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2nd Saturday of every month7:30pm at 1216 Howard in the Old Market |
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Sign up is limited, so to read you must sign up before 7:30. Sign ups will only be allowed after 7:30 if there are less than 6 on the open mic list or 8 on the slam list.
Oh my God what a great audience and slam community in Omaha. A reunion with old friends and many new friends. It was one of the most perfect nights of my life as slam papa. Matt & Sarah and their group nurtured one the best slam family tribes to date... The old man was holding back tears of joy all night. I'll be back, Omaha!
–Marc Smith (from his March, 2010 Facebook status (used with Slam Papi permission))
See some video from Marc's show in Omaha at: www.youtube.com/omcenterevents#p/u/31/ov5cc_DJmpE.
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Stay Updated:
If you'd like to receive monthly show updates, send email to mtmason at novia.net asking for the Poetry Slam emailings.
Qualify for National Events:
To qualify for the OM Center Poetry Slam Team, Individual World Poetry Slam, or World of Women Poetry Slam (the 3 annual Poetry Slam, Inc. events) see the Omaha Tournament Page.
Get Disqualified:
The OM Center Poetry Slam encourages creative disqualifications (especially in the 3rd round where last place in this round gets you Ted & Wally's Place, earning you a free Ted & Wally's ice cream). The current record-holder for most reasons being DQed is Sean Patrick Mulroy with six (December, 2011). For all the known ways you can be DQed, Click Here.
Help us out!
Help the OM Center Poetry Slam bring in great features and send poets to events like the National Poetry Slam by donating: click here to donate.
2012 Slam Season Champions
January 13, 2012
April Team Finals Qualifiers:
1st: Jarvis
2nd: Zedeka Poindexter
3rd: Ben Wenzl2011 Slam Season Champions
January 8, 2011
April Team Finals Qualifiers:
1st: Gage Wallace
2nd: Steven Evans
3rd: Spero
4th: Cameron LogsdonFebruary 12, 2011
April Team Finals Qualifiers:
1st: Sam Stecher
2nd: Ben Wenzl
3rd: Steven Evans (already qualified)
4th: Marissa Gill (Declined spot)
5th: Deirdre Evans
6th: Jarvis (Declined spot)
7th:Jacob Narofsky March 12, 2011
April Team Finals Qualifiers:
1st: Gage Wallace (already qualified)
2nd: Patrick Sather
3rd: Katie F-S (Declined spot)
4th: Pat McEvoy
5th: Tessie Stednitz
6th: Jake Narofsky (already qualified)
7th: Candace Freilich April 9, 2011
1st: Gage Wallace (declined spot)
Omaha Team Finals:
2nd: Steven Evans
3rd: Patrick Sather
4th: Ben Wenzl
5th: Ose Okoruwa (declined spot)
6th: Tessi Stednitz
7th: Pat McEvoy (declined spot)
8th: Jake NarofskyMay 14, 2011
1st: Ben Wenzl
2nd: Cameron
3rd: Gage WallaceJune 11, 2011
1st: Gage Wallace
2nd: Candace Freilich
3rd: Jake NarofskyJuly 9, 2011
1st: Sam Stecher
2nd: Charles Nutter Peck
3rd: Luc MurphreeAugust 13, 2011
1st: Ose Okoruwa
2nd: Charles Nutter Peck
3rd: Candace September 10, 2011
1st: Gage Wallace
2nd: Gina Keplinger
3rd: Dan Leamen October 8, 2011
1st: Gage Wallace
2nd: (Tie) Ben Wenzl
2nd: (Tie) JarvisNovember 12, 2011
1st: Gage Wallace
2nd: Fernando
3rd: Ben WenzlDecember 9, 2011
April Team Finals Qualifiers:
1st: Greg Smith
2nd: Candace
3rd: Sean Patrick Mulroy
The OM Center Poetry Slam uses the rules listed at PoetrySlam.com
We're proud to have hosted slam founder Marc Smith, Marty McConnell, Rachel McKibbens, Roger Bonair-Agard, Buddy Wakefield, Anis Mojgani, Yusef Komunyakaa, Big Poppa E, Ken Arkind, Panama Soweto, Mike McGee, Shane Koyczan, Mindy Nettifee, Sam Cook, Sean Conlon, Andrea Gibson, Gary Mex Glazner, Dessa Darling, Jonathan Bryant, Craig Arnold, Luke Warmwater, Charlie Rossiter; slam teams from Denver Merc, Denver Nuba, Normal, Albuquerque, Des Moines, Milwaukee, and more.
For more information or to receive monthly updates on the show, send an email to mtmason at novia.net asking for the Poetry Slam emailings, or go to poetrymenu.com for other info.

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Last update: January 14, 2012