10th Annual National Poetry Slam Championship Homepage - August 11-14, 1999 in Chicago, Illinois.

http://www.poetryslam.com

Your Host, Fargo Slammaster Robb Ryan Q. Thibault "It's Time"
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Warm up Performer- Charles Hinton
1998 Fargo Grand Slam Champ
8th Nationally Ranked Slam Poet- 1998 		"Smoking"
"The Devil's Soliloquy"
"The King and The X"
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The Feature Performer- First Set Marc Smith
www.slampapi.com 		...."deserved several standing ovations for his dance-like, drama-like, acrobatic and charismatic poetry recitations." High Plains Reader, April 29, 1999
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POET TITLE SCORE
Thibault The Emcee Spiel-The Rules-
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Thibault / Hinton Sacrificial Simulation Slam Poem
"Undertaker" from Close To Death by Patricia Smith
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Benjamin Gil "Single White Female"
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Kevin Zepper "The Fifth Ramone"
[ RealAudio (572K) | Winamp (2.1MB) ] 		25.2
Alison Carley "Evade"
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*Angela Johnson "I Want To"
[ RealAudio (404K) | Winamp (1.5MB) ] 		25.4
Kristin Garaas "Poem For My Father"
[ RealAudio (584K) | Winamp (2.1MB) ] 		26.9
Vanessa Landsberger "The Problem With Henry"
[ RealAudio (404K) | Winamp (1.5MB) ] 		24.3
Andrea Heldt "SHEI"
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MARC SMITH The Second Set
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Vanesa Littlecrow "Breasts Of A Criminal"
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Lyska Janecek "Party Favors "
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Marian Aanerud "Untitled"
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Alicia Iverson "Dying"
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Jerry Covington "Punk With A Gun"
[ RealAudio (868K) | Winamp (3.2MB) ] 		26.2
*Dave Kragnes "My Partner and My Friend"
[ RealAudio (744K) | Winamp (2.8MB) ] 		26.5
Larry Haus "Mary Ann"
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MARC SMITH Returns "Ground Zero"
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TIE BREAKER  
Kevin Zepper "Used Poetry"
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Andrea Heldt "Locked"
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* All poets completed an Intent to Participate form prior to the Slam indicating their availability if they were to place in the top five. Poets Kragnes and Johnson couldn't commit to go to Chicago due to previous engagements.

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Last Updated: Monday, April 12, 1999