[New-Poetry] Austin hosts National Poetry Slam

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Austin hosts National Poetry Slam
8/13/2006 12:58 PM
By: News 8  Austin Staff
 
Slam poets threw down to crown a champion Saturday at the Palmer Events  
Center. 
   
And with so much on the line, participants went beyond  spoken word. Teams 
competing in the finals of the National Poetry Slam 
_http://www.austinslam.com/nps06/_ (http://www.austinslam.com/nps06/) 
weren't afraid to add a little music and dance to make their  performances 
stand out. 
 
All week long slam poets have put their craft on display at venues around  
Austin. The Palmer Events Center played host to the finals where it's all about  
making the poetry part of an overall entertainment experience. 
 
"We blend a lot of different art forms together- we have stage combat, we  
have spoken word, we have dance," Ananda Moss of Uprise Productions said. 
 


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