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Foolscap Books hosts lavish evening
of indescribable artists at Final Slam
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Jon Labrousse warms up the crowd with a poem of rejection at Foolscap Books’ Poetry
Slam on Saturday night. The Poetry Slam winners will perform Sunday at the Folk Festival.
Four talented poets have
been picked to represent
the Eugene Slam Team
By Carl Sundberg
Pulse Columnist
Like I do with any good party, I ar
rived fashionably late to the Final Slam
at Foolscap Books on Saturday night.
The festivities hadn't yet begun, but un
fortunately every seat was taken.
Looking around, I quickly realized I
was under
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dressed. This
was a formal
event. Lavish
evening
gowns and
various artistic forms of tuxedos
seemed to be the way to go. If only I
knew beforehand.
I found a place against a wall of
books, toward the back, so I could see
the stage. People were still filing in as
Marietta Bonaventure, Foolscap owner
and hostess of the evening, approached
the stage dressed in a black ballroom
gown and tiara to announce the begin
ning of the festivities — the open mic.
The open mic poets were fairly decent
but obviously just a warm-up act. The
highlight was Don Goldman, the crazy
white-haired cat who gives daily speech
es in the EMU Amphitheater. He was
wearing a top hat tux and walked to the
stage with a cane His poem about zom
bies was gruesome and hysterical.
After the open mic, the all-female
Seattle-based Oratrix stepped up to the
mic. Their topics ranged from sexuality
in all its forms to America's image
based culture to witty pieces of hope for
the people who at least try to do some
thing with their life. The three women's
wit and demeanor were great, and their
poems were outstanding.
By the time Oratrix finished its set,
PART 3 OF 3
May 6: An overview of the bookstore
and its role in the formation of the slam
poetry scene
May 13: An in-depth preview of the final
slam competition to determine this
year’s Eugene slam and a look at the
future of slam in Eugene
Today: A reporter’s notebook looking
back on the finals and what went down
the room temperature had gone from a
gentle summer breeze to a sweaty tropi
cal funk. The place was swamped with
people
This was a good time for a better seat
so I found a spot on the floor, closer to
the stage. People were packed in like
bricks in a wall, blocking the walkway
to the stage all waiting with excitement.
The room was seething with energy.
And then it began.
Trying to sum up or explain the po
ets' work is like trying to explain an add
trip. The words would fail to accurately
describe the majesty conveyed by the
six slam poets — it must be experienced
to be understood. But what went on
that night was surely an eye-opening ex
perience worth repeating.
Among the six performers, there was
Shae Shattuck-Faegre, whose poems ex
pressed a wide range of emotions and
thoughts about taking responsibility in
this hostile world to living on a farm
milking goats. She is a powerhouse sto
ryteller.
Sam Rudedge, wearing a "Dark Side
of the Moon" tie and red Kangol hat,
spread minds with his humorous poet
ry about the holy trinity's appearance at
a prom dance. His overall
demeanor seemed to be "live happy,
despite the surrounding darkness."
Turn to SLAM, page 11
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