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V.I.P.F. is a program of
Art That Heals, Inc., and is sponsored by Creative Alignment Consulting, McAllen Chamber of Commerce * Edinburg Arts * El Zarape Press * Barrio Poet Productions * Narciso Martínez Cultural Arts Center * Raul Tijerina, Jr. Foundation, and made possible by poets from around the world and by the Rio Grande Valley community.
~Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival: Established 2008~
"Let the plethora of words commence!"
The Narciso Martínez Cultural Arts Center
Founded by Daniel Garcia Ordaz and Brenda Nettles Riojas Now Seeking Sponsors to join Art That Heals, Inc., Creative Alignment Consulting, El Zarape Press, the Mcallen Chamber of Commerce, Barrio Poets Productions,
the Raul Tijerina, Jr. Foundation, McAllen Creative Incubator, the Narciso Martínez Cultural Arts Center.
e-mail: rgvipf@hotmail.com
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Celebrate National Poetry Month . . .
. . . With a plethora of international poets!
WHAT: "Valley International Poetry Festival: Youth Slam and Adult Slam!
WHEN: Friday, April 26, 2013
WHERE: Schneider’s German Gasthaus & Beergarden, 5507 N. Ware Rd., McAllen, TX
Host: Edward Vidaurre
Youth Poetry Slam Contest: 6:15—6:45 p.m.
Featured Poet Reading: Emmy Pérez: 6:45—7:05 p.m.
Special Guest Poet Reading: Olga Valle-Herr, McAllen Poet Laureate 2013: 7:05--7:15 p.m.
College/University Readings: 7:15—8:20 p.m.
Adult Poetry Slam featuring HBO Def Poet Amalia Ortiz, Lupe Méndez, Tammy Gomez, and Featured Musician Kip Austin Hinton: 8:20 – 10 p.m.
Note: All participants check in at the stage when announced.
Note: Schneider's offers dinner and alcoholic beverages.
FYI: All events will be free and open to the public. Books, Chapbooks, CDs, T-shirts, etc., for sale.
Contact: Daniel García Ordaz, Founder, rgvipf@hotamail.com SEE SLAM RULES BELOW
Slam Rules: www.vipf.org/yslam.html
Slam Rules: www.vipf.org/slam.html
Rules:
1. Competitors must be present on stage exactly at 6:15 p.m. (YOUTH) for final sign-in in order to compete.
Competitors will be posing for a group photo onstage before the slam, so be ready. After the slam, students will be allowed to pose with featured and registered poets.
2. Competitors will be drawing numbers to choose the reading order.
3. Depending on the amount of poets competing, competitors should be prepared to read three to four poems. All poems must be original--written by the contestant. Poets may read one poem twice--in other words, they may repeat one of their poems--at any time during the competition. So poets should have at least two unique poems ready.
4. Everyone will read during round one. Each round at least one person and up to five poets may be eliminated.
5. Poets with the lowest scores are out. This will continue until only two poets are left onstage. They will flip a coin to determine the order of reading. The person with the highest cumulative scores will call heads or tails.
6. Each poet has three minutes to read. The time starts when the poet starts to speak. (If you have to start again, you may, but the clock starts when you start the first time.) No props. No costumes. No music.
7. Poets going over the three-minute mark, plus a ten-second grace period--will be docked one point from their score for every ten seconds over three minutes.
8. An odd number of judges will be selected at random from the audience by the M.C., or head judge. Each judge will score poems on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest. The highest and lowest scores may be thrown out.
9. Scores will be cumulative, except in the final, or championship round. In that round, it's a one-shot deal; everyone starts with zero.
10. The festival founders, or their designee, are/is the final judge(s).
ALL EVENTS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (unless otherwise noted)
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[2013 Schedule of Events]
[2013 Venues]
[2013 Poetry Pachanga]
[2013 Sponsors & Sponsorship Opportunities]
[2013 Volunteer Opportunities]
[2013 Youth Poetry Slam]
[2013 Adult Poetry Slam]
[2013 Registration]
[Boundless 2013 Anthology Submissions]
[2013 VIPF Home]
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