WORDparty BUTTON CONTEST!

A BIG GIGANTIC THANK YOU to all the amazing artists, poets and musicians who entered our Button Contest!


We had so many great entries it was very hard to choose, but everyone who came through the door on Tuesday was enthusiastic and eager to vote for their favorites, which made life a whole lot easier on us. A big thank you to everyone who came through to vote.


In total we had 35 entries of original work. From hand drawn on a napkin to fully digital designs, all were unique and tried to tie in the theme of jazz and poetry. The top 5 designs will be handed out to everyone who comes to our TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY, so come on down to WORDparty Tuesdays at Club Deluxe, Haight & Ashbury Street on Tuesday July 17th, 8pm sharp, it's going to be a great night!


Our Winners! Our audience chose 5 designs, shown in order of # of votes:

"Microphone" – by Kyle Knobel

Our Honorable Mentions:

Button Artists from left to right: "Boom" - by Bear, "Illustration" by Renaldo, "2 Years" by Michael Stark, "e pluribus party" by Jimmy Hammond

WORDparty's National Poetry Month and more...

by Ingrid Keir

April was National Poetry Month and it kept us busy here at The Wordparty!
We kicked it off with a Canned Poetry reading at Frankenart Mart, a cool storefront art gallery in the Richmond district. Many of you contributed poetry to be sold in a real CAN! (See photos). Nothing like putting some poetry in the pantry just in case of an emergency!

The following week Jennifer Barone and I performed at New Blood, a reading hosted by our own Jimmy Hammond! We heard fresh new work from some our favorites including Sharon Doubiago, Monique de Magdalena, Apostle and Jesse Whiley.


Yours truly was invited to feature at Poetry Mission held at Dalva. I believe the intimate setting, the low lighting, and that darn sexy backroom put a spell on me. I was so honored that many of my fellow poets came out to listen to me read!

We continued the National Poetry Month marathon at the 2nd Annual Poem Dome at City Hall, the largest open mic San Francisco has to offer! The Wordparty helped out Diamond Dave Whitaker, E.K. Keith and Charlie Getter with this year’s event. I was lucky enough to read a poem during the three solid hours of poetry. I was wowed by the San Francisco open mic scene! It was truly an amazing to hear poetry in countless varying forms.

As if that wasn’t enough, Jennifer Barone represented at the Beat Museum’s own National Poetry Month Celebration alongside San Francisco’s Poet Laureate, Jack Hirschman, Sharon Doubiago, Monique de Magdalena, Jimmy Hammond, Rudy Waltz & Guinevere!

Whew, once April was over, we took a little poetry vacation in the Sutro Heights Park with Clara Hsu and Dan Brady’s Poets with Trees Picnic. This reading was special because it was not only outside, but we had our own Wordparty Tree! Special thanks to Miss Nicole Henares for bringing her High School kids out to the event, many of them participated by reading a poem or two!

Our own Jennifer Barone is the recipient of the prestigious Poet’s 11 award! She was hand picked by Jack Hirschman (SF’s Poet Laureate) for three poems she submitted to the contest, “Santa Lucia,” “I Won’t Speak,” and “A Political Poem”! Please join me in congratulating Jennifer on her award!!

That brings us to some things we did just for fun! Jazz Cat in the Hat, a poetry swap and a button contest! Please take a look at some of the photos we have posted to see how fun it is to get down with poetry! If you have any ideas for poetry themes, please let us know. We are going to continue to bring you innovative & fun poetry themed nights in the coming months.

Jack Hirschman & Jennifer at the North Beach Branch Library

Ingrid, Clara Hsu & Jennifer at our tree at the Poets with Trees Picnic

Ingrid @ Poems Under the Dome

Ingrid Keir Features at Dalva

Frankenart Mart's Poetry in Can

Series #2:"She Speaks" @ Club Deluxe a night of all-female music and poetry in celebration of National Women's History Month!

“She Speaks” is a series of performances that brings awareness to female poets and performers and aims to inspire new voices to emerge on the scene. For this second series we’re getting together to celebrate National Women’s History Month and highlighting our favorite female inspirations with an evening of award-winning female poets and San Francisco's most exciting performance artists and musicians! Live jazz with the Nova Jazz Quartet and an open mic to follow! SHE SPEAKS — A night of all-female poets & live jazz! Celebrating National Women’s History month! TUESDAY MARCH 20th, 2007 8pm – midnight at Club Deluxe, 1511 Haight Street (At Ashbury), San Francisco CA $10 suggested donation, 1 drink minimum Hosted by: Jennifer, Ingrid & Monique Opening ceremony & invocation at 8pm sharp! Live Jazz with the Nova Jazz Quartet. FEATURED POET GODDESSES of the night Avotcja (Bay Area Blues Hall of Fame, Host @ Bistro Yoffi) Avotcja is Poet/Playwright and has been published in English & Spanish in more Anthologies than she remembers. She is a multi-instrumentalist, Bay Area DJ, teaches Poetry, Creative Writing, Music & Drama and her jazz /spoken word group Modupue is in the Bay Area Blues Hall of Fame. Jennifer Barone is the co-host of WORDParty Tuesdays at Club Deluxe and is a founder of the WORDParty. She is the author of two collections of poetry titled Simple Language and Secret City — a collaboration with her father’s artwork. She likes to read with jazz and bring poets together. Visit www.thewordparty.com for more! Sharon Doubiago has written two dozen books of poetry and prose. She holds three Pushcart Prizes for poetry and fiction and the Oregon Book Award for Poetry for Psyche Drives the Coast. Volume One of her memoir, My Father’s Love/Portrait of the Poet as a Girl, will be published next year by Red Hen Press. She’s an online mentor in Creative Writing for the University of Minnesota. Jennifer Glee has been a regular on The Bro Jud on Love Energy Show on cable channel 29 here in San Francisco for 6 years. She used to paint and writing has always been a big part of her life. An exemplar of the expressionist/Surrealist/Socialist movements, she hopes to open minds and hearts to the inner world. Guinevere Coming in hot from Chicago, Guinevere now resides in San Francisco. She’s been performing to keep her brains from leaking out of her head since 3rd grade. She would like to thank everyone who’s listening and give the middle finger to everyone who is not. You can catch Guinevere hosting a Free show at the Fingersnaps Salon on 1035 Market St. (bet. 6th & 7th) every Sunday at 7pm. Clara Hsu practices the art of multi-dimensional being: mother, musician, philanthropist, activist, purveyor of Clarion Music Center, traveler, and ultimately, poet. Clara was a nominee for the Pushcart Prize in poetry (2001). Some of her poems can be found in the Homestead Review, the North Coast Review, the Haight Ashbury Literary Journal, and the Red River Review. Ingrid Keir is the co-host of WORDParty Tuesdays at Club Deluxe. She is also one of the founders of thewordparty.com. She has self-published two chap-books; the first called Urban Booty (1999) and The Secrets of Like (2004). She is currently working on a new book titled Toward the Light. She loves the mic, Nutella, furry things, yoga, and getting up on the good foot. Monique Marquisa De Magdalena is a Poet, Performance Artist and Producer. She just produced 5 Girls/ 5 Guys: Hedonism,Ceremony, and Celebration at the Beat Museum and is a founder of She Speaks! Lately, Monique has been personifying the High Priestess of Depravity–Anita Berber from 1920’s Berlin, but has also channeled interesting women such as: Eva Braun, Marie Antoinette, and Salome.  Mirabai is a multi-talented vibrato of artistic synthesis. Ranging from poetess to puppeteer, pin-up to children’s book author and illustrator. She stimulates the senses with a lush blend of hymns to haunt the soul, be it by painting, poetry or song. Tatiana Molinar is a poet from Los Angeles currently residing in San Francisco. She is also one of the featured poets on thewordparty.com Maria Medina Serafin (is “MM D’Word-Weave Rumbera” bilingual poet/percussionist/sonera member of TroubleMakers Union (Int’l Music for Human Rights) leads and sings with Salsibiri latin music quintet, teaches Therepeutic Drumming Techniques and is an integral part of the Mission Latino cultural community.  CaraVida is a visual artist, cabaret and spoken word performer sez: Yes, Virginia, there was a women’s movement and I was a Ms., a feminist, and all around wild woman. Back in the day, National Women’s History Month would be National Wimmin’s Herstory Month! Hmmm... Whatever the spelling, we know what it is and what to do — Celebrate and educate. Avotcja Cara Vida Clara Hsu Guinevere Q Ingrid Keir Jennifer Glee Jennifer Barone Mirabai Maria Medina Monique Marquisa De Magdalena  Sharon Doubiago Tatiana Molinar

Secret City Book Release and Art Exhibit at Live Worms Gallery in North Beach, SF

Secret City is a new collection of poetry by Jennifer Barone, in collaboration with her father and artist Edward Barone, in New York City, who responded through the mail to her poetry with original paintings. Secret City is a portrait of the author's intimate relationship between her hometown of New York City and San Francisco, where she now resides.

More on Edward: 

Edward Barone was born in Brooklyn, NY. He served in the U.S. military during the Vietnam war and began painting in 2005 after taking an art workshop at the VA hospital in Brooklyn. His artwork has been on exhibit at the Brooklyn Waterfront Arts Coalition (BWAC.) He continues to paint and sell his work in New York City.

Signing some books!

How much is that poet in the window?

Jennifer and her father Edward

Hmmmm, that is very unusual...

Lots of great friends showed up to celebrate

Book Release Party:We had a special one-night-only Book Release Party and Art Exhibit of original artwork from the book on Monday January 8th, 2007 at Live Worms Gallery, 1345 Grant Avenue, between Vallejo and Green Street, North Beach, San Francisco, CA

Series #1:"She Speaks" @ The Beat Museum a night of all-female music and poetry

The first in a series of women's poetry events: SHE SPEAKS at the Beat Museum happened on Saturday December 2nd, 2006. It was a literary event that people are still talking about on the street! We were lucky to be joined by ruth weiss, goddess of the beat generation and also the originator of poetry & jazz open mics. We had a line-up that was diverse and powerful in many ways:


SPECIAL FEATURED POET: ruth weiss


Ruth came by to meet with the girls prior to the reading and we had the chance to speak with her about the poetry scene to which she is still involved, both in san Francisco and internationally. She has a vivacious power in her voice and true strength behind her words, did we say that she's cute too! Being hosts of a the poetry and jazz night at club deluxe, we owe ruth a debt of gratitude for paving the way for us. long live poetry and jazz!!!


FEATURED POET GODDESSES of the night:


Jennifer Barone and Ingrid Keir — We were so happy to be a part of a great line-up of talented ladies! Daniel came to play a little for Jennifer and Ingrid read poetry from her upcoming book.
Bast — tantric priestess and dancer, shared an original piece of poetry with us.
Elz — Lovely and talented hostess of Poetry Mission Thursdays at Dalva, came to grace the stage at the Beat Museum.
Nicole Henares read some poetry from her recent chapbooks! She made us cheer and laugh with her great wit and social commentary.

E.K. Keith — A bright and shining star in the poetry scene, E.K. Keith talks about life from a honest and personal place. She has been active in the local scene, recently the host at the Unity cafe and one of the originators of the Poem Under the Dome open mic at City Hall.


Jessica Loos — A North Beach performance artist, Jessica is the host on Wednesdays at the Beat Museum and brings an unpredictable and arresting stage precence.

Monique Marquisa De Magdalena — Speaking of stage precence...Monique is one of the most exciting performance artist and poet on the scene. She is the originator of She Speaks and the energy behind bringing these ladies together. She put on a rockstar performance of original songs and poems accompanied by Maria M. and Robert Perala.


Maria Medina Serafin (M.M. The Word-Weave Rumbera!) — Maria brings honesty, soul and music with her voice, bongos and her huge heart. She is a multi-talented recording artist, poet and performer.


Tatiana Molinar — One of the shining lights on Tuesdays at Club Deluxe, Tatiana's poetry is also featured on this site.


Delia Tomino Nakayama — Delia is a moving singer, poet and performance artist. She can usually be scene performing alongside Peter Nu on his very colorful steel drums.

Imaya Sage — Imaya brings the voice of the goddess with her. She is a gracious and talented performer and poet. She lead our opening ceremony with a beautiful dance and original chant!


CaraVida — What can we say about Cara Vida!! She rocked the house with her sweet cabaret stylin'. No one does it like Cara Vida. Check out her website on our "We likey" page!

She speaks aims to put together a Series #2 in March 2007, National Women's Month. Come and celebrate the goddess and your local women poets! Be on the lookout for more info.


A Poets Response:Read "Dear Angel" a poetic response to She Speaks
from fellow poet Jim Hammond:
Dear Angel:
If you don’t mind me calling you that again. I know you insist you are completely human and I would never go against your self-definition(s), but if you will allow me such an endearing nickname by which to address you it won’t hurt you to know of my appreciation, and besides might serve to hold some of my more selfish tendencies in check.

This is me, jimmy815. In case you don't want to hear from me because I talk too much...or am too old or too funky or my poetry stinks and isn’t even poetry amid the cacaphony of performance artistes and primadonnas and stutterers who take forever to say nothing and hold no one entranced and reveal nothing, revel in tonterias, and can’t even dance.  Amidst the oppression and reaction,

obviously i am thinking about you, sweet charmer,

Graceful dancer of my mind.

your name comes up everywhere.

you are so well-thought of.
i can tell you, you have been heard.
isn't that all we writers can ask? that we've been heard?  i can barely keep up with you. Your brilliance. So I must tell you of something I saw:
You should have seen the She Speaks Show Saturday down at the Beat Museum.

I read there the following Wednesday night along with the usual suspects. And drank some Kerouac Kognac with all in all. But that was days later and the magic had already fled. Wednesday was great fun, but no revelation. And the sparkle was, if not gone, diminished.
For the Grrrls had had the day already. And made me cry. How often does that happen? And I was somewhat unashamed of my propensity for once. It's all good. We are on the right path. We will win and Life will not show us any gratitude for saving it. But it will feel good anyway to redeem ourselves as native earthlings once more, and for me it is the beginning of feeling good already.

I can feel the front approaching–it’s in my medulla, behind my eye sockets, in the lightness of my feet–I caught myself floating again just last night–the sunshine state of being, which precedes the age of empathy, is roiling through Time to sweep us up!

See? For I have learned to cry in public. i can sing my tears of joy! And you have now subsided into being only one of the many reasons for that...my dear friend/angel.The women of poetry–oh yes–especially of She Speaks [they have no clique, no limiting number that I am aware of, only an endless stream of truth and kindness (my religion is that, sayeth Ms. Black Elk)] move through the well-known travails to inner peace and joy and quirkiness. This is ultimately a victory for quirkiness.  And not strife (that evil dupester).  Quirks are good and they are what make us individuals. And so we don’t forget: the goddesses are speaking! And what a comeuppance for the dull!

For should we forget to use our voices we shall forget to save our memories and if we forget to bring along our memories we shall not exist. How could we forget the quirks that make us unique. By definition, individual is quirked-up. Has to be.

It’s as simple as that, I believe.

And those memories are the things the Machine would most like to own of us. Every slave-owner has performed that erasure on the minds of their serfs, subjects, wage-slaves, chattel. And if we move back along the line of matri-linear antecedency we shall find our mamas’ mamas’ mamas’ exponential mamas back on down in history and prior to history somewhere lost in slavery. Black, white, brown, yellow, olden, golden, and babes in rags, abused all, and worse, owned by man.

So we are all sons and daughters of the Original voiceless Slave Mama and her sisters of the past.

And I was there to see the remedial salve applied on one small stage, in one hot incubating barrio, in one cosmically blessed and activated cuidad on one night amidst a fecund crowd of enlightened souls pleased to have been taught how to see the light and where, exactly it would be coming from...the next time...and the next time...and the next.

For this is not a glitch, not frilly decorations to distract us; this is the voice of Yin calling out and the sound of Grrrls arising and la femme and las madres choosing to end the silence.

And if that ain’t a mighty acorn. If that ain’t a brightly lit circus train coming at you in this dark tunnel of fascism that surrounds us then I’m a dead pigeon at the side of the poisoned will of man. What I say I saw was Artemis leading the charge by flinging the arrows of impending change. The inexorable rumble of tectonic social (r)evolutionary change on its way...and this time you didn’t have to put your ear to the tracks to hear it either.

She Spoke. And I cried, welcome!

And so I am there for you, but it's a very small xmas present--one you'll find buried in the bottom of your stocking...maybe for the next xmas...or ramadan...or hannukah, kwanzaa, Dia de Nuestra Dama de Guadalupe, or wiccan, pagan, goddess holiday poured upon us from the chalice of antiquity [after all it is pretty near the shortest day of the year, this year of 2006=8, which of all the Chinese superstitions is the happiest: prosperity, which I call love. [With out a doubt there is no prosperity without love.] For that would leave only greed, and that is the point of where we are now, and so will be changing. Great, huh?]

Of course, we will feel better and the new wild order will be better than this formerly-new weird one anyway. We shall feel better. And that will make us BE better and we will notice that Feeling is important, as much so as thinking all the time...or rather, reacting, which is what goes for thinking these days most often.

And that knowing is what makes these voices so well spent and needed, and you so great for knowing this in your own right.
So peace, love, power to you always. Miss me, please.
Miss the Us that will never die! Dear Angel. I'm grateful for knowing you.
And forgive me for calling you angel. I can’t help it when I’m crying tears of joy.

–omtatsat–
So feeling that about you, I must tell you of a mighty acorn I was lucky enough to have witnessed falling.

I'm not sure it was poetry, except in the sense
that all things contain poetry and all people are
poets and everything rhymes in some cosmic way
whether or not we notice it or are ready to
acknowledge such a thinking.
Even the wars we make have an abysmal rhythm
about them, especially lately, since Viet-nam, a
re-cycled bob and weave of a rhythm somewhat diffused
in the minutia of quotidian horrors. and we try not
to listen to that (or we would go into deep
depression just like our victims).
And we bemoan the loss of our government and the
damage to our democracy and we hope that somehow the
system will work and bring it all back to our
idealized concept of it.
and we try to laugh until that day when we can
really know we are a free and empathetic people.
but we have to free and re-make ourselves

as
well

into this more empathetic and expressive spirit
before we can expect an entire nation [and world] to follow...
so in that sense it was good and that is why i still
go to readings and sign up: to make myself better.
to dare something new. to feel it

--the words bestowed upon me by the Muse as their steward--
and to repair them

if i blocked them or warped them as they
fluttered thru me onto the pages i'll leave behind
somewhere for someone to peruse in some future
culture that might be sentient enough to try and
look back at us and wonder what went wrong, or
luckily, what may have gone right, in order to have
them notice our work and remember us...for if they
remember us at all it will be as saviors of a world
on the cusp of degradation and destruction by our
superstitions and self-deceptions and false beliefs
and our predecessors' mantras of ignorance and songs of
hubris...

which should have been songs of warning.

and in that sense the Shes Speaking in the Beat Museum was good.
And will be good for many visitors who will be reminded of a flame, a breakthrough.

come this summer, visitors from the "Great Flyover" who blow my mind
with their stolid humanity and their cramped patterns of behavior. visitors who can not conceive of even sitting down in front of a poet and listening...to anything outside of the cacaphony in their TV brains and duty’s varied calls. so in that sense it was a success, because we filled the place, and it is a good place to fill helpfully, hopefully, someday speaking to the unknowing and not the choir. i don't need to be entertained anymore. i need to know. to learn. to get better. and to make my words more powerful and meaningful and somehow to advance the cause of Gaia and mankind and the oceans and the air and the land and of course, Life, and all of it so that my daughter's great-grandchildren might breathe and drink and live
> and love here as i have done <
next year we will be stronger and better--if they don't kill us we will be stronger. you will bring in the crowds and they will hear us rant and whine and guide and create new modes of living. next year we will take over and the planet will thank us with it's constant rhythm and it's bounty--it will sigh with us as it catches its breath--and we will begin to see the healing come through the death clouds. so hum it. tap it. whisper it in your own rhythm and time and with your own consciousness as i am doing and don't be sad like i am, or was until now, because of your notice of me and my notice of you. we are all placed around to reverberate our energy and spin the wheels of social (r)evolution and peace.

To start the engines of this train.

That is our only job: and language our only invention.

so keep on keeping on. the world needs us.
i can hear it gasping my name, your name, other names too countless to even know....

jimmy815

PS--are we going to have women featuring for the foreseeable future? support for that should not be forsaken. women are the answer. in women is the reality and the truth and all the power. this i know. men are destructive if left to their own devices. everything a man does that is good he does for the consideration of a woman or women. so think sisterhood. bring a friend. speak.

Help to end the war on women.

Ingrid Keir & Jennifer Barone

Jennifer & Daniel Heffez

Ruth Weiss - Goddess of the Beat Generation

Cara Vida

Maria Medina Serafin & Peter Nu

Monique De Magdalena & Robert Perala playing

SPOTLIGHT ON JAMES!

– by Jennifer Barone and Ingrid Keir

How does he do it? Every week, James, our trombone player, is wearing a huge smile and making Tuesday night live and energetic like he is!

We decided to shed some light on this very hot, very exciting, very lovable jazz musician. Check out our interview below and learn somethings you may or may not have known about James. We certainly did! Then, come down to Club Deluxe on Tuesday nights and experience him, LIVE!


Q: Tuesday's at Deluxe wouldn't be the same without you. How do you have so much energy week after week? Is it ginseng? Caffeine? Just pure love?
A: You know the answer to that - my air kisses from Jennifer and Ingrid, they always help! All I need are air kisses! I am a simple man, kisses baby.

Q: How did you get into jazz and what inspires you to take up the trombone?
A: I started when I was 8. Mr.Theuis in Kaiserlautern, Germany got me started. I wanted to play sax because my Dad played it. Or trumpet because trumpet players seem so cool – like Miles Davis and Terence Blanchard.
Now, I’m bringing the coolness to the trombone!

Q: Who are some of your favorite musicians and what song makes you totally lose your shit?
A: Any song by Mingus Big Band. You want to see me go crazy? Play any song by Charles Mingus and I will go APE!

Q: Do you call your instrument a “bone?” Daniel says you do...and exactly how long is the "bone" when it’s fully extended?
A: Trombone players can play in 6 different positions! THAT’S RIGHT LADIES, SIX!

Q: Do you have anything exciting that you carry in your case (besides your bone, of course)?
A: I have a special token for every country I have played in - Scotland, Germany, London, Toronto. I keep a little reminder how small the world is and how all people can appreciate music and poetry. Now, I want to play in Paris and Tokyo, maybe I’ll get a one way ticket!

Q: What do you think about the marriage of poetry and jazz?
A: All too natural, whatever happens on a given night can never be duplicated or reproduced. Each night is a new opportunity for something magical. The energy and love transcends religion, race, gender roles and sexual orientation!

Q: Do you have any favorite poets?
A: Jimmy (Deep seated passion)
Jessie (Every word has definition)
Pablo (Billie Dee)
Tatiana (Panamanian sister)
T. (Mr. Orgasmic)
all the newbees

Q: You've been such a consistent energy on Tuesdays, what were some of your favorite memories at Club Deluxe?
A: Dan's Birthday, Jennifer's Birthday and the one year anniversary.

Q: Now, the $1 million question:
who's hotter — Ingrid, Jennifer or Katarina?
A: Ok, this is hard question. Ingrid is so hot and has a sexy behind. Our air kisses could kill! Jennifer is so hot, sexy behind, and she’s Italian. Bella! Katarina is so hot, she’s a tall goddess with piercing eyes.

My last day on earth would include a threesome with all three! Now that is heaven. Sorry Dan, Kyle, Colin, Thatcher, Andy and Carl. You guys could only watch!

Q: Anything else you would like to share about the night?
A: I think we should have theme nights:
Hawaii Night, 1920 nights, College nights, Toga or Roman nights
80s, 60s, 70s, Maybe a 90s but NOT Britney Spears and No Futurist night.

The WordParty Awards 2006

On July 18th, 2006 we celebrated our first anniversary at Club Deluxe and in honor the artists that made our year inspirational, fun, energetic and so many other adjectives, we handed out the first WordParty Awards, including an audience elected "People's Choice" award.

Tuesday nights at Club Deluxe would not be what it is without the following people:

People’s Choice Awards:
Best Poet – Tie between The Poet J.C. and Jesse Whiley
Best Musician – Thatcher

Poetry:
Charlie Getter – Poet Who Doesn't Need a Mic
E.K. Keith – Favorite Local Open Mic Host
Pablo Rosales – The Billie Dee Williams Award for Best Poetic Lover
The Poet J.C. – Favorite Musical Rebel Rouser
Avotcha – The Poet Who Moves Us
Jesse Whiley– Wordsmith of the Year
Philip T. Nails – Mr. Lewd Behavior We Love 2006
Bambi Lake – Miss Lewd Behavior We Love 2006
William Taylor Jr. – WordParty Poet Laureate
Steven Gray – Best Rhyme & Rhythm
Trdmrc – Favorite Lottery Winner who Made Us Proud
Cara Vida – Best Bedazzled Performance
Tatiana Molinar – Most Soulful
Jimmy Mankind – Best Use of an Alias
Nicole Henares – Best Usage of “Hokey Pokey”
Bear – Best Growl
Ledbetter – Best Set of Pipes
Mattie – Best Poet to Get on the List After The List has Closed
Brandon – Best Poet Who Comes Late That We Love
Mark Schwartz & Diamond Dave Whitaker – Favorite Local Poet Icons
Felice Ana – Fresh New Poet
Ramu Aki – Most Colorful
Wiseproof – Best Freestyle
Rashna – Favorite Thatcher Tantalizer

Music:
James – Loudest Stand-on-Chair Enthusiast
Thatcher – Favorite Poetic Accompaniment
Carl – Fresh New Musician
Ross Steiner – Best Comeback
Andy Marchetti – Best Facial Expressions
Chad Oswalt – Best Fingering
Shane – Best Usage of a Hat
Colin – Favorite Toe-Tapper

OTHER: 
Katarina Fabic – Hot Cocktail Queen
Jay Johnson – Our Favorite Crooner / Club Owner