Putting poetry in motion
Article Last Updated: 04/06/2008 11:12:43 PM CDT
April is National Poetry Month, so it’s a particularly good time for local bards to polish their works in a competitive performance venue. Poets from Minnesota and Wisconsin have been strutting their stuff the first Monday of most months in St. Paul at the Artists’ Quarter, where tonight is the final night of the regular season.
Up to 10 poets present original works, with each scored by judges picked from the audience. The eight-month season culminates with a Grand Slam in May. The top four finishers form the Soap Boxing Slam team, which will compete in the Poetry Slam Nationals in Madison, Wis., in August.