Bookstore
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www.foolscapbooks.com. “Ninety
nine point nine percent of the books
are used,” Bonaventure said.
Half of Bonaventure’s business
comes from online sales. She said
she sells a lot of poetry, philosophy
and occult books, but has “a little
bit of everything.” The bookstore
also accepts trades, and features
imports from the countries such as
Bali, Nepal, India, Thailand, Mo
rocco and Guatemala.
A wide selection of chapbooks —
inexpensive handmade items by
local writers and poets — sit close
to the entrance. In the past,
Foolscap has hosted events featur
ing belly dancing, fire dancing and
jazz. In recent months, poetry has
become steeped into the place —
five poetry slam rounds have been
held. There will be one more slam
open to everyone, Feb. 15 at 8 p.m.
All participants who sign up be
tween 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. will be
allowed to read.
The poetry readings, which began
in September, are the first Eugene
events affiliated with the National
Poetry Slam.
A grant from the Lane Arts Coun
cil provided the shop with the nec
essary budget for national affiliation.
A four-person team will be selected
from playoff rounds featuring the
top 25 poets. This team will com
pete at the August 2003 competition
in Chicago.
A panel of five judges, selected at
random from 10 volunteers each
night, will rate the poets’ work. Sam
Rutledge, who has read at previous
slams and is also co-host of The
Buzz Coffeehouse’s open mic poetry
night, said that judging is an auto
matic process for humans.
“To a degree, people are judgmen
tal about everything,” Rutledge said.
However, he said the subjectivi
ty of the judgments diminishes
their seriousness.
Rutledge noted that the crowd
gathering at Foolscap is mostly older
or middle-aged folks and “people
who aren’t in college.” Bonaventure,
who has been an organizing force for
the slams, said she views the events
as “poetry for the masses.”
“The scene is already here. I
wouldn’t have done it if there wasn’t
a niche for it,” she said.
Rudedge matched these senti
ments.
“This is one of the main venues
that underground artists can use to
show their stuff,” he said.
Regarding poetry’s potential for a
fusion of “high-art” with “low-art,”
he quoted a line from the band KRS
One: “It’s time for all the scholars to
unite with all the players.”
Despite some competitive as
pects, both Rutledge and Bonaven
ture indicated the slam environ
ment remains friendly on the whole.
“I’ve made great friends through
poetry,” Bonaventure said.
“We’re addicted,” said Taylor
Jane, a Foolscap regular and poet
who frequently reads her work at
The Buzz open mic night. Howev
er, she doesn’t read at slams. “I
don’t know if I have enough com
petitive stick-to-it-ness,” she said.
All the slams have been recorded
on video and audio thus far. Upon
the conclusion of the events, they
will be compiled and released
through the bookstore. Foolscap’s
next big poetry event will be an
open mic Valentine’s Day erotic
poetry night. Tango band Mood
Area 52 will also perform.
Foolscap is open from 10:30
a.m. until 6 p.m., Monday through
Saturday.
Contact the Pulse reporter
at aaronshakra@dailyemerald.com.
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