NGS #7 Results – A Rainy Night in Albany

We had a small, but mighty crowd at Valentines for the seventh installment of the Nitty Gritty Slam. The rain and sudden cold weather kept some poets away from the heat of the spoken word, but those who did make it out were in for a treat.

The open mic portion of the show featured Thom Francis, Dan Nester, Bless, and Leslie Michelle sharing some new and older pieces. The slam was not the traditional “8-4-2” format that we have gotten used to due to the turnout, so we had a “4-4-2” that saw Kevin Peterson (as Succulent Baby Toes) become a first time winner and have our first perfect score.

Round One:
Poetyc Vyzonz – 26.4
Shannon Shoemaker – 25.5
Elizag – 26.7
Kevin Peterson – 30

Round Two:
Kevin Peterson – 28.0 (Combined 58.0)
Elizag – 26.2 (Combined 52.9)
Shannon Shoemaker – 29.6 (Combined 55.1)
Poetyc Vyzonz – 28.8 (Combined 55.2)

Round Three:
Poetyc Vyzonz – 28.6
Kevin Peterson – 28.9

We have full results from the this and all editions of the Nitty Gritty Slam here and Dan Wilcox has a write-up on his blog here.

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About the author: Thom Francis

Thom Francis has been organizing, promoting, and hosting open mics and poetry / spoken word events in Albany such as Nitty Gritty Slam, School of Night, Albany Poets Presents..., and the Albany Word Fest for over 20 years. As a poet and performer, Thom has been featured at many of the upstate poetry and spoken word events from Saratoga to Woodstock as well as LarkFest, Art on Lark, 1st Friday, and the Albany Word Fest.