Magnetic Poetry is a sponsor of the 2010 National Poetry Slam (here's our ad for the playbill), which is taking place at various venues around St. Paul, Minnesota August 3rd - 7th. I've been to several of these over the years, and they're pretty cool, definitely a cut above the stuff you used to see in the local bar slams that were all the rage (often quite literally) in the mid '90s. It's great to see the young hip-hop-influenced artists alongside the more traditional poets, and the audiences are as enthusiastic as those at burlesque shows. I've always been surprised and moved at these events. Check it out if you're in town, and give some props to these largely unsung literary lions... heaven knows, they ain't making any money from this!