Featured Poet and the WILD CARD Slam: This is also known as the LAST CHANCE SLAM - We will take up to 16 poets into the slam - the top 2 winners will earn a spot in the Grand Slam competition and a chance at making the 2008 Seattle National Poetry Slam Team. NOTE: There will be no OPEN MIC tonight. Email info@seattlepoetryslam.org for more info

“Jared Paul is the watchdog of poetry, a force not unlike a hurricane –a very skinny, loud, sweaty hurricane that wants you to know your life is worth everything and that this planet belongs to us all.”
-Mike McGee: 2003 Individual National Poetry Slam Champ and 2006 Individual World Poetry Slam Champ

“The only thing stronger than JARED PAUL’s convictions is his ability to change yours with the craft of his language.”
-Sonya Renee: 2004 Individual National Poetry Slam Champion

“Jared Paul is a juggernaut who lives his politics. His work speaks to the political - which is his personal - that he lives with sincere conviction and integrity.”
-Michael Cirelli, Executive Director URBAN WORD NYC

“If the United Nations needed a representative from the Slam/poetry community, we’d send them Jared.”
-Buddy Wakefield; 2004 & 2005 Individual World Poetry Slam Champion, 2005 European Slam Champion

“There are three men who’s work i want to memorize and one day read to my children. Jared Paul is one of them.”
-Andrea Gibson, Multi-time National & Individual World Poetry Slam Finalist

“Emerson said that character is higher than intellect. what happens when someone has both character, intellect and a sense of conviction that can be described only as humbling? You have made Jared Paul’s acquaintance.”
-Columbia Recording Artist, Raine Maida, of Our Lady Peace

“A rare artist that not only lives the things that he talks about, but more importantly, inspires others to do so as well. You can find his work scribbled in sharpie on the back of picket signs from The UK to Albuquerque, NM.” -Ken Arkind: 2006 National Poetry Slam Championship Team from Denver, Colorado