Another front page funny picture of Marc at the Green Mill and another quote of Amiri Baraka calling the slam a “carnival … commercial showiness, emphasizing the most backward elements” of poetry. Is he speaking of Slam or Jam? Or are his opinions just old guy wham?

Here’s a link to the article if you want to check it out:

http://bit.ly/ysAuH

Be sure to listen to the audio/slide show. It’ll give you a deeper sense of what goes on at the Green Mill every Sunday night.

The Green Mill Uptown Poetry Slam was voted by Chicago Reader readers as the Best Reading Series or Open Mike in Chicago!

I’d like to thank Dave Jemilo, proprietor of the Green Mill along with our performers (featured and open-mikers), and our award-winning audiences for making this all possible.

From Chicago Reader

This Wrigleyville-based series repeats as champ, withstanding a mighty challenge from the Windy City Story Slam, which follows a similar format (held in a bar, congenial hosts, audience participation)…. To read the entire blurb, visit the Chicago Reader online.