:: ACUI Region 12 :: Poetry Slam Tournament

To enter the regional tournament, you will be required to submit the following information:

Eligibility form: This form confirms that the students competing are eligible to participate. This form must be completed and submitted on site (at the registration table in the University Center) prior to the Tournament Weekend Opening Reception. For more information, see the eligibility requirements below.

On-Line Registration! will be available. Please note that there will be a late registration fee of $5 per person for anyone registering after 5 pm on Friday, February 8, 2008.

If you have any questions, please contact Jim Fawcett, Region 12 Poetry Slam Coordinator and University Center Manager of Marketing & Progams at the University of Houston (713) 743-5293 or email him using "jmfawcett" as the username with @uh.edu

2007 Slam Results 200

The 2007 regional slam hosted teams from seven different universities. Poets from Nicholls State University, Rice University, the University of Houston, Sam Houston State University, Hendrix College, the University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, and Louisiana State Universtiy competed at UNT for the chance to compete in the national Poetry Slam.

Zora McBride of Hendrix College blew the audience away as the highest scoring poet with a total score of 29.9 out of 30! The final results of the competition are: Sam Houston State - 1st, Hendrix College - 2nd, Louisiana State University - 3rd, and University of Arkansas - Fayetteville 4th.

Congratulations to Sam Houston State poets Chris Bailey, Evan Carpenter, Shabrika Coleman (alternate), Grace Ekeke, Brandon Jackson (alternate) and Emmanuel Onwuchekwa. Their first place finish gives them the opportunity to compete in the National Slam at Eastern Michigan University.

2006 Slam Results

Without any doubt, the 2006 Region 12 Poetry Slam hosted the best overall
writing and performance ever witnessed in this annual event! A record
number eight teams electrified the University of Houston University Center
on February 25 as the rookie team from Louisiana State University slammed
their way to 1st Place.

In the first Preliminary Round, Sam Houston State University and Nicholl's
State University nudged out Texas Southern University and the University of
Arkansas--Fayetteville for spots in the Final Slam. In the second
Preliminary Round, Hendrix College and Colllin County Community College
came up short as LSU and St. Philip's College earned the other two spots in
the Final Slam.

All eight teams demonstrated exceptional skill, confidence, and camaraderie
throughout the weekend. Workshop attendants utilized more-casual spoken
word as they shared their own stories and aspirations about Poetry Slam,
followed by tips and discussion concerning team slam format. During the
workshop, and during Friday night's team meeting, discussion surfaced
concerning the role of "alternates" in team competition which will likely
lead to further consideration going into 2007.

Slated volunteer Slam Master Marcell Murphy was unable to attend due to a
family emergency. Dave Wagner, in his final event as Region 12 Poetry Slam
Coordinator, facilitated the workshop and emceed the Slam bouts. Assisting
from planning through the wrap up was incoming Slam Coordinator Jim Fawcett
of the University of Houston. Fawcett now takes the reigns as Coordinator
for 2006-2008, while Wagner moves onto a national volunteer position with
ACUI as Poetry Slam Team Leader. ACUI also thanks Sunny Zeringue from LSU
and Dan McDaniel from Sam Houston State University for their help with
scoring. Although we did not collect the names, a very special thanks to
all of the on-site volunteer judges who made the competition possible.

PRELIMINARY BOUT 1		PRELIMINARY BOUT 2
Sam Houston State University:	104.1	Louisiana State University:	112.0
Nicholls State University:	100.1	St. Philips College:	107.9
Texas Southern University:	98.2	Collin County Community College:	103.4
University of Arkansas--Fayetteville:	97.4	Hendrix College:	103.1

FINAL SLAM
Louisiana State University: 113.1 St. Philip's College: 108.3 Nicholls State University: 107.2 Sam Houston State University: 106.0

PARTICIPANTS:
Collin County Community College
Misty Boldish	Devon Boyd	Richard Green	Brandon Jordan	James McClellan
Hendrix College
Jessica Crenshaw	Bruce Fitzwater	Ben Molini	Shamus Ridgell	Lennon Simpson
Louisiana State University
David Augustine	C. Grace Juneau	Travis Kiger	Donald Lewis	Jasmine Stovall
Nicholls State University
Tenille Cleaves	Earl Collins	Aaliyah Muhammad	Tayla Price	Dana Valeary
Sam Houston State University
Sean Anderson	Brooklyn Brewer	Evan Carpenter	Sarah Darden	Grace Ekeke
St. Philip's College
Serrita Dumas	Carl Franklin	Michael Goodwill	Sha'Rhonda Green
Texas Southern University
Latrice Collins	Reginald McKamie, Jr.	Yameskia Sandles	Ivory Tyus
University of Arkansas--Fayetteville
Jacquelynn Bensing	Jillian Hishaw	Matt McMullen	Drue Norris

Emcee and former Region 12 Poetry Slam Coordinator, Dave Wagner from Hendrix College at the microphone.