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...recovery. And the buoyancy has helped carry Wilson into the front rank of potential contenders for the Republican ticket. Finally he has something to sing about. Says political consultant Joseph Cerell, a Democrat: "Wilson pulled off the biggest upset of the '94 election because Kathleen Brown was considered a slam-dunk winner, and that comeback-of-the-year award has raised him to presidential status...
...think it's really great, and I want to organize a poetry slam--with a slate of readers in rotation and audience judges," Loo said...
Ending the open mike, organizer Michael Brown welcomes us to the "Cambridge version of the internationally-renowned poetry slam." Every Wednesday night, up to eight people face each other, presenting an original poem in each of four rounds. The winner gets $10. "Enough to keep you in mac and cheese for a week," mouths a spectator to the man across from...
Brown and co-organizer Patricia Smith brought the slam to Central Square, from its birthplace in Chicago, in May 1991. "The crowds are sedate here, as befits new England, but the quality of the poetry is better," says Brown. In the first two or three months, the slam only drew 25 or 30 people a night. Now, the audience of about 60 each Wednesday night is really supportive; after reciting, the poets get quiet feedback from all corners as they make their way around the room...
...judges for the slam, hand-picked from the audience by Brown, aren't quite as inconspicuous. They mark their scores for each poet on a scrap of paper with a fat Crayola marker. The audience also acts as judge, prodded by Brown to "respond appropriately--which means not always well." The crowd laughs and, as if anyone needs encouragment, the bartender shouts out: "drink a little more and the poetry will sound even better...