Here's something novel, as part of the Oxford Science Festival, a poetry slam hosted simultaneously on both sides of the Atlantic, connected and projected via an internet link.

Taylor Mali leads a team of New York slam champions live from Manhattan screened instantaneously in the UK where a team of UK slam champions attempt to show the world who has the greatest poetic performers.
 
@ Science Oxford, 1-5 London Place, East Oxford 8th March 2008 8pm GMT for more information email events@hammerandtongue.co.uk

£10 www.wegottickets.com/event/27135 £8 conc. www.wegottickets.com/event/27136

New York Team
Taylor Mali - One of the most successful slam artists of all time
Jive Poetic - Buffalo New Yorks's Grand Slam Champion 2002
Mahoganny Browne - as seen on CBS and HBO's Real Sex
Jamie Kilstein - 006 NYC Urbana Grand Slam Champion

UK Team
John Berkavich - UK Slam Champion 2007
Sian Robins-Grace - Oxford Hammer & Tongue Runner-up 2007
Spliff Richard - Brighton Hammer & Tongue Slam Champ 2007
Danny Chivers - Oxford Hammer & Tongue Slam Champ 2007

Hosted by International Slam Champion 2003 Steve Larkin