Indie Slam Show Report: June 8th
JUNE 8th SLAM
WAS THAT A SITAR HERO COMPETITION or an OPENING NIGHT?
Maybe both?
We had a packed sign up list and had to turn poets away 
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Their was a mix of experienced Santa Cruz local poets, Bay Area commuting Slam Poets, and new faces. The first two rounds of competition were close with poets like Dana barely missing the third round, where we hand out our points for Indie finals. Devon emerged as a clear champion by winning *every single round.* Newcomer Asha knocked out both John Staedler and poet I to take the second place with her strong lyrical voice.
The feature, a Mr. Ekhabumi, started off by stage walking and showing poets and audience members alike how to use a large space to performative advantage.
My personal favorite moment of the evening was when I (abused) the power of MC and asked if anybody in the audience wanted to buy me a drink… a nice many in the back obliged. Score one for the poets.
