Fayetteville Arts Festival 2005 Poetry Slam Semi-Finals: The Winners

The Arkansas vs. The World Poetry Slam Semi-Finals were held Tuesday night.

The winners were Scott Crain from Siloam Springs, Jessica Keahey of Fayetteville, Harry McDermott of Fayetteville and TheMo-Man of Little Rock. They will join 2005 Ozark Poetry Slam Champion Hannah Moore from Russellville to make this year’s Arkansas Poetry Slam Team.

The team will be competing against five of the top slam poets from the United States on Saturday, August 27, in the Walton Arts Center Baum Walker Hall. This will be the first event of its kind in Arkansas, and it is a privilege to have it as a part of this year’s Fayetteville Arts Festival. Please plan to attend and support our local poets.

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Arkansas vs. The World National Poetry Slam Invitational, with musical guests Charliehorse and Eckobase, 6:00 p.m. – Midnight, $15.00, Walton Arts Center, 479-443-5600

Musical guests Charliehorse will perform at 6 and Eckobase will perform at 10.
The Arkansas vs. The World Poetry Slam Invitational will begin at 8 pm.

The country’s greatest Slam poets compete against Arkansas’ finest Slam poets in the Arkansas vs. The World Poetry Slam Invitational at the Walton Arts Center. The winner of the competition will take home a $1,000 prize. Hannah Moore, the 2005 Ozark Poetry Slam Champion, will compete along with four other Arkansas poets who were selected during the semi-final Slam competition on August 24.

The five national poets from the Bullhorn Collective competing at the event will be Sonya Renee, 2004 National Poetry Slam Individual Champion; Mike McGee, 2003 National Poetry Slam Champion; Joaquin Zihuatanejo, 2004 National Poetry Slam Team Finalist; Marcell Murphy, 2004 National Poetry Slam Team Semi-Finalist; and Mahogany L. Brown, 2004 Southern Fried Slam Finalist.

This performance may contain adult language and themes.