Article: Texas State U. poetry slam a little less slammin' than expected

Michael Lee Gardin
University Wire
03-01-2007
(The University Star) (U-WIRE) SAN MARCOS, Texas -- As students left the first floor of Texas State University's LBJ Student Center, the echoes of poetry slam performers could be heard as they slammed for a spot on the Texas State Poetry Slam team.

Tuesday evening the Student Association for Campus Activities hosted a poetry slam in the LBJ Amphitheater. Four performers participated: Tim Swain, communication studies junior; Faylita Hicks, English sophomore; Phil Arciniega, English senior; and Ebony Stewart, English senior. They slammed pieces of various themes and subjects.

Originally, judges were to select the top four performers, but since only ...

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