LA PALOMA WINTER SLAM MARCH 8, 2012 7 PM 
 

THE FULL MOON POETS LA PALOMA POETRY SLAM IS SET FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 8TH 7 PM. 6 PM POETS CALL AT THE FRONT DOOR OF  
         THE THEATER. 471 SOUTH COAST HIGHWAY IN ENCINITAS.  THE DOORS WILL OPEN TO ALL POETS WHO WISH TO ENTER AT 6 PM.

15 YEARS OF SLAMMING POETRY IN OUR HISTORIC THEATER HAS MADE THIS ONE OF THE FAVORITE NIGHTS IN ENCINITAS. FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND OPEN TO ANYONE WHO WISHES TO ENTER.
POETS CALL IS 6 PM AND ALL WHO WISH TO ENTER CAN PUT THEIR NAME IN  
THE POPCORN BUCKET. ONLY THE FIRST 17 NAMES DRAWN WILL BE THE LINE UP FOR THE NIGHT. ANYONE UNDER 18 WILL NEED A
                      PARENT OR GUARDIAN TO SIGN THE RELEASE FORM PROVIDED THE NIGHT OF THE SLAM.
 

THE RULES ARE SIMPLE:
POETS NEED 3 OF THEIR OWN ORIGINAL POEMS THAT DO NOT GO OVER 3 MINUTES. THERE IS A 1/2 POINT PENALTY FOR EVERY 10 SECONDS OVER 3 MINUTES. THERE ARE THREE ELIMINATION ROUNDS GOING FROM 17 POETS TO 8 TO THE 3 FINALISTS. NO COSTUMES, PROPS OR RECORDED MUSIC. THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE FOR POETRY SLAMS IS TO LEAVE YOUR EGO AT THE DOOR. IF YOU DON'T GET PICKED FOR THE FIRST 17 WE HOPE YOU STAY FOR THE FUN AND IF YOU GET CUT IN THE FIRST ROUND
                                         DON'T TAKE IT OUT ON THE JUDGES. THE AUDIENCE WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT. 

THE SLAM IS MADE POSSIBLE BY OUR SPONSORS.  SPONSORS FOR THE 2012 WINTER SLAM ARE:

101 ARTISTS' COLONY
FULL MOON POETS
ICED TEA SERVICES OF SAN DIEGO "KAREN, THE ICED TEA LADY"
DETOUR SALON
COAST NEWS
ENCINITAS CAFE
NUBO NAU
SOULSCAPE
JAVA HUT
DOUBLE TAKE
TRC GYMNASTICS
DEEP FLING
ENCINITAS PATCH
SILVER ACE CONSULTANTS
STOKES AUCTION GROUP, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA