Welcome to 2008
2007 was a banner year for Anthology, we held more events, had more audience, and impacted more lives with the literary arts than ever before. We also managed to upgrade a few things around here, like the Fanzine (I hope anyway :).
More from me later, but we have alot to cover, so let's get to it!
New Faces
We have a new email communication coordinator, please join me in welcoming Arrian Wissel to the group. Arrian will be handling the email communication for Anthology events going forward. You should expect a monthly larger email from her with some smaller weekly reminders to help you stay in the know.
Anthology has a volunteer coordinator for the new year, please join me in welcoming Christy White to the family. If you would like to have your name added to her database of people interested in volunteering, please send her an email: cchristy1@prodigy.net.
As we note below, we are also welcoming Jeremiah Blue to Anthology as the host of the Downtown Poetry Slam. Jeremiah is an energetic and involved poet and organizer in the community, and it's a pleasure to have him working to better the literary arts in the community.
Finally, we are adding a new Promotion Specialist to the fold, Kat McCoy. Kat been on the ground many times promoting poetry in the valley, and it's an exciting development to get her involved in organizing a cohesive, effective street marketing strategy.
As you can see, we have been busy, busy, busy getting ready for 2008, and as we gain momentum this year, we are looking to be far more effective than in 2007, and 2007 was a banner year for us!
New Poetry Slam
(well, new to Anthology anyway)
http://www.anthology.org/Events/Event_DTPoSlam.html
2008 Brings the biggest changes to the Poetry Slams. In 2007, we said goodbye to Essenzaslam and The Greater Phoenix Poetry Slam. In 2008, we say hello to The South Scottsdale Poetry Slam and to The Downtown Poetry Slam.
This Wednesday at 8PM, and on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday each month following, join Anthology's Jeremiah Blue at The Fair Trade Cafe. The Fair Trade Cafe, located at 1020 N 1st Ave., Phoenix, AZ. You can call the venue at (602) 354-8150. The show costs $5 to get in (reading poets get in free).
• Anyone, regardless of experience, is encouraged to come and read.
• Each poem should be original work.
• You should have 3 poems ready to read, one poem in each of three rotations, or rounds.
• No props, costumes or nudity (g'heh).
• Each performance has a 3 minute time limit.
• 5 judges are chosen and score each performance (1 to 10), with the lowest and highest score for each performance being dropped.
Time to get your National Poetry Slam Game On...
http://www.anthology.org/Programs/Programs_NPS.html
National Slamoff Qualifying Process
It's that time again, for the drama, the competiton, and the poetry to see which poets can make the grade to see how poets qualify for the 2008 Anthology National Slamoff. Since 1996, Anthology has coordinated a team of performance poets to attend the National Poetry Slam, a weeklong event sponsored by Poetry Slam, Inc. featuring the best poets from across the country in a single, performance event.
The process is open to any poet, and poets begin the process simply by showing up to one of the two qualifying events:
The Downtown Poetry Slam
The South Scottsdale Poetry Slam
Based on their attendance and performance, each poet earns points toward a cumulative total. As of April 30th, the 10 poets with the highest cumulative total qualify for the final event, the 2008 Anthology Slamoff.
If you attend the Downtown Poetry Slam, you may earn points as follows:
1 Attendance (not competing)
1 Hosting a Show
1 Each Round you qualify for as a poet competing (ie. 3 if you slam all three rounds in a three round slam).
2 (additional to rounds) if you finish 3rd in the slam.
3 (additional to rounds) if you finish 2nd in the slam.
4 (additional to rounds) if you win the slam.
If you attend the South Scottsdale Poetry Slam, you may earn points as follows:
1 if you slam in every round you qualify for.
2 additional if you finish 3rd in the slam.
3 additional if you finish 2nd in the slam.
4 additioinal if you win the slam.
Placement points are not cumulative.
A Q&A is available at The Anthology Furoms.
The Poe Show is Coming...
http://www.anthology.org/Events/Event_PoeShow.html
Not Everyone’s 198th Birthday Draws This Kind of Attention
Anthology, Inc. is proud to present the 2008 7th annual Poe Show, a celebration of Edgar Allen Poe’s Birthday on January 19th. This show, a variety sho of poetry, song and skits of Poe’s work as well as interpretations of Poe’s work, is an annual event held as a fundraiser for Anthology, the valley’s leading literary nonprofit.
This year’s event will be held at Chyro Arts Venue, 1330 N Scottsdale Road in the Papago Plaza. The show starts at 8PM. Discount tickets are available online at www.anthology.org (go to the Gift Shop), tickets at the door are $15.
Again this year, the event is hosted by The Klute and Stephen G Roy, and features performances by local performance artist Jeff Faulk, as well as Robert ‘X’ Planet, local poet Shawnte Orion and others. Be sure to bring some appetite for birthday cake.
Check The Calendar
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