
The two-day event was the greatest thing in a long time to happen to me. I wish we had time, money and means to do this every day.
–Carlos Contreras, Albuquerque Slam Team
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Poetry Jam ’07 – Schedule
Location – College of Santa Fe
THURSDAY, MARCH 29
Registration: 9:00 – 9:30 / Benildus Hall, College of Santa Fe, 1600 St. Michael’s Drive, Room 108 |
Welcome: 9:30 – 9:55 / Poetry Jam ’07 Overview/Preview Room 108 |
Workshop Session 1: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon |
Workshop |
Instructors |
Room |
Poetry & Cartooning |
Enríque Martínez |
BEN 108 |
Witness, Wildness and Form |
Joan Logghe |
BEN 102 |
Cultural & Bilingual Poetry |
Adan Baca and Jose Treviño |
BEN 106 |
The Highway Poem: Turning Righteous Anger into Kickass Poetry |
Polly Summar |
BEN 103 |
Lunch: 12:00 – 1:00 PM |
Workshops Session 2: 1:00 – 3:00 PM |
Spoken Word / Slam |
Danny Solis, Manuel González, with Ryk Martínez |
O’Shaughnessy |
Identity and Political Writing (All women's group) |
Beata Tsosie |
BEN 100/101 |
The Present but Not Tense Cooking Show: Adventures in Preparing Fresh, Organic Poetry |
LaVon Rice |
BEN 108/109 |
Slam Preliminary Rounds 3:30 |
Slam Prelims A |
Danny, Manuel |
O’Shaughnessy |
Slam Prelims B |
Beata, Ryk |
BEN 108 |
Dinner 5:30 |
Slam Finals 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. |
Slam Finals |
Emcees: Enrique Martínez and Beata Tsosie |
Dining Hall/Back Room |
FRIDAY, MARCH 30
Workshops I: 9:00 a.m. – Noon
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Workshop |
Instructors |
Room |
The Present but Not Tense Cooking Show: Adventures in Preparing Fresh, Organic Poetry |
LaVon Rice |
BEN 102 |
Portrait/Self-Portrait |
Michelle Holland, Alex Traube |
O’Shaughnessy |
Identity and Political Writing
(All women's group) |
Beata Tsosie |
BEN 103 |
Odes |
Terra Ussery |
BEN 104 |
Lunch: Noon – 1:00 PM |
Workshops II: 1:00 – 3:00 PM |
Poetry & the Unconscious |
Dana Levin |
BEN 106 |
Spoken Word II |
Danny Solís & Manuel González |
O’Shaughnessy |
Poetry & Cartooning |
Enríque Martínez |
BEN 108 |
Rehearsal for Evening Performance and Open Mic 3:30 – 5:30 |
Pizza Party 5:30 |
Tipton Hall - Student/Poet Readings 7 PM |
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Michelle Hollandsworth
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