With 2023 in the rear-view mirror and
2024 underway, the Sedona Poetry Slam enters its 16th year of
performance poets bringing high-energy, competitive spoken word to
the Mary D. Fisher Thea… Read More
The Sedona Poetry Slam returns for its 15th season Saturday, Oct. 7. Performance poets will bring high-energy, competitive spoken word to the Mary D. Fisher Theatre starting at 7:30 p.m.&nbs… Read More
"The Distance"by Danny Sherrardput me in the distance now if you guys don't knowthe Distance it's out there it's kind of like where the truth has this way of answer… Read More
"Justino"By Ryan BrownIt took him forty-eight yearsto become a dishwasherat Pita Jungle.Nine bucks an hour,thirty-some hours a week,sweat pouring off his browto mask the exhaustion of a face… Read More
The Sedona Poetry Slam has reached the final slam of the season before the summer break Saturday, May 13. Performance poets will bring high-energy, competitive spoken word to the Mary D. Fis… Read More
The penultimate installment of a series is often one the best, and that will be the case as the Sedona Poetry Slam returns for its penultimate slam of the season Saturday, April 1, as an eve… Read More
With 2022 in the rearview and 2023 underway, the Sedona Poetry Slam enters its 15th year of performance poets bringing high-energy, competitive spoken word to the Mary D. Fisher Theatr… Read More
December 2000, FlagSlam founded.First FlagSlam DynastyThe Founders' Era In 2001, 12th National Poetry Slam in Seattle, Wash.:Grand Slam Champion: Josh FlemingNick FoxChris LaneChristop… Read More
Danny Solis was my first slam hero, a powerhouse of the Southwestern slam scenes. His poetry was awesome to behold. We bouted numerous times at Southwest Shootout, he sincerely complime… Read More
Danny Sherrard wows the crowd at the Applesauce Teahouse in Flagstaff in November 2007Born in Seattle, Washington on August 29, 1985, Sherrand he won the Individual National Poetry Slam com… Read More
After the successful return of slam poetry to Sedona in September, the Sedona Poetry Slam returns to the stage on Saturday, Oct. 15, starting at 7:30 p.m. Performance poets will bring h… Read More
The Sedona Poetry Slam returns for its 14th season Saturday, Sept. 17. Performance poets will bring high-energy, competitive spoken word to the Mary D. Fisher Theatre starting at 7:30 p.m.&n… Read More
The Sedona Poetry Slam has reached the final slam of the season before the summer break Saturday, May 14. Performance poets will bring high-energy, competitive spoken word to the Mary D. Fis… Read More
The penultimate installment of a series is often one the best, and that will be the case as the Sedona Poetry Slam returns for its penultimate slam of the season Saturday, April 23.Performan… Read More
After the successful return of slam poetry to Sedona in October, the Sedona Poetry Slam proudly welcomes New Mexico slam poetry icon Damien Flores to the stage on Saturday, Nov. 13.Performan… Read More
10 years ago today, a mutual friend called me early in the morning to let me know Christopher Lane had died. As I wrote 14 days ago on what would have been his 50th birthday, Lane and I were… Read More
The Klute, aka Bernard Schober (Feb. 8, 1973-July 18, 2022)Photo by David Jolkovski/Larson NewspapersThe Klute, aka Bernard Schober (Feb. 8, 1973-July 18, 2022), died following a hike on Mon… Read More
This is the official House Crest of our daughter, Artemis Leia Aurora Claire River Song Éowyn Fox Graham:All nine of her names are represented:Artemis:Artemis ("Ἄρ&tau… Read More
The Sedona Poetry Slam returns for its 11th year bringing high-energy, competitive spoken word to the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 7, at 7:30 p.m. The slam kicks off the 2019-20… Read More
The Sedona Poetry Slam bring high-energy, competition spoken word to the Mary D. Fisher Theatre for the "Last Chance Slam" on Saturday, May 26, at 7:30 p.m.The Last Chance Slam on May 26 is… Read More
The Sedona Poetry Slam returns Saturday, Dec. 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the Sedona Arts Center, 15 Art Barn Road, Uptown Sedona. Lauren Perry, of Phoenix, won the Sedona Poetry Slam on Nov. 4. She… Read More
On Saturday, May 28, the best poets in Arizona will compete in the 2016 Sedona Poetry Grand Slam, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre, 2030 W. State Route 89A, Suite A… Read More
One of Canada's best known performance poets, R.C. Weslowski, features at the fourth Sedona Poetry Slam of 2014, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, at the Mary D. Fisher The… Read More
Rage Almighty, aka Adam TenchJan. 1, 1984 - Oct. 13, 2019Rage Almighty, aka Rage The Poet, was born Adam Tench on the first day of 1984 in Boston, Mass. Rage died Oct. 13, 2019, of a reporte… Read More
In 10 days, 20 hours, and 5 minutes I will be departing to West Palm Beach, Florida for this year's National Poetry Slam. Last year I went with the Tucson team, and it was amazing. I blogg… Read More
Yesterday was overflowing with amazing poetry.The first event I went to was the Women's Showcase. The host was energetic, the poets were awesome, and the venue was cooler than I thought it… Read More