Cranchiidae (Minneapolis, MN)
Names in bouts are not in order of how they will read, that will be drawn at check-in, 30 minutes before the bout.
Official Hugger
Jenn Parks
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