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Rose M. Smith is a shy, quiet poet who's lived most of her life in Columbus, Ohio--a conversational voice heavily informed by human situations and emotion. Voted "poet most unlike herself at the mic," she has been known to silence an unruly room when her poems begin to speak. Her work has appeared in Chiron Review, The Iconoclast, Good Foot, Pavement Saw, Concrete Wolf, Boston Literary Magazine, The Examined Life, Main Street Rag, and The Pedestal Magazine, and other journals and anthologies. Rose reads throughout the midwest--she'll make a jaunt cross country if she's needed (you pay for it). She has been called "a quiet visionary spanning the worlds of performance poetry and literary print! challenging and enriching the norms of both. She is an associate editor at Pudding House Publications and author of Shooting the Strays (Pavement Saw Press, 2003) and A Woman You Know (Pudding House Publications, 2005) and is featured in the Poets' Greatest Hits collection now managed bt Kattywampus Press. Rose is a Cave Canem Fellow.

Monday, June 20, 2005

Rust Belt Regional -- Details Part II

Bout 2--same basic lineup.

Sudie went in with We Be Da Blues (an absolutely awesome piece of poetry), got lost in it and closed his eyes, but the crowd and the judges were lovin it. He got a 29.9--28.9 after a 1 point time penalty.

Next move.... Tiffani was the highest scoring poet in round 1, so I had talked it over with Gina and decided to use Tiffani in Bout 2 second slot as well, since she had an opportunity to get into individual finals. Tiffani did "Run" and got a 28.6.

I went in with Lithia Park (not "Black enough" for this crowd, but I didn't want to use "the girls" on paper and another primary choice had been severely hobbled at this point and I'm suffering from fried brain trying to manage things) . I wanted a solid score with no risks--it got a 28.6--good enough for me.

Columbus ahead 3.1 after two bouts, and at this point, I'm thinkin' riding to Milwaukee with Sudie all grumpy and vocal and refusing to just go to sleep was worth it .

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