Women of the World Poetry Slam

The Women of the World Poetry Slam (WOWPS) is a yearly Poetry Slam tournament put on by Poetry Slam, Inc. that pits individual slam poets from around the world that "live their lives as women"[1] against one another.

History

In 2008, the Women of the World Poetry Slam (WOWPS) was introduced, in which only female and female-identified poets are allowed to compete.[2] The first WOWPS was held in Detroit, Michigan and the first WOWPS champion was Andrea Gibson.[3]

Format

The tournament has two days of preliminary rounds, in which poets compete in 1, 2, 3, and 4 minute bouts. After these 4 bouts are completed, the poet's rankings in each bout are added up and the top 12 poets of the tournament are invited to compete in the final round. A 3 minute time limit is applied to the poems in the final round.[4]

Women of the World Poetry Slam Results by Year

Year Winner Runners Up Number of Competitors Host City
2015 Janae Johnson[5] (2) Roya Marsh
(3) TIE - Mercedez Holtry & Desiree Dallagiacomo
(5) TIE - Taylor Steele & Angelique Palmer & Samira Obeid
(8) Confidence Omenai
(9) Samantha Peterson
(10) FreeQuency
(11) Miss Haze
(12) Kwene 		72 Albuquerque, NM
2014 Dominique Ashaheed[6] (2) Imani Cezanne
(3) Denice Frohman
(4) Carrie Rudzinski
(5) Janae Johnson
(6) Venessa Marco
(7) Melissa May
(8) Candace Liger
(9) Megan Falley
(10) Giddy
(11) elizag
(12) Erin Claridy 		72 Austin, TX
2013 Denice Frohman[7] (2) Dominique Ashaheed
(3) Falu
(4) Porsha Olayiwola
(5) Denise Jolly
(6) Theresa Davis
(7) Eris Zion Venia
(8) TIE - T. Miller & Sierra DeMulder & Suzi Q Smith
(11) Meg Waldron
(12) Laura Lamb Brown-Lavoie 		72 Minneapolis, MN
2012 Dominique Ashaheed[8] (2) Porsha Olayiwola
(3) Kait Rokowski
(4) Joanna Hoffman
(5) Lauren Zuniga
(6) TIE - Olivia Gatwood & Whitney Greenway
(8) Melissa May
(9) Miss Haze
(10) Krista Mosca
(11) Kay Kron
(12) DeAnn Emett 		72 Denver, CO
2011 Theresa Davis[9] (2) Gypsee Yo
(3) Suzi Q Smith
(4) Rachel Wiley
(5) T. Miller
(6) Safia Elhillo
(7) Lacey Roop
(8) Franny Choi
(9) Joanna Hoffman
(10) Tova Charles
(11) Mahogany L. Browne
(12) Jerrica Escoto		 72 Columbus, OH
2010 Eboni Hogan[10] (2) Airea "Dee" Matthews
(3) Chauncey Beaty
(4) Laura Yes Yes
(5) Miss Wise
(6) Megan Rickman
(7) Original Woman
(8) Tristan Silverman
(9) Nicole Homer
(10) Gypsee Yo
(11) Sierra DeMulder
(12) Hannah		 72 Columbus, OH
2009 Rachel McKibbens[11][12] (2) Gypsee Yo
(3) Dee Mathews
(4) Ocean
(5) T. Miller
(6) TIE - Bethsheba & Chauncey Beaty
(8) The Original Woman
(9) Theresa Davis
(10) TIE - Faylita Hicks & Taaj Freeman
(12) Red Summer		 71 Detroit, MI
2008 Andrea Gibson (2) Isis
(3) T. Miller
(4) Nicole Homer
(5) Sonya Renee
(6) Tara Hardy
(7) Karyna McGlynn
(8) Original Woman
(9) Christena B.
(10) Amy Mattison
(11) D.E.E.P.
(12) Ms. Wise[13] 		70 Detroit, MI

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Women of the World - Eligibility".
  2. ↑ Poetry Slam, Inc. Website: WOWPS page
  3. ↑ Poetry Slam, Inc. Website: WOWPS News page
  4. ↑ "Women of the World Poetry Slam - Scoring".
  5. ↑ "WOWPS 2015 : Finals".
  6. ↑ "WOWPS 2014 : Finals".
  7. ↑ "WOWPS 2013 : Finals".
  8. ↑ "WOWPS 2012 : Finals".
  9. ↑ "Theresa Davis wins national poetry slam".
  10. ↑ "Eboni Hogan, 2010 WOWps Winner".
  11. ↑ "Women of the World Poetry Slam - 2009 Results".
  12. ↑ "Rachel McKibbens!".
  13. ↑ "Women of the World Poetry Slam - Friday (3/14/2008) Results".

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