Official HawaiiSlam - Press Release: Another quality show coming on March 5th 2009

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First Thursdays: 6th Anniversary Grand Slam FINALS!! The 12 best poets of the past year square off in a 3 round elimination match to determine the 2009 HawaiiSlam Team. Featuring Anis Mojgani (2-Time National Individual Champ, World Cup Poetry Slam Champ, & HBO Def Poet). Check www.hawaiislam.com for a list of ticket outlets. NEW LOCATION: Pipeline Cafe, 805 Pohukaina Street, Thursday 4/2/2009, 8:30pm. $10 Presale Tickets, $15 at the Door. Phone: 387-9664.

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We're 6 years old, and we're celebrating with our annual Grand Slam FINALS show!! After an exciting season of qualifier rounds at First Thursdays, HawaiiSlam is ready to select the sixth team to represent Hawai`i at the National Poetry Slam (NPS), which will be held in Florida this year. The 12 best poets from the 2008-2009 HawaiiSlam season will battle it out in a three round elimination competition to determine the 4-member team that will fly up to the NPS. The poets will undoubtedly bring their best pieces to the stage in what will be the greatest slam poetry show of the year!!! The proceeds from this annual show/fundraiser will fund the HawaiiSlam Team's trip up to the NPS.

The super special feature for the show is legendary poet Anis Mojgani, a two-time National Poetry Slam Individual Champion, World Cup Poetry Slam Champion, and HBO Def Poet!! His work has appeared on NPR, in the literary journal Rattle, and in the recent anthology, Spoken Word Revolution Redux, alongside National Poet Laureates Ted Kooser and Billy Collins. He is one of those rare artists respected as much for his writing as for his mesmerizing performances. The 12 poets in the competition are William Giles (International Youth Poetry Slam Champion), Danny Sherrard (National Poetry Slam Champion), Kealoha (8th ranked National poet in 2007 and founder of HawaiiSlam), Lyz Soto (Youth Speaks Hawai`i Executive Director and HawaiiSlam Team `07), Bridget Gray (HBO Def Poet from Los Angeles), Jason B, TravisT (HawaiiSlam Team `04, `05, `06, `08), Free Write, Dar'ron Cambra (HawaiiSlam Team `07-`08), Rob Words, Tui-Z (HawaiiSlam Team `08), and Dakini Star. Our feature poet and our competitors are so strong that this promises to be the best show we've ever thrown in our 6 years of existence!!

The Grand Slam FINALS show will be held at Pipeline Cafe (NEW LOCATION!!), one of Hawaii's premier venues for concerts. First Thursdays is the largest registered poetry slam in the world (attendance of 600+). The Grand Slam FINALS event is on Thursday, April 2nd. Doors open at 7:30pm, and the show starts at 8:30pm. Tickets are $10 presale, and $15 at the door. Presale tickets are available Online at www.HawaiiSlam.com and at various retail stores (listed on the website) including Jelly's, Rainbow Books, Hungry Ear, UH, and more. For more info, check out the website at www.HawaiiSlam.com, send an email to info@HawaiiSlam.com, or call 387-9664.

About NPS: The National Poetry Slam (NPS), which is often dubbed as the superbowl of slam poetry, is an annual competition that will draw in roughly 75 poetry teams from around the world. The lineup of competitors at the NPS is loaded with professional touring poets and poets from HBO's Def Poetry Jam. For more information, check out www.poetryslam.com

Kealoha
(808) 387-9664
www.KealohaPoetry.com
www.HawaiiSlam.com
www.YouthSpeaksHawaii.org
www.myspace.com/KealohaPoetry

PICTURE note
1. Pictured from left to right in "2009 HawaiiSlam Finalists by MJ Miljavac" BACK ROW: William Giles (International Youth Poetry Slam Champion), Lyz Soto (Youth Speaks Hawai`i Executive Director and HawaiiSlam Team `07), TravisT (HawaiiSlam Team `04, `05, `06, `08); FRONT ROW: Jason B, Dakini Star, Danny Sherrard (National Poetry Slam Champion), Kealoha (8th ranked National poet in 2007 and founder of HawaiiSlam); NOT PICTURED: Bridget Gray (HBO Def Poet from Los Angeles), Free Write, Dar'ron Cambra (HawaiiSlam Team `07-`08), Rob Words, and Tui-Z (HawaiiSlam Team `08). Photographer: MJ Miljavac.

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