Loboslam Presents: The Costume Slam
Join us at Winning Coffee on October 21st as Loboslam Presents: The Costume Slam! Celebrate Halloween with some poetry! Come dressed up and read some work by your favorite dead poet! Open Mic and Poetry Slam! Starts at 7 PM. Click here for the Facebook!
Poetry and Beer @ Tractor Brewing Wells Park 9-8-15
Don’t miss Poetry and Beer! Open mic and Poetry Slam!
Matthew Brown Wins Lit Slam, Performs on Finals Stage: Bar Fight & Earthquake Ensues
Friday night, Albuquerque Poetry Slam squared off against Denver Mercury, DADA, Slamageddon, and Dallas Poetry Slams in the 4th semifinal bout of the National Poetry Slam in Oakland, California. Denver would advance to the finals, with DADA, Slamageddon, and ABQ Slams within a point of first place. The next night, UNM and former youth prodigy, […]
Albuquerque Poetry Slam Advances to Semi-Finals
Oakland, Ca: The Metro Opera House sounds like a classy venue, and it is classy. . . in a punk rock sort of way. The room looked like a fight club and pitted 3 of the top 10 teams in a brutal slam full of wack judges, incredible poetry, heightened emotions, and extreme sweaty heat. […]
Albuquerque Poetry Slam Takes the ‘1’
After hard-fought slam at Shadow Lounge in Oakland California, ABQ Slams takes first place in the first preliminary against Seattle, Slam Free or Die, and Olympia. Albuquerque is ranked 6th overall and 1st place in group piece rankings. The team goes up against Austin, TX; Suffern, NY; and Nuyorican NY,NY on Thursday night. You can […]
Final Friday Featuring: The Albuquerque Poetry Slam Team
Don’t miss our send-off show! Your last chance to see the team in action before driving to Oakland, California for the National Poetry Slam! Plus, our Qualifying Slam for the City Championship and the Open Mic! Hosted by Jazz Cuffee Sign-up at 6:45 and show at 7:30 Winning Coffee Co. 111 Harvard Dr SE Albuquerque, […]
Southwest Shootout Championship Results
South Broadway Cultural Center was the scene for this year’s championship. Jozer Guerrero, of Slam Nuba, walks away with the Individual Championship after a 3 round, elimination tournament. Team Results: Tied for 3rd Denver Slam Nuba and Denver Mercury Slam. 2nd: Slam New Orleans 1st: Albuquerque Poetry Slam
Southwest Shootout Championship Tonight!
Don’t miss the climactic finale to the Southwest Shootout Regional Poetry Slam at the South Broadway Cultural Center at 7PM! $10 tickets at the door. Tonight’s team slam will feature: Denver Slam Nuba Slam New Orleans Albuquerque Poetry Slam Denver Mercury Cafe Individual Championship: Jozer Guerrero Franklin Cruz Nico Wilkinson Alec Martinez FreeQwency Michael Ting […]
Southwest Shootout Competitors (almost) Finalized
Get ready, gente! The Preliminary Rounds are Friday June 26th and begin at 7:00 PM: Winning Coffee and The Center for Peace and Justice. The Southwest Shootout will feature: Slam New Orleans The Albuquerque Poetry Slam Austin Poetry Slam Denver Slam Nuba Slam of Enchantment Denver Mercury Cafe Palo Alto Poetry Slam Laredo Border Slam […]
Poeta Burqueña, Mercedez Holtry, Takes 3rd place @ Women of the World Poetry Slam
Before a sold out crowd at the Historic Kimo Theater in Downtown Albuquerque, the Women of the World Poetry Slam Championship was decided. When the smoke cleared the stage, Janae Johnson walked away with the title, and a score of 29.9. And right behind her was Roya Marsh and Mercedez Holtry, tied with a 29.7. […]