Writers' Block Poetry Night
2015 Slam Season
Congratulations to Nathan Cintax! Nathan is our representative to the 2015 Individual World Poetry Slam in Washington D.C.!!
Watch as the pool of candidates grows from week to week,
all vying to be the iWPS representative in 2015
Click here for the rules regarding Columbus's Nationals team/IWPS/WoWPS consideration
iWPS 2015 Pool
June 10, 2015 Slam (3 & 2 minute rounds)
1st - Nathan Cintax (26.4 + 28.6 = 55.0) - 3 points
2nd - Sara Trattner (25.6 + 27.7 = 53.3) - 2 points
3rd - David Brown (26.1 + 26.1 = 52.2) - 1 point
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4th Sika (24.3 + 27.0 = 51.3)
5th Ed Plunkett (21.7 + 26.6 = 48.3)
June 24, 2015 Slam (3 & 1 minute rounds)
1st - Sara Trattner (27.1 + 27.0 = 54.1) - 3 points
2nd - David Brown (26.6 + 26.1 = 52.7) - 2 points
3rd (tie) - Emma (26.1 + 25.6 = 51.7) - 1 point
3rd (tie) - Nathan Cintax (24.4 + 27.3 = 51.7) - 1 point
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5th - Christina (23.4 + 28.1 = 51.5)
6th - Ryan Javery (25.6 + 24.6 = 50.2)
7th - Jen (22.3 + 24.0 - 2.5 TP = 43.8)
July 8, 2015 Slam (2 & 1 minute rounds)
1st - Quartez Harris (29.0 + 27.9 = 56.9) - 3 points
2nd - Christina (27.0 + 23.4 = 50.4) - 2 points
3rd - Nathan Cintax (27.2 + 21.0 = 48.2) - 1 point
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4th - Sika (27.8 -2.5TP + 22.5 = 47.8)
5th - Sara Trattner (22.7 + 23.7 = 46.4)
6th - Emma (25.8 + 17.2 = 43.0)
7th - Tallon (23.8 + 17.8 = 41.6)
8th - Alexis Mitchell-Tremain (16.8 + 24.3 = 41.1)
9th - Ryan Javery (21.6 + 19.2 - 2 Penalty = 38.8)
July 22, 2015 Slam (3 & 3 minute rounds)
1st - Nehemiah Butler - 3 points (26.8 + 28.1 = 54.9)
2nd - Damien McClendon - 2 points (24.0 + 25.0 = 49.0)
3rd - Nathan Cintax - 1 point (24.7 + 23.8 = 48.5)
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4th - Christina (22.1 + 23.8 = 45.9)
5th - Ryan Javery (21.4 + 23.6 = 45.0)
6th - Tallon (21.7 + 22.3 = 44.0)
7th - Darnell (22.2 - 1TP = 21.2)
8th - Alexis Mitchell-Tremain (20.4)
9th - Bradley (19.5)
10th - Sara Trattnor (18.8)
Total Points Awarded So Far
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The top 8 poets listed below will be in the Grand Slam, Wednesday, July 29, 2015 (1, 2, and 3 minute rounds)
Nathan Cintax - 6 pts.
Sara Trattner - 5 pts.
David Brown - 3 pts.
[Quartez Harris - 3 pts.]
[Nehemiah Butler - 3 pts.]
[Damien McClendon - 2pts.]
Christina - 2 pts.
Emma - 1 pt
* Bracketed poets have not yet met the 2 slam requirement.
Nathan Cintax - 25.5 + 29.2 + 26.6 = 81.3
Sara Trattner - 26.6 + 24.9 + 27.2 = 78.7
David Brown - 23.1 + 27.9 + 25.7 = 76.7
Emma - 21.3 + 24.6 + 23.5 =
Christina - 19.2 + 25.0 - 1.0TP + 24.3 - 1.5 TP = 66.0