Ann Arbor Poetry Slam

We had a great show on Tuesday. After many trials involving getting to the correct airport, being put on standby, and sitting at JFK airport all day. Jive arrived and made it to Ann Arbor unscathed.

His set was funny, heartfelt, crafted, and a lot of other adjectives that add up to awesome. If you were in Ann Arbor and you didn’t come to the Heidelberg, well, you owe yourself an apology for missing Jive Poetic. (Fun fact about Jive, he once took Susan Lucci to the Emmy Awards, true story).

The Slam was, interesting to say the least. I have never seen Mike Moriarty get such a low score on such a great poem. The final two were Logic and Callie Helen, a newcomer to the Ann Arbor Poetry Slam, and in the final round she won! Welcome to A2Slam Callie!

Thanks to the great crowd that came out. Don’t forget that next month our feature is Blair!

We have a fantastic feature for you in November. Jive Poetic is coming to us straight from New York. I have had the opportunity to see Jive perform on more than one NPS stage, and I have never been disappointed.

His Bio, courtesy of his website:

From his hometown in Buffalo, NY to London, England JIVE POETIC has ignited microphones with humorous wordplay and thought provoking verbal display. During a lengthy deliverance of revolutionary regression to teen suicide and sex, JIVE POETIC opts to teach the masses a lesson in life. His incentive? Watching the reaction of his listeners.

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