{"id":23864,"date":"2019-04-29T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=23864"},"modified":"2019-04-29T11:54:32","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T16:54:32","slug":"dayton-poetry-slam-turns-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/04\/29\/dayton-poetry-slam-turns-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Dayton Poetry Slam Turns 20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dayton Poetry Slam, the area\u2019s premier event for local poets and fanatics of the spoken word, serves up freshly written syllables and timeless works bimonthly at a location not far from campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the first and third Sunday of each month, artists from the Dayton area congregate in the Yellow Cab Tavern at 700 E. Fourth Street for rounds of open mic poetry and featured artists from across the country as well as slam poetry competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the Dayton Poetry Slam, even though it hasn\u2019t occupied the Yellow Cab for two whole decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt originated in 1999 over at Canal Street Tavern,\u201d mentioned Lincoln \u201cLink\u201d Schreiber, a professor at Strayer University and co-host of Dayton Poetry Slam. \u201cIt was originally hosted by Bill Abbott and Drew Perfilio, and there was another open mic called the Dayton Poetry Slam that was really just an open mic before that one.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLink has been hosting for about 17 years; it\u2019s been around for about 20,\u201d Breanna \u201cQuiet Storm\u201d McGowan, another co-host of the slam, said. \u201cAlmost 21, almost legal to drink. We\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to Schreiber and McGowan, the slams are also co-hosted by Dayton poet Johnathon Gallienne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During a month\u2019s first slam event, two rounds of open mic are split by a featured versemaker.  These artists can be local or from across the region or country. Earlier this month, Cleveland-based poets Damien McClendon and Ephraim Nehemiah traveled to Dayton for their spotlight.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Kwyn \u201cKwynology\u201d Riley, a Chicago-born poet, journeyed to the Yellow Cab last November to perform for a packed audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second slam event of a month has a round of open mic followed by a slam poetry competition. During the three-round tournament, participating poets must recite an original poem in under three minutes and 10 seconds and their time on stage is subject to critique by a panel of judges.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each performer can earn a maximum of 10 points from each judge and is eligible to receive a maximum score of 30 points, with the highest-scoring competitors advancing to the next round. The winner of the slam that month earns $100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked about what aspect she enjoyed the most about the Dayton Poetry Slam, McGowan had a simple response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI think, discovering new talent. I really like seeing new artists hit the stage and people that have been in our audience for a while and then decide to get up, and they\u2019re amazing writers. They\u2019re like \u2018oh, I actually can do this\u2019 and I\u2019m just like \u2018I told you this three months ago!\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI just really enjoy the community of people that are in it,\u201d explained Coco Zhang, a local poet and avid participant in Dayton Poetry Slam events. \u201cThey\u2019re always really encouraging. It\u2019s just, like, a place where we can all come and kinda share our s*** and there\u2019s no judgment or anything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last October, Dayton Poetry Slam sent one of its poets to San Diego to compete in the Individual World Poetry Slam (IWPS) for the first time in over 10 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That poet was Yahel \u201cY The Poet\u201d Pack, a revered local artist and senior airman with the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) who has won the last four slam competitions hosted at Yellow Cab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pack ended up placing 50th in the San Diego slam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was an eye-opening experience to have people relate to my very personal poem,\u201d he explained in an interview with NASIC Senior Airman Samuel Earick. \u201cI realized people may have gone through the same things I have or know of someone who has and hearing it could help them in some way, if not only to provide solace in the fact that they aren\u2019t isolated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with the hope that she might best Pack one day, one other aspect of the slam keeps Zhang coming back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI really enjoy, like, sharing my work and stuff. It\u2019s a great place to be able to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Future events coming to Dayton Poetry Slam include a regional competition over Labor Day weekend and celebrations for their 20th anniversary this August, along with continued writing prompts posted to their Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got a lot of great features lined up,\u201d Schreiber commented. \u201cWe\u2019ve got a New York Times best-selling author coming in November, so we\u2019ve just got a lot of great stuff on our horizon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey should just come out and experience us, because a lot of people are hesitant, like, \u2018oh, I don\u2019t like poetry that much\u2019 or \u2018I don\u2019t know what to expect\u2019,\u201d stated McGowan. \u201cI just say, come to one show and see if you like it. That\u2019s all we ask; one show, and just experience it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Admission for the slam is $2 at the door. Sign-ups for poets who are partaking in that night\u2019s slam begin at 7:00 p.m. and each show starts at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maxwell Patton
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