(off the mic) This is the newest collection of poetry written by participants, features and supporters of the Ann Arbor Poetry Slam. Over a hundred pages of poetry is included in this anthology which is the result of the first off-the-stage competition the Ann Arbor Poetry Slam has ever conducted. Poets from New York, West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois and of course Michigan submitted some of the best new verse being written today. This is a collection you'll be glad to own and one the Ann Arbor Poetry Slam community is proud to offer. Price: 12.00
	50 Mistakes Poets Make 50 Mistakes Poets Make (...aside from deigning to believe that they can point out mistakes in other poets, which is a given) This little book (32 pages, perfect bound) is a supreme condensation of instruction and awareness heightening. But it comes with online access to the ongoing 50 Mistakes Journal. Get examples, access to ask questions, even access for your classroom. How much better could all poets be just by avoiding their habitual mistakes. Here's the answer. Price: 9.99
	A Crack in the Rocks Robb Q. Ryan Thibault's first book of poetry is full of wit, charm, honesty, earthiness and a certain uniqueness that is Thibault's alone. Reminiscent of Richard Brautigan's work in the late 60s and what it might have been had Brautigan survived to become a father. I won't spoil the surprise for you, but the back cover is worth the price of this volume all by itself! 84 pages, perfect bound, ISBN 1-893972-09-7 Price: 10.00
	A Stretch of Presence Dynamic, engaging, enigmatic. Buddy Wakefield delivers a ten track CD of poetry and music that is seductively honest, with enough energy you could use it to jump-start your car on a February morning in Alaska. Tracks you can dance to, tracks you can think to, and tracks to confound you. Scathing observations set to a tap-worthy beat. Just enough gentle humor to leave you feeling good. A perfect synthesis of spoken word and sound. Price: 12.00
	A2 Bruté Book Poems from the Ann Arbor Poetry Slam Team, 2004. From the home of the second oldest Poetry Slam in the known universe, 72 pages of Becky Austin, Cat Caldwell, Matt Ernst, Deanna Kulpa and Logic. These poems are guaranteed to make you think, feel and maybe even wince a little. Sometimes they echo each other; sometimes they contradict, but you can be certain this is the best collection of writers and performers Ann Arbor has generated in years. This book is produced as a fundraising tool for the team's travel to regional and national Poetry Slam competitions. So c'mon, put down a Hamilton for the A2 Poetry Slam team! Price: 10.00
	A2 Bruté CD The CD version of the book of the same name. Find out why these five are not only great poets, but great performers as well. Proceeds go directly to the Ann Arbor Slam Team to benefit their efforts in regional and national Poetry Slam competition. Buy the book and CD together for twenty bucks. Price: 12.00
	A2 Bruté CD and Book Combo We bundle the book and CD of the same name together for only $20. All proceeds go the the Ann Arbor Poetry Slam team in their efforts in regional and national poetry slams. Price: 20.00
	Actual Grace Notes This is the sequel to Jack McCarthy's first chapbook of poems. 48 pages of some of the best material Jack has ever composed. Jack writes, "My fondest hope is that you might find just one thing in here that you like so much that you read it in an open mike–or even better, that you read to someone you love." We know you will. Price: 6.00
	Always in the Head Patricia Smith performs Always in the Head and selected poems. This is the digitally re-mastered version of a tape recorded live at the Old Vienna Kaffeehaus on August 9, 1993. Learn why Patricia Smith is the only poet on the planet ever to garner four individual National Poetry Slam championships. This is a master poet at her very best, doing the poems that made her a unique and distinctive voice in American Spoken Word. Price: 10.95
	Ann Arbor Bad Poetry Slam 2004 DVD The first DVD of the annual Ann Arbor Bad Poetry Slam is here! Let's make it clear what this is: one camera angle with production values about like your good home movies. DVD-R media may not play in older DVD equipment. Some naughty language. OK, with all that out of the way, know this is where good poets TRY to deliver BAD poems. And it is very funny. See if the judges pick what you think is The Worst Poet in Ann Arbor. Features Larry Francis as the host, with poems by Ray Stekans, the Stephen Dowling Botts Society, Vince Cavasin, Deanna Kulpa, Flowbee I. Listum, Mike Swinkey, Esther L. Hurwitz, Melissa McAyliss, John, Jane Manzitti and Andrea Maglione. Over fifty minutes of silliness. Price: 17.00
	Ann Arbor Speaks Ann Arbor Speaks, 32 tracks, poems by Elise Bryant, Bob Hicok, Steve Marsh, Sarah Middleton, Charlie Zwinak, Lisa EO Mueller, Ken Mikolowski, Decky Alexander, Todd Spencer, Michael C. Myers. These are the only existing recorded copies of some of these poems. Price: 10.00
	Anthrax is Safer than Poetry CD Twenty one poems by the 2005 Ann Arbor Poetry Slam team: L.O.G.I.C., Paco, Matt Ernst and Gilberto Simpson. There is a huge talent in this group of poets and their talents run the gamut of genres and styles. There is literally something for everyone here. From the hilariously surreal "The Girl in the White Bikini Torments Me," to the stoic and sweet sadness of "A Comb for Ebony," to the delightfully silly "this poèm is entitled 'Forsooth Thy Moon Majestic'" to the inspirational "There are No Poets," you'll find something to make you laugh or think or even wince a little in painful recognition. Proceeds go to get the Ann Arbor Poetry Slam team to the National Poetry Slam. Price: 12.00
	Attack of the Urbanabots! This is a two year CD collection of the best performance poets at the fabled NYC-Urbana Poetry Slam venue. You will find 26 amazing poems on this disc from Shappy, Sonya Renee, Buddy Wakefield, Akua, Andrea Gibson, Sarah Kay, Anis Mojgani, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, Jeanann Verlee & Team Urbana 2006, Jeff McDaniel, Shannon Maney, Chad Anderson and Team Urbana 2005, Jamie Kilstein, Post Midnight (with Chad Anderson), Leticia Vilori, Jared Paul, Crista Bell (with CR Avery), Hilary Thomas, Mike McGee, Akua & Post Midnight, Carlos Robson, Beau Sia, Derrick Brown, Taylor Mali, Iyeoka Okaowo (with Ngoma) and Team Urbana 2006. That is a huge collection of more than 72 minutes of the best spoken word in New York City for two years! Don't miss this one. Price: 15.00
	Best of Ann Arbor Poetry Slam 2002 Recorded live at the Heidleberg in early 2002, this is a little bit from everyone in the Poetry Slam Semi-finals and a little more from everyone in the finals. This is some of the best poetry Ann Arbor heard all year. Procceds benefit the Ann Arbor Poetry Slam Team. Eighteen poets, twenty-six cuts, over seventy-two minutes of the best, including: Todd Spencer, Becky Austin, Erik Daniel, Debora Marsh, Blair, Elliott Liu, Eric Darby, Jeffree Paul St. John, Steve Marsh, Joe Golden, Greg Bliss, Karrie Waarala, Kim Koby, Mike Thomas, Mike Swinkey, Natalia Knazik and Matt Olzmann. NOW RE-ENGINEERED. Price: 10.00
	Big Giant Poets Price: 12.00
	Bird Intuition Collinwood Media and The Wordsmith Press have teamed up again on the release of Paula Friedrich's new volume of poetry, Bird Intuition. Sara Holbrook, author of Chicks Up Front, writes, "Paula's images erupt with the testimony of a heart caught in the teeth of Neruda, pumping blood born to run freely. Skillfully, she wrings sweat from a cactus, and rich flavor from the last two fingers of wine. Follow her." We couldn't have said it better! 32 pages, perfect bound ISBN 1-881786-22-6 Price: 7.00
	Bishiki Tazuo Yamaguchi has been a collaborator at The Wordsmith Press for years, doing his amazing work as the video editor for all the PSI materials like The World's Greatest Poetry Slam series. But Bishiki proves he is more than just a video guy. Finally, after years of planning, we have brought Tazuo's collection of insights, essays, lessons and poems from his private Haiku toolbox to you. Tazuo does more than simply write Haiku. He lives Haiku and, in Bishiki, he teaches you how to live Haiku as well. This book delivers on the AHA! experience of the short form better than any book on this subject we have found. Treat yourself to a copy today. Price: 9.00
	Blackberry Molasses This is Tiffani Smith's first collection of poems. As such, you will see a little of a lot of things here: long narratives, short haiku, some rhyme work, some free verse, some rants and even some prayers. But through it all you will be impressed with her honesty. This is a woman who knows that real life contains real pain but who also knows that real pain becomes manageable (even celebrated!) through real confrontation and expression. 53 pages, perfect bound. Price: 9.95
	Bonus Time Bonus Time by Dan Jacobs is 40 pages that will take you through the whole gamut of human emotions from rage against the suffering of a friend with Multiple Sclerosis to his sidesplitting view of the American Academic "Race." If you have ever seen Dan perform, you know Bonus Time is a must-have chapbook. If you haven't seen him, it's even more essential. ISBN 1-893972-03-8 Price: 5.50
	Boxed Set w/o the Box by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz All four titles by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz can be purchased as a set at significant discount. Dear Future Boyfriend, Hot Teen Slut, Working Class Represent and Oh, Terrible Youth for forty bucks? That's a deal. (Remember, these are all the new, expanded versions.) Price: 40.00
	Breaking Down Outside A Gas Station When you hear these 11 tracks of Jack McCarthy performing at venues all up and down the East Coast you get a flavor of the man and the poet. You'll begin to understand why the Boston Phoenix called him "Boston's Best Standup Poet," why the Boston Poetry Awards named him "Boston's Best Love Poet," and why Patricia Smith called him "poetry's best kept secret." Price: 10.00
	Burlington Poetry Slamthology, Vol. 3 This anthology contains 44 pages of the best poetry to come out of Burlington, Vermont's 2002 season. Many of these poems are not typical slam pieces. Includes work by: Pat Abatiell, Bill Biddle, Charis Boke, Kimberly Caterino, Leah Gardner, Geoff Hewitt, Burnham Holmes, Ken Holmes, Stacey Horn, Seth Jarvis, Kim Jordan, Ken Lawless, Joanne Mellin, Michael J. Nedell, Carol Ann Penney, Taylor Sacco and Gary Wade. Price: 5.00
	Busload of Poets During the summer of 2000, a unique event in literary history took place. Poetry Slam, Inc. sponsored a bus trip across America, invloving 38 live poetry shows in 32 cities over 30 days with more than 100 poets. This DVD attempts to show you some of the highlights of the 8000+ mile journey from Seattle WA to Providence RI. Plenty of poets from The Wordsmith Press were involved in this historic event. You'll want your copy today. DVD-R media may not play on all first generation DVD equuipment. Price: 26.95
	By Someone's Good Grace In 1990 the first National Poetry Slam was held in San Francisco. Chicago won. This is the compilaton CD of that first National Poetry Slam Championship team: Marc Smith, Patricia Smith, Cindy Salach and Dean Hacker. This ain't just "old skool" stuff. When you listen to this, you will know why Poetry Slam has come to be the leading force in performance poetry around the globe. Price: 10.00
	Can You Hear Me Now? Now updated, Scott Woods' Can You Hear Me Now? is full of his typical insight and humor and some very unusual lists associated with the Artist Formerly Known as Prince. This book reveals the growing skills of a formidable modern poet, one who doesn't give you the knee-jerk party line. Thirteen poems, an intro that gives you insight into the creative process and random thought # 4,962,354,637. If you know Scott Woods, you know you need this book in your collection. Perfect bound 5.5" x 8.5" Price: 8.00
	Catfish Non Gratis Dan Stevens is a "new" poetic voice who has been around a while. This is his first solo CD. He is at once profound and profane (well, maybe not profane, but the language tends to be a little strong). It contains 12 tracks of some of his best crowd pleasers: 1. Muse This, 2. Train Wreck, 3. Trumpet...Man, 4. Just Once, 5. This Poem, 6. Cancer Poem, 7. No F**king Poets, 8. Just Below the Horizon, 9. America, Inc., 10. Fear God, 11. Air Guitar, 12. Warf**k Price: 10.00
	Child of War (Oorlogskind) The second in Terry Wooten's series of living oral history poem sets, Child of War contains the recollectons of Hannie Kuieck as a young girl before, during and after the Battle of Arnhem in Holand, the worst Allied defeat of the war and the largest airborne battle in history. As Peter R. Brumlik, Professor of History at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs writes: "Like the living victims of the holocaust, who fade into memory as the years pass, these poems are in fact survivors as well." 83 pages with color photgraphs perfect bound. ISBN 978-1-893972-39-1 Price: 12.99
	Conviction Twenty-two live tracks recorded from Ann Arbor to Anchorage. Many tracks contain now-fabled "group pieces." Cristin O'Keefe Aptowitcz writes in her liner notes, "Here, too, are many of the multi-voiced poems he has written or helped perform. These "group pieces" exist for only a summer (or less) sometimes, and it is a testament to Taylor's devotion to the spoken word that they were even recorded at all." This is the essential Taylor Mali CD and belongs in your collection. It is released as a co-production of WordsWorth Ink and The Wordsmith Press. ISBN 1-893972-06-2 Price: 15.00
	Dear Future Boyfriend DEAR FUTURE BOYFRIEND - Poetry by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz. "Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz is a dizzying dervish of a poet, an astounding talent, a deft lyricist whose patented take on this dopey world is dazzling in its originality..." Patricia Smith, Author of Teahouse of the Almighty In her celebrated debut volume, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz tackles love ("Science"), heartbreak ("Lit") and thieving suburban punks ("Ode to the Person Who Stole My Family's Lawn Gnome"), among other topics. Quirky and humorous, with a subtext of social commentary, Aptowicz's writing is for people who think they hate poetry -- and for those who love it. This expanded version includes over two dozen previously unpublished works along side her old standards, including "Mother" and the Pushcart Prize-nominated "Hard Bargain." Price: 12.00
	Dog Daze: Haiku Channeled From Two Mixed Breeds Dog Daze: Haiku Channeled From Two Mixed Breeds, Zac and E.D., 2000, 28 pages, $4.00, What does a dog have to write about? Here's the answer! Sample: It is Halloween. Small children ring our doorbell. May I eat just one? Zac Price: 4.00
	Dog-Ku Have you ever wondered what dogs are thinking? Or how they see their world? Steve Marsh became an “accidental dog whisperer” one day when he sensed his Black Lab-Rhodesian Ridgeback was trying to tell him about an idea for a book of haiku. What resulted was Dog-ku, a genuinely funny celebration of dogs (and their issues!). Featuring haiku on topics ranging from treats, food, and hygiene to commentary on cats, squirrels, and other breeds, Dog-ku tackles the wonders and frustrations of dog life from a dog's perspective. Utterly irresistible and totally relatable for dog-loving humans of all breeds, Dog-ku is sure to have you laughing in a mere three lines and seventeen syllables! Price: 13.95
	EssenzaSlam Vol. 2 From Mesa, AZ the EssenzaSlam's 8th Annual Slamoff brought together some of the finest performance poets in the Southwest. TWP offers this collection in cooperation with Anthology, Inc. Here are some of America's favorite poetic voices: Corbet Dean, Ragan Fox, Regina Blakely, The Klute, Johnathan Standifird, Stephen G. Roy, Akua, Christopher Fox Graham, David Tabor, Taneka Stotts, Julie Ann Elefante and Sharon Skinner. Twenty-two tracks recorded live at Essenza Coffeehouse. Price: 12.00
	Estrology The first ever Women of the World Poetry Slam is commemorated by this accompanying anthology. Edited by Elizabeth Thomas with an editorial staff of Karen Garrabrant, Louise Robertson and Debora Marsh, this volume is 88 pages of the best women performance poets on the planet. From Cin Salach, of the first National Poetry Slam championship team to Gypsee Yo, first ever online WOWps qualifier, this is an anthology that offers a variety of glimpse into what makes a woman. Proceeds go to support future Women of the World Poetry Slams. Poems by Jonida "Gypsee Yo" Bequo, Theresa Davis, JEN/ed, Karen Finneyfrock, Paula Friedrich, Karen Garrabrant, Tara Hardy, Nozomi Hayase, Natalie Illum, Kalimah Johnson, Dane Kuttler, Valerie Lawson, Chantay "Legacy" Leonard, Debora Marsh, Cassie Poe, Louise Robertson, Cin Salach, Kimberly Simms, Suzi Q. Smith, Elizabeth Thomas, Faith Vicinanza, Karrie L. Waarala, Courtney Whitler. 92 pages, perfect bound, ISBN 978-1-893972-40-7 Price: 11.95
	Everlasting Somethingness The best of the Kalamazoo Poetry Slam team of 2002. Seventeen cuts from Dawn Saylor, Beth Bulmer, Greg Bliss and Chris Trudell. Proceeds from the sale of this CD support the future endeavors of the Kalamazoo Poetry Slam team at the National Poetry Slam. Price: 12.00
	exactly where i am Originally self-published under the minimal press label, this book by Seth Jarvis is re-released through The Wordsmith Press and we are very proud to add it to this collection. Seth's work is bright, educated, articulate and even sometimes risky. It fits perfectly here. Contains 27 poems, some color artwork, perfect bound in full color. 5.5" x 8.5" Price: 8.00
	Fast As Knives There is no accurate way to describe the range of Gary Glazner's work. He writes about the human experience...ALL of the human experience...from the death of Lorca, to Turkey Hunting in Oklahoma, to the complete pantheon of gods and godesses in 1-800-AllMuse. Overlaid with some great guitar and harmonica work, this is a raucous and delightful look into the creative world of Gary Glazner. Price: 10.00
	Freedom To Speak Anthology The first ever collection of poems from a National Poetry Slam. Freedom To Speak, National Poetry Slam 2002 has arrived. This book and CD combo is well worth its price. Produced in cooperation with Poetry Slam, Inc., this is the definitive guide to contemporary spoken word and the way the world Slams. Edited by Scott Woods with assistance by Debora Marsh and Patricia Smith, this collection holds twenty-three audio poems on the CD and fifty poems in print. Poems by the best spoken word artists on the planet including Sekou The Misfit, Corbet Dean, Gina Loring, Taylor Mali, Shappy, Rives, Lucy Anderton, Buddy Wakefield, Ted Vaca and a host of others. This is a must-have for your collection. 132 pages, perfect bound, ISBN 1-893972-07-0 Price: 15.00
	Freedom to Speak, the CD only Just the CD from the National Poetry Slam 2002, held in Minneapolis, MN. Twenty-three of the hottest poems perfromed at NPS 2002 including poems by Rives, Corbet Dean, Lucy Anderton, Sekou The Misfit, Shappy, Matt Mahady, Buddy Wakefield, Ted Vaca, Eli Rosenblatt, Gina Loring, Jim Dwyer, Jenifer Wightman, Muhibb Dyer, Dennis Kim, Katie Daley, Aaron Trumm, Sidney Jones, Ray McNiece, Kamal Symonette Dixon, Taylor Mali, George McKibbens, Brandy Lintecum, Steve Connell, Kimberly Brazwell and Clayton Scott. Worth twice the money. Price: 10.00
	From Page to Stage and Back Again The best page anthology of National Poetry Slam material yet! 132 pages, perfect bound, containing work by over fifty of the most dynamic writers alive today. Each poem was performed at the National Poetry Slam, 2003 in Chicago in some capacity. Some were in actual competition, some were "command performances" at special readings and some were late night deliveries in bars and hotels around the city. And some were performed spontaneously on the street, for a cabbie, or in the El Train! This is the best page material Poetry Slam has to offer. ISBN 1-893972-11-9 Price: 12.00
	High Desert Voices High Desert Voices - The 2005 National Poetry Slam Anthology is the biggest and best NPS anthology yet. It boasts 50 poems from 39 poets and contains 137 pages of the most powerful performance poems yet published. Lead Editor Scott Woods steered an immensely capable editorial panel of Debora Marsh, Don McIver and Jeremy Richards through a convoluted process of selection that chose poems by TWP's own Eric Darby, Buddy Wakefield, Karrie Waarala and Scott Woods. In addition, you will find poems from performance notables like Alvin Lau, Jamie Kennedy, Corbet Dean, Dasha Kelly, Michael Cirelli, Matt Mason, Big Poppa E, Sonya Reneé and many more. This is the best print collection yet out of the National Poetry Slam. Don't miss it. ISBN 1-8939728-3-6 137 pages, paperback Price: 13.95
	Hot Teen Slut HOT TEEN SLUT - Poetry by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz. "The poetry world has never met a more brilliant spy in the house of porn..." Beth Lisick, author Everybody Into the Pool" In her second collection of poetry, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz serves up a hilarious and uncompromising autobiographical bender about her first job out of college: writing and editing for the porn industry. Whether denouncing the corporate world ("To Whom It May Concern"), or lustily joining it ("New Millennial Bad Ass"), to celebrating love in the face of smut ("Let's Make Out!"), Aptowicz dramatizes the hopes, humor and ambitions of young poet first steps into a very surreal 'real world.' This expanded version nearly triples the length of the original with previously unpublished works, including "Sass Manifesto," which was used to win the 2004 National Forsenics Championship in Poetry Interpretation. Price: 12.00
	I Just Called To Say This is Wolf Knight's powerful return to the Ann Arbor Poetry Slam as a Summer feature in 2001. Wolf proves once again that he is the consumate storyteller. Poignant looks back over his shoulder, recollections of lessons learned and a healthy dose of rubbing the politicians' noses in it all, you'll be glad you treated yourself to this CD. Price: 10.00
	Incidental Music Thirty three new poems from a poet who claims to write in allegorical short fiction. This is Matt's second book and it proves that the surreal beauty and creative oddness of his first book was no fluke. These are poems performed all over the country including "The Girl in the White Bikini Torments Me," "Spanking Freud," "Tale Told by an Idiot," "Nice Pants," and the editor's favorite poem of the year, "I Live in a Garret." These are compositions filled with the strangest combination of humor, absurdity, wonder and biting sarcasm all at once. If you like Bukowski, Matt Ernst is Bukowski off the booze and overdosed on coffee. Price: 9.95
	Indian City A sumptuous feast of Spoken-Word in the World Music genre. Recorded in New Delhi, this unique poetry-raga fusion CD depicts India in a state of flux and change as it struggles to assimilate Western influences with traditional culture. Mooney-Singh combines his own open-tuned guitar-work with rich poetic narration, song elements and even a cross-over English ghazal sung in the Indian style. Mooney-Singh's original music is well supported by Hindustani vocalists and instrumentalists on tabla and keyboards with two great flute tracks by Rohit Anand. Price: 12.00
	Individual World Poetry Slam, 2004 This was the inaugural event. In the beginning was an idea and Greenville, SC made it into a reality. Here is the final night of that great event! Featuring: Buddy Wakefield, Corbet Dean, Black Falcon, Jon Brown, Stacy Smallwood, Ali Langston, Marcell Murphy, Paradox, Alvin C. Lau, Beth Bullmer, Rachel McKibbens, Ed Mabrey, Celena Glenn with a special cameo appearance by 2003 National Poetry Slam Champion, Mike McGee. Price: 19.95
	Individual World Poetry Slam, 2005 Once in a while, a great idea is born. In 1986, construction worker Marc Smith invented the Poetry Slam. And in 1990 Gary Glazner invented the National Poetry Slam. In 2004 the SlamMasters Council of PSI approved the latest great idea: The Individual World Poetry Slam Championships (iWPS). In 2005 the contest grew up. This video captures the most intense and powerful evening of Slam yet. It is everything you knew Slam could be. And it’s only going to get better from here! Featuring: Buddy Wakefield, Roger Bonair-Agard, Versiz, Maze Forever, Mekkah, Joaquin Zihuatanejo, Bluz, Chris August, Future, Da Minista, Mad, Ansel Appleton, Bill MacMillan, Rebecca Henderson Price: 19.95
	Individual World Poetry Slam, 2006 The year 2006 is the third year of the Individual World Poetry Slam but it is the twentieth year of the Poetry Slam as a cultural force. Slam is getting all grown up and you can see it in this video. Living footage from Charlotte, NC, Featuring: Buddy Wakefield, Sonya Renee, Versiz, Mike McGee, Andrea Gibson, Joaquin Zihuatanejo, Jared Paul, Rachel McKibbens, Krissy Reeves, Da Minista, Basik Knowledge, Stephanie Williams, Michael Guinn, Q and Terry Creech. This is recorded on DVD-R media and may not play on oler DVD equipment. Price: 19.95
	Individual World Poetry Slam, 2007 The finals of the Individual World Poetry Slam 2007 from the Rio Theatre on Broadway in Vancouver, British Columbia. Who do you think the NEW iWPS Champ is? One disc.J.W. Baz, Buddy Wakefield, Ryler Dustin, Da Shade, Andrea Gibson, Nicole Homer, Dan Leamen, Ed Mabrey, Jamie DeWolf, Sonya Renee, Anis Mojgani, Jared Paul, Ms. Spelt, Patrick Swan, Bluz Price: 19.99
	Kalamazoo Poetry Slam and Friends June 2001 It's summer at Kalamzoo's Kraftbrau Brewery. The poets have come from all over the midwest to spin their images into the summer night. This CD captures 21 of them from Charlie Burgess, Chuck Perkins, Matthew olzmann, Karrie Waarala, Jeff Kass, Todd Bannon, Ella Singer, Scott Klein, James, Gred Bliss, Mike Dykstra, Dan Stevens, Melanie Sanders, Matt Ernst, Dawn Saylor, Tim Nowakowski, Kim Koby, Greg Bliss and Brooke Pridemore. Proceeds go to support the Kalamazoo Poetry Slam team in the their annual journey to the National Poetry Slam. Price: 12.00
	Let Them Eat MoonPie® Bill Abbott has been around Poetry Slam for A Long Time; as a matter of fact, he was around Slam in the Southeast, also known as Southern Fried, from 1992 to 1999. Around his moments of performing poetry, he took lots of notes and paid lots of attention. Over the last few years, he has taken those notes and done lots of interviews. The end result: Let Them Eat MoonPie®, the first ever story of Southern Fried through the '90s. Part history, part memoir, part Southern study, part yearbook, this book collects the stories of the teams and poets who were involved in the most coherent regional scene in America. 273 pages with pictures. ISBN 978-1-893972-33-9. http://www.southernfriedhistory.com Price: 15.95
	Lifelines Lifelines, A World War II Story of Survival and Love, is a most remarkable collection of stories and recollections by Jack and Leda Miller as captured and rendered as individual poems by Terry Wooten. Jack and Leda were married during World War II shortly before Jack was shipped to the Philippines where he and thousands of other GIs were captured by the Japanese. Jack is a survivor of what has come to be called the Bataan Death March. These poems tell the story of what it was like as a Japanese POW for Jack, and what it was like for Leda to wait for him at home. Powerful and poignant. 120 pages. ISBN 1-893972-21-6 Price: 12.95
	Little Wounded Cowboy This is TWP's first foray into a longer format book. Little Wounded Cowboy is 208 pages of prose, photos and drawings about the life of Levi, Star Ryan's son. Levi lived 18 years under very challenging circumstances. This is the story of his life and how he influenced so many of the people around him. You must know ahead of time, this is not a "happily every after" book. But it is a story of challenge and love, of tenderness and insight, of difficulty and growth. Price: 17.98
	Manipulate the World This is Seth Jarvis' fourth book of poems and the first one brought out under The Wordsmith Press banner from the beginning. This new collection shows the artistic growth of a poet and a man. Jarvis searches for and finds a deeper language here. This is the voice of an accomplished writer. 28 pages, perfect bound, ISBN 1-893972-17-8 Price: 7.00
	Medicine for Going Home This is the Kalamazoo Poetry Slam team's collaborative collection for 2005. Poems by Dan (Stevens) McCarthy, Todd Bannon, Sarah Versau and Gabriel Giron. Proceeds go toward Kalamazoo's fundraising efforts for the National Poetry Slam. Price: 12.00
	Mesa 2004 Slamoff Poets from all over Arizona have come to vie for the four coveted spots available for the National Poetry Slam team in 2004. Even Buddy Wakefield has flown in to MC the event. This video captures a remarkable evening of spoken word. Features Akua, Bill Campana, Corbet Dean, Nate, Cat Klotsche, Kevin Patterson, Jessie Grace, Thunder and more. Almost two hours of footage! Produced in cooperation with Anthology, Inc. Price: 15.00
	Mesa 2007 National Poetry Slamoff Essenzaslam has done it again. Great poetry at a great price. 2007 Slamoff. Featuring: Chesko, Brent Heffron, Doyle, Lauren Perry, Bill Campana, Michael Peck, Mandy Rose, Kelsey Miller, Tristan Marshell, Shaun Kuter. Hosted by Kenn Rodriguez with guest readings by Eric Gray and Hannah Jiam. Price: 17.00
	Mike Henry, Live at Budokan Originally released in 2003, this re-release by one of Slam's Old Guard celebrates a long career in the world of spoken word. Twelve cuts recorded live at a variety of storied Austin venues including Ego's, The Mercury and Gaby and Mo's. Features duets with Phil West, Sonya Feher, and Tonie Roque-Knight, plus the last poem ever read at the Electric Lounge. You owe this one to yourself. Go ahead. Price: 12.00
	Mythic Time Stone Circle Mythic Time Stone Circle, 2001, CD, $15.00, Pure family entertainment in music and verse from Michigan's great north. Terry Wooten, Jim Ribby, Ron Fowler, Taelen Thomas, Steve Marsh, Debora Marsh, Steve Quick, Char Rauen, Justin Trapp, Wolf Knight, Doc, Chris Bzdok, Louan Lechler. And a special guest appearance on the final track. We won't ruin the surprise here! Price: 15.00
	National Poetry Slam 2000 DVD Now dramatically remastered here at TWP, in cooperation with Poetry Slam, Inc., the 2000 NPS finals night as you haven't seen it before. 24 poets, 31 poems. Poems by Patricia Smith, Thien-Bao Thuc Phi, Michael Cirelli, Shane Koyczan, Al Letson, Bryonne Bain, Iyeoka Okoawo, Jack McCarthy, GNO, Jamaal St. John, Rich Perin, Roger Bonair-Agard, Taylor Mali, Amalia Ortiz, Marty McConnell, Moel Jones, Helena D. Lewis, Staceyann Chin, Beau Sia, Tehut-Nine, T-Bone, Celena Glenn, Jason "Shaggy" Gossard and Yolanda K. Wilkinson. This DVD is produced on DVD-R media and may not play on some first generation DVD players. Price: 26.95
	New High Score, Best of Urbana 2004 This is a complete who's-who of Performance poetry in the early 21st Century! Mike McGee, Patricia Smith, Rives, Queen Sheba, Billy Collins, Sou Macmillan, Jeffrey McDaniel, Andrea Gibson, Joaquin Zihuatanejo, Daphne Gottlief, Wammo, Suasnne La Follette, Geoff Trenchard, Cristin O'Keeffe Aptowicz, Kent Forman, Barbara Adler, Taylor Mali, Corrina Bain, Shappy, Danny Hoch and Kid Beyond. COME ON! What more could you want? This is simply the best. Price: 15.00
	No Props T-Shirt In Poetry Slam, there are only three rules. No props. No costumes. No bulls**t! Display them proudly in full color on this 50-50 T-Shirt available in all sizes in a variety of light colors. Follow up your order with an e-mail to steve@thewordsmithpress.com to specify size and color. Brought to you in cooperation with our friends over at Poetry Slam, Inc. Oh, and don't give any lip to our model. She's the Chair of the Protest Committee for PSI, Debora Marsh. Price: 12.00
	NYC Urbana Spoken Word Underground The National Poetry Slam 2000 in Providence, RI was won by NYC Urbana. This is their "Best of" CD from that year containing 27 tracks from the absolute best voices in performance poetry on the planet. You think I'm exaggerating? Regie Gibson, Ken Cormier, Cass King, Jeffrey McDaniel, Hal Sirowitz, Big Poppa E, Walidah Imarisha, Derrick Brown, Patrick Anderson, Jack McCarthy, Taylor Mali, Sage Francis, Beau Sia, Celena Glenn, Shappy, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, John S. Hall, Amanda Nazario, Regie Cabico, Alexis O'Hara, Noel Jones, Shakespeare's Monkey, Evert Eden and Morris Stegosaurus. Now that's a full house! Price: 15.00
	NYC Urbana 3-CD package Here's a deal. By special arrangement with the Urbana Poetry people, we will bundle all three Urbana CDs for one reduced price. Get NYC Urbana Spoken Word Underground, The Best of Urbana 2002 and NYC Urbana, The Very Best of 2003 for one low price. I don't think there is a better CD deal in the whole spoken word universe! Price: 35.00
	NYC Urbana, the very best of 2003 Released in collaboration with WordsWorth Ink, this CD has 30 tracks and over 70 minutes of great performance poetry by Taylor Mali, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowitcz, Celena Glenn and Team Urbana, Jeffrey McDaniel, Matt Cook, Rachel McKibbens, post Midnight, George McKibbens, The Suicide Kings, Patricia Smith, Jim Dwyer, Amalia Ortiz, Bernard Dolan, Shappy, Moonshine Shorey, Mike Henry, John S. Hall, Hal Sirowitz, Jeremy Richards, Gabrielle Bouliane, Corbet Dean, Blair and Dale Wilson, Dawn Saylor, Edward Garcia, Shawn Randall and Alexis O'Hara. Wow! Now that's an anthology! Price: 15.00
	Oh, Terrible Youth Oh, Terrible Youth - Poetry by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz. Reading OH, TERRIBLE YOUTH is like uncovering some fantastic lost episode of "Square Pegs" written by Sharon Olds... Ernest Cline, author of The Geek Wants Out and Fanboys In her fourth and latest collection of poetry, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz showcases the sharp wit, self-deprecating pathos and unapologetic brashness which have made her books consistently some of the best selling within the poetry slam movement. In this eclectic compilation, Aptowicz ruminates on the trials and tribulation of her tween self ("My Elementary School Confessions"), her unapologetic high school geekiness ("The Secret Language of Nerds") and all the melodramatic yet sincere love verses she ultimately penned in vain ("On Reading Old Unrequited Love Poems"), among other inspired topics. This plump volume of new work commiserates and celebrates all the wonder, terror, banality and comedy which is the long journey to adulthood. Price: 12.00
	Paper Hats Charles Zwinak's first book of poems, Paper Hats, reveals a talent that has been hidden for too long. Some would argue that the reason he has taken so long to bring us this book is that he is a perfectionist. If you make that argument based on the quality of these works, you might be right. Here are 36 poems, all of which support that thesis. Paper Hats, 2004, 80 pages, ISBN 1-893972-14-3, perfect bound. Price: 10.00
	Poems From The Big Muddy The latest contribution from the world of the National Poetry Slam, this anthology is 114 pages of the poems, the reflections, and the hopes for improvement in the practice, joy and concept of Poetry Slam. Poems by Mike Henry, Roger Bonair-Agard, Corbet Dean, Ed Mabrey, Morris Stegasaurus and many, many more as well as essays on the current state of the art by Phil West, Taylor Mali, Jeremy Richards and Scott Woods. Edited by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, Jeremy Richards and Scott Woods, this is the biggest and best National Poetry Slam anthology yet. Price: 12.50
	Prayer Wheel Junkies This is the 2002 version of Kalamazoo's "best of" Poetry Slam CD. Seventeen new poems from Jim Dwyer, Dawn Saylor, Buddy Wakefield, Marc Smith, Roger Bonair-Agard, Karrie Waarala, Maria McCray, Matthew Olzmann, Morris Stegosaurus, Jeffree Paul St. John, Debora Marsh, Shappy and Cristin O'Keefe-Aptowicz. Sale of this CD goes to support the Kalamazoo Poetry Slam team in their annual trek to the National Poetry Slam. Price: 12.00
	Saggy Pants This is Steve Marsh's second chapbook. 1997, 40 pages. The subject matter is broad and varied. The style is too. There's a little of everything in this little book...song and chants, word puzzles and rants. It's all here. Price: 5.00
	Sass Machine Cristin OKeefef Aptowicz really IS the Sass Machine. It might earn her an "R" rating, but that also stands for Real Truth. Cristin will make you laugh while she amazes you that she may be the only one with the guts to say what she says. Try her on for size. Price: 10.00
	Saucy Pieces Saucy Pieces, Steve Marsh, 2000, 34 pages, $5.00, should carry a parental warning sticker! This collection is all Steve's naughty pieces under one cover. Condom Rap, Observations on the Breast, they're all here. Price: 5.00
	Sex Tonight Five years of naughty poems at the Kalamazoo Poetry Slam has brought this CD to life. These selections range from ribald to raunchy and they are all very entertaining! Poems by Greg Bliss, Elizabeth Bullmer, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, Patrick Sanchez, Erin Fleck, Ken Green, Steve Marsh, Charlie Burgess, Cynthia French, Shappy, Sharon, Tara Seth, Dan Stevens and Jim Dwyer...all live from Kraftbrau Brewery. Proceeds go to support the Kalamazoo Poetry Slam. Special note: while this CD would probably not carry a rating higher than PG-13, it is not recommended for use in the classroom. Price: 12.00
	Shappy–Poet, Comedian, A**hole This is the original live collection of the undisputed King of Spoken Nerd! Twelve cuts: 1. Sensitive Little Poetry Boy 2. Let Me Tell Ya Something 3. Coyote 4. Crunchberries 5. Quacky 6. Nardz! 7. Ssssssss! 8. Does She Like Me? 9. Butterfly 10. Vic is Vic 11. The Aesthetics of Pimpin' 12. The Infinite Darkness. If this isn't in your spoken word collection, don't hesitate another minute! Price: 15.00
	Shoulder To Shoulder 1996, 2002, 32 pages, $5.00, a unique feminine perspective on life, love. What a woman should say...what a woman has always wanted to say...what a woman says. Price: 5.00
	Skinny Poems Skinny Poems, Steve D. Marsh, 1995, 2002, 40 pages, $5.00, This is the one that started it all. Steve's first chapbook contains a variety of the oldies and the goodies, like "Condom Rap," "God Threw A Rock," and others. The range of subject matter is impressive. Price: 5.00
	Soft as a Beagle's Ear Soft might describe a little of the gentleness in some of these poems, but Esther Hurwitz can hit hard too. Esther's voice has been waiting a good long time to come to maturity and here it is. She speaks with the voice of a woman who knows what she wants, what she's had and where she's going from here. Several of these poems are collected from where they appeared in anthologies around the country. Her first chapbook, Soft as a Beagle's Ear, is an excellent collage of poems and worthy of your collection. Price: 8.00
	Soulmatter Seekers This is the 2000 Kalamazoo Poetry Slam Team. The CD contains 15 cuts from Beth Bullmer, Dan Stevens, Karrie Waarala, and HBO's def poetry jam's Dawn Saylor. Sale of this CD goes to support the Kalamazoo Poetry Slam team in their annual trek to the National Poetry Slam. Price: 12.00
	Still Not Politically Correct Still Not Politically Correct, Steve D. Marsh Live at Kraftbrau, 2002, CD, needs a parental warning label. But it has some sweet stuff on it too. That love poem everybody is asking about. But there's the other stuff too. Let's just say, George W. Bush isn't happy. Price: 10.00
	Stingray 72 pages, perfect bound The latest from Michael Salinger shows him getting back to what he does best, painting pictures. This collection of 37 poems will show you the power of a strong, mature poet walking confidently, supremely aware of the story he is telling. Endorsements by Marc K. Smith, Alix Olsen and Scott Woods with an introduction by Ray McNiece. Price: 11.99
	The 14th Apostle The 14th Apostle is John Powers' 5th book and first CD. The book contains 34 pages of text and the CD has 22 tracks lasting more then 70 minutes. The CD was recorded at live readings all over New England with some tracks worked out in the studio. This is an excellent combo product with spoken word pieces backed up by drums and musical accompaniment. Powers is an artist who has clearly found his voice and he likes what he hears. There is no doubt you will too. Price: 15.00
	The 14th Apostle CD Only Just the CD of the book and CD combination described above. Price: 11.25
	The Arsenal of Small Stars Here's what Patricia Smith said about Phil West's book, The Arsenal of Small Stars: "I thought I knew Phil West. After years spent in awe of his unflinching poetics, his deft stripping away of our sad veneers, I assumed I knew that voice, that brash perspective, both the lyrical tenderness and the backhand slap of his words on the stage and page. But Arsenal blew up in my face. It is the artist reaching beyond his pinnacle and damning what came before. Our tiny unspoken terrors, fleeting joys and woeful attempts at love are all here, served up without apology and so masterfully crafted that you will immediately recognize them as your own. Arsenal is not mere poetry. It is a life lived in stanzas–a glorious, ugly, tragic, marvelous rollercoaster existence that belongs to all of us. And Phil West, a poet I thought I knew, has shaken my assumptions and achieved the impossible. He has shined new light on everything I see." We couldn't have said it better. Price: 11.95
	The Bear Came Back: The Whole Story As anyone who has ever gone to Terry Wooten's Stone Circle events in Northern Michigan can tell you, The Bear Came Back is one of Terry Wooten's longest and most frequently requested poems. Kids love it. It references an earlier time growing up in a very small town with a poet's imagination inside a young boy. It's a story of letting your imagination get the best of you. It's universal in the ways of childhood. Perfect bound, 28 pages of full color illustrations by Louan Lechler, also a Stone Circle favorite poet and singer. We are extremely proud of this little book here at TWP. Get yours today. Price: 9.49
	The Bone-Orchard Conga This is a fine 96-page collection of Ray's best performance poems. X. J. Kennedy, the Lamont Poetry Prize Winning Poet writes, "Ray McNiece is an adept reader of his own moving, clearly imaged poems, a skilled performer who does the English language justice." Pick up a copy of this book and find out why Yevgeny Yevtushenko asked Ray along on his most recent poetry tour of his native Russia. Ray's voice is a genuine, strong, authentic working class representation of his times and his generation. 96 pages, perfect bound, ISBN 1-893972-18-6 Price: 10.00
	The Celestial Voyage This CD is a source of Spoken Word for Chris Mooney-Singh, an Australian who adopted Sikhism in 1989. These 60 minutes of continuous meditational chanting are accompanied by open-tuned guitar and keyboards from a tradition whose Holy Book (Sri Guru Granth Sahib) is a huge anthology of medieval mystical love poetry from the Sikh Gurus and some of India's greatest poet-saints including Jaidev, Namdev, Kabir and Sheik Farid. Spoken Word to help tune you into the alpha state. Price: 12.00
	The Difference Between Left and Wrong This is vintage Taylor Mali. Eighteen tracks that will make you laugh or cry or think or all three at once. The power of this entertainer runs the gamut from the fine and beautiful writing of "My Grief Does Not So Much Grow" to the voice compilation of "Baby Motorcycle." Taylor Mali is, to quote Taylor Mali, the best teacher you never had. Price: 15.00
	The Geek Wants Out Ernie Cline is a Two-time Austin Poetry Slam Champion, screenwriter, and spoken word internet meme master, with wildly popular tracks like "When I was a Kid" and "Dance Monkeys Dance." "THE GEEK WANTS OUT is an audio anthology of Ernie Cline's best work in all of its pop culture-infused bitingly hilarious glory!" (Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz) Included on this CD: "Nerd Porn Auteur," "When I was a Kid," "Tech Support," "Cunning Linguistics," "Curriculm Vitae," "Airwolf," "The Geek Wants Out," "Mr. Nostradamus," "Dance, Monkeys, Dance" and more. Be the first kid on your block to own a copy of The Geek Wants Out. The other kids will both envy and respect you. If you are ordering The Geek Wants Out for delivery outside the United States, please order through Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000FI2NMU as TWPis not set up for international shipping. Thank you. Price: 12.00
	The Hit List by Bill Campana 3 cd set Before Bill Campana blazed into the Mesa and Phoenix poetry scene in 1997, individuals would attend poetry readings and at the end of every dry, polished piece of mental origami, read with all the flair of a zoning law variance, those still awake in the audience would say “humph,” which roughly translates into “I don’t know what that was about, but everyone else might think I’m an uncultured boob, so I shall acknowledge this piece as if it were an epiphany wrapped in a transcendental shroud.” Poets would get a smattering of courtesy applause, and everyone would go home feeling just a little more cultured than their neighbors who owned television sets. Bill Campana, however, knows that the only true way to respect culture is to break it into little tiny pieces. He came onto the poetry scene at full power, and suddenly the dry dusty notebooks of lesser poets got burned up in the shockwave. Nobody wants to follow Bill Campana after he reads, because when he is done, there is literally nothing to say. For video clip visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcG4xi_6hIM 3 CD set Price: 23.95
	The Importance of Being Ernest Ernest (Ernie) Cline has been Ernest his whole life and in this first slim (48 pages) volume, he begins to explain to us what that has meant. This companion book to his CD, The Geek Wants Out, contains many of the same poems, notably: The Geek Wants Out, Dance Monkeys Dance, and Nerd Porn Auteur among others. It also contains three bonus poems not found on the CD. Cline's work is simultaneously clever, witty, intelligent and 100% Airwolf! If you are ordering The Importance of Being Ernest for delivery outside the United States, please order through Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1893972305 as TWPis not set up for international shipping. Thank you. Price: 10.00
	The Infinity Track A book of Asian insights, not merely travel impressions by the poet-musician who is also the Singapore SlamMaster. Packed with imagery and Asian character monologues, the book starts from