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2009

The 2009 NPS - West Palm Beach Florida

Late Registration

Time: 
Tue, 08/04/2009 - 10:00am - 1:00pm
Venue: 
Marriott

Paperwork! Registration for team members. Volunteers can also check in here, as well as MCs, Bout Managers, and Day Event hosts.

Warning! Miss this and you might be disqualified. We can't wait for teams or poets who don't arrive on time when there are teams on the waiting list who are ready to go. Please don't miss out on NPS by being late!

Welcoming Party

Time: 
Mon, 08/03/2009 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
O'Shea's

Opening night meet and greet. Rub elbows with poets and organizers from across the continent.

Orientation

Time: 
Mon, 08/03/2009 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Marriott

Important Info! Teams and Tournament Staff are required to attend one of the two orientations. Orientation consists of on site announcements about where to be and when to be there, as well as merchandising info, rules and regulations, and maybe even some poetry.

Team Registration

Time: 
Mon, 08/03/2009 - 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Venue: 
Marriott

Paperwork! Registration for team members. Volunteers can also check in here, as well as MCs, Bout Managers, and Day Event hosts.

Registration

REGISTRATION FOR NPS 2009 IS CLOSED

Registration for NPS 2009 is done on poetryslam.com

The following registration application and fee ($500) is available only to venues who have met all qualification standards AND won 2 bouts in the Win & You're In process for this season:

[ Register Here ]

The following link is to make a deposit only. The balance of $400 is payable after May 1.

[ Place a Deposit Here ]

Participants at NPS 2009 must be members of PSi.

[ Signup or Renew PSi Membership ]

Letter from the Executive Director

From Steve Marsh, Executive Director:

This is the official announcement that we will be headed to West Palm Beach, FLORIDA for NPS 2009 August 4-8, 2009. This is the first time that PSi will be solely responsible for virtually all the details of the tournament and the rest of the festival as well.

2009 Press

NPS 2008 Finals

From the finals stage at NPS 2008

Media Coverage for NPS 2009 (After the event)

Top Performers from the 2009 National Poetry Slam
Huffington Post

Slam poetry makes a convert in WPB
Blog for the Florida Center for the Literary Arts at Miami Dade College

National Poetry Slam Leaves Streets Sparkling with Spoken Word
Palm Beach Artspaper

Media Coverage for NPS 2009 (Prior to the event)

Poetry Slam brings war of words to West Palm Beach
Sun Sentinel

Cassandra brings life to the poetry party
Sun Sentinel

Poetry Slam: Sheriff's deputy turns bad to verse
Sun Sentinel

Asia: Poetry has personal, not preachy, style
Sun Sentinel

National Poetry Slam competition coming to West Palm Beach
Palm Beach Daily News

National poetry event slams into West Palm Beach
TCPalm

ArtsBuzz: Poets gear up for next week's national slam in West Palm
Palm Beach Artspaper

National Poetry Slam
New Times Broward-Palm Beach

Slamming the competition: The Olympics of poetry is coming to West Palm Beach
City Link Metromix, July 28, 2009

National Poetry Slam at West Palm Beach
Red Carnation Hotel Collection's Destination News, June 2009

National Poetry Slam coming to West Palm in August
SunSentinel.com blog, June 3, 2009

National poetry slam comes to West Palm
Palm Beach Post, June 3, 2009

Is Slam in Danger of Going Soft?
New York Times, June 2, 2009, interview with the creator of poetry slam, Marc Kelly Smith

ArtsBuzz: National Poetry Slam coming to West Palm in August
Palm Beach Arts Paper, May 26, 2009

Venues

Palm Beach Convention Center

Finals Venue

The West Palm Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom

650 Okeechobee Blvd
West Palm Beach, FL

Event Venues

Information about which events will be held at which venues are posted on the schedule.

VENUESADDRESS
Dr. Feelgood's219 Clematis St
West Palm Beach
O'Shea's531 Clematis
West Palm Beach
Respectable Street Café518 Clematis
West Palm Beach
The Lounge517 Clematis
West Palm Beach
Monarchy221 Clematis
West Palm Beach
Howley’s4700 S Dixie Hwy
West Palm Beach
10@2/ Roxy’s
Roxy’s & 10@2 are 1st floor and
2nd floor of the same building, respectively		309 Clematis
West Palm Beach
The Library411 Clematis
West Palm Beach
Design within Reach230 Clematis
West Palm Beach

Buy Tickets

Buy Now

[ All Access Pass to NPS 2009 $40 (reduced 8/6/09) ]

[ Finals Ticket for NPS 2009 $20 ]

Ticket prices at the door are set at the following levels:

Finals $23 ($20 + taxes and fees)
Group Piece Finals $10
Semis $7
Prelims $7
Late night events $5
Day events $3

 

 

Host Hotel

West Palm Beach Marriott

West Palm Beach Marriott

1001 Okeechobee Blvd
West Palm Beach, FL

Registration through PSi is closed, please contact the hotel directly to reserve a room, if any are available.

From the website:

A favorite among West Palm Beach hotels, the Marriott offers unparalleled access to the destination's most popular attractions. Situated near CityPlace, Kravis Center for Performing Arts, Cruzan Amphitheatre, Downtown, Palm Beach County Convention Center and Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach Marriott appeals to leisure and business travelers visiting this lively Florida destination. Upscale accommodations and exceptional amenities including complimentary airport shuttle, high-speed Internet access and complimentary on-site parking make the hotel an ideal destination for a range of trips, from West Palm Beach vacations to corporate retreats. For meetings, weddings and kosher events, the West Palm Beach, FL hotel features 18,000 sq. ft. of attractive event space, complete with professional event planners and custom catering menus. During leisure time, golf courses, shopping and beautiful beaches are nearby so guests may take full advantage of everything the Palm Beach area has to offer.

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