Van Slam Fall/ Winter Season 2017-18 (February 19th)

So! A new qualifying season is underway to determine which 5 poets will have a chance to become the next Vancouver Poetry Slam Team.

It’s crucial to understand the points system. You can read about how it works for qualifying for Team Playoffs here:

The points system should become clear very quickly as the season progresses and we start posting results. With that in mind, here are the results from this week’s slam.

After the poet’s name is the order that they performed in the first round, then their first round score. After that is the position they performed in the second round (if they made the cut) and their second round score, followed by their total score for the evening.

19th February 2018

Sac: Darry Danzig  24.2

Optimus Rhyme (1) 20.5

Zach Siddiqui  (2) 24.8 + (5) 25.7 = 50.5 FIFTH!

Lip Balm (3) 24.7 + (4) 28.1 = 52.8 THIRD! (4 Points)

Rabbit Richards (4) 27.9 + (3) 27.6 = 55.5  SECOND! (9 Points)

Tawahum  (5) 24

Johnny MacRae (6) 28.5 + (2) 28 = 56.5  FIRST! (16 Points)

Alyssa Roth  (7) 27 + (1) 25.7 = 52.7 FOURTH! (1 Point)

Updated Standings for the 2017-18 Van Slam Poetry Team Play-offs

The top 14 poets qualify for semi-finals (after that, the next 12 poets qualify for the Last Chance Slam)