Verses spat crackling like bonfire sparks or crooned honeysuckle-sweet, paired with eloquent gestures and jarring movements while poets prowl and strut to the rhythm. 
Amanda Stephen, Centretown NewsSlam captain Kim "Kimbit" Nguyen and other members of her slam team travelled to Saskatoon to compete in the Canadian Festival for Spoken Word.
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Viewpoint: How slam poetry is putting the rap game in a chokehold
Okay, so what’s all the buzz about this slam poetry going around? No, it’s not a new business venture between Oxford University and the WWE. Slam poetry is a type of performance art that combines rhythm and writing to create a unique blend of soul-inspired verse that throws back to rap’s original purpose as a means to actually express a point.
Local authors vie for literary glory
Three Centretown residents say they are both honoured and excited to see their names on the list of finalists for the 2012 Ottawa Book Awards.\
Emerging artists strut their stuff at Atomic Rooster art exhibition
On Oct. 28, the walls of Atomic Rooster may be ruffling a few feathers when rooster-inspired artwork replaces the current wall hangings – Dmitri Moisseev’s fashion photography exhibit.