This week, we break down the open mic and slam at the Mercury Cafe, give a preview of the National Poetry Slam, and interview the owner of the Mercury Cafe, Marilyn Megenity! Topics include: Day events, night events, and bouts to see at NPS, history of poetry at the Mercury Cafe, sustainable business practices in the modern age, and the importance …

This week, we review the open mic and slam that took place at the Mercury Cafe the past week, and we interview co-founder of the Denver poetry slam, Kate Makkai! Topics include: The early years of Denver poetry slam, 2000-2002 National Poetry Slam, competativeness among poets and what it can do, strategy and momentum within an individual slam, read…

This week, we review the Minor Disturbance team sendoff show, discuss what happened with the youth slam, bring back the Hard Truth, and interview the hardest hustling poet in Denver, Hakeem Furious! Topics include Cap 6, what it takes to make it as a young poet with promise, Brave New Voices, NPS 2015, IWPS, the future of Slam Nuba, and the current…

This week, we interview co-slam master and current competing member of Slam Nuba, Toluwa! Also, since there was no slam at the Mercury Cafe, I answer some of your questions about slam's past and its people. Topics include: Times when people got boo-ed off stage, the pros and cons of teams who have the same members for multiple years, the pros and c…

This week, we review the annual Slaughterhouse Slam at the Mercury Cafe, and interview the amazing Mary McDonough! The Slaughterhouse Slam is an annual big money slam that has been a staple of Denver poetry since 2006. Mary McDonough is one of only three poets to represent all three Denver teams as a competing member, and is the Host City Chair for…

This week, we review the open mic and slam from the Mercury Cafe, and talk some Denver Slam history with national slam champion, one of the founders of Slam Nuba, and one half of the Dynamic Duo, Panama Soweto! Topics include: The 2005 national Denver team, The 2006 championship run, and 2007, the first year of Slam Nuba.…

This week, we break down the open mic and slam from the Mercury Cafe, review the feature set from Joy Young, and interview Denver slam legend, Jen Rinaldi! Jen opens up about what lead her to the Mercury Cafe, her 2006 national championship, coaching various teams from 2007-2009, and the 2011 Slam Nuba national championship team that she coached as…

This week, we review the youth slam from 6/11/17, discuss the hard truth of poetry as therapy, and interview Slam legend, Theo "Lucifury" Wilson! Topics include avoiding cliche with familiar themes, 2007, 2011, and 2014 Slam Nuba teams, what it takes to win a national championship, and the relevance of a teddy bear suit, pregnant belly, and deer sk…

This week, we review the open mic and slam at the Mercury Cafe. We break down the AMAZING features, RJ Walker and Jose Soto from Salt Lake City, and discuss the roles of feminism, research, and silliness in slam with Katherine Grace Scott. Topics include Gender Non-binary, Intersectionality, the 2017 Mercury Cafe slam team, and Persona Poems.…

This week, we review Slam Nuba and the Mercury Cafe, talk a hard truth about losing a venue to gentrification, and Wheeler Light and I fix all the problems with poetry slam! Topics include growing up in the 90's, mental illness, fighting against the patriarchy, gentrification, and feelings vs. nuance.…

This week, we debut a new segment in the podcast: The Hard Truth. We also break down the open mic, slam, and feature - Ashe Vernon. Our interview is Mercury Cafe venue champ, Connor Marvin! Topics include gender identity, depression's role in art, open mic and slam etiquette, the power of the ridiculous, and the Mercury Cafe national slam team.…

This week, we review the Minor Disturbance youth slam, and interview a member of all three Denver-Metro area slam teams, Franklin Cruz. Topics include audience interpretation of public art, well-meaning but offensive poets, imagery without thematic substance, collaboration between different artistic communities, and the very bright future of Minor …

This week, we break down the open mic and slam from the Mercury Cafe, discuss when it's time to walk away from slam, I issue a challenge to all the poets out there, and interview the 4-time Slam Nuba champion, Jozer Guerrero. Topic include point of view in a poem, appropriation of identity, criticism of Donald Trump and the Black Experience in film…

This week, we break down the team selections for both Slam Nuba and the Mercury Cafe, discuss strategy for a team selection slam, and we interview PSI Executive Director, Suzi Q. Smith. Topics include: Reclaimation and assertion of identity, Redemption, Celebration, Survival, and Addiction.Af Mile High Poetry Slam Podcast

This week, we review the last chance slam at the Mercury Cafe, preview the team selection slams for both Slam Nuba and the Mercury Cafe, and interview local legend, Paulie Lipman. Topics include the up's and down's of touring, being a competing member of a national slam team, some Denver poetry slam history, and where the slam is headed from here.…

This week, we review the Mercury Cafe slam from 4/16/17, discuss the fallout from the CUPSI17 final's stage, Marc Smith, the evolution of Slam, and interview current Slam Master, Jill Karno. Topics include National Poetry Slam 2017, Marc Smith, the direction of poetry slam in Denver, safe space, what it takes to organize and maintain a venue, and B…

This week, we review the Minor Disturbance team selection and youth slam the week of 4/9/17 and interview former slam master, competing member of the 4th place finishing Mercury Cafe national team in 2015, and holder of space, Piper Mullins. Topics include the history and future of poetry slam in Denver, as well as a conversation about safe space, …

On our first episode, we review the slam from 4/2/17 at the Mercury Cafe and interview local poetry legend, Ian DoughertyAf Mile High Poetry Slam Podcast