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Recordings from the 2009 Oxford University Online Poetry Slam competition. The event invited students to submit an MP3 recording of an original poem or narrative, of no longer than 3 minutes in length, for a University-wide competition. The event was judged by Heidi Vaughan (Oxford Playhouse), Bernard O'Donoghue (Fellow in English specialising in Modern Irish and Medieval English Poetry), Sian Robins-Grace (RSC Member, Oxford Alumna and Oxford Poetry Slam Finalist), and Steve Larkin (organiser of the Hammer and Tongue poetry slam).
Congratulations to the following students:
1st Prize: Christopher Turner, St Hugh's College, for 'Poetic Phonetics'
2nd Prize: Thomas Stevenson, St Catherine's College, for 'Dia de los Muertos'
3rd Prize: Aisha Mirza, St Catherine's College, for 'Instant Symphony Mix'
The album cover is by surrealmuse. It is released under a Creative Commons licence. There are more details at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/surrealmuse/4757004/
| # | Episode Title | Description | People | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Poetry Slam: Judges Verdicts | The judges deliver their verdicts of the entries for the 2009 University of Oxford Online Poetry Slam and Spoken Word Competition. | Steve Larkin, Heidi Vaughan, Bernard O'Donoghue | 13 Mar 2009 | |
| 10 | Your Parents' Careers | A shortlisted entry for the 2009 University of Oxford Online Poetry Slam and Spoken Word Competition. | Robert Rapoport | 13 Mar 2009 | |
| 9 | Untwining | A shortlisted entry for the 2009 University of Oxford Online Poetry Slam and Spoken Word Competition. | Antonia Tam | 13 Mar 2009 | |
| 8 | One Thing Leads to Another | A shortlisted entry for the 2009 University of Oxford Online Poetry Slam and Spoken Word Competition. | Dan Stott | 13 Mar 2009 | |
| 7 | Michelangelo | A shortlisted entry for the 2009 University of Oxford Online Poetry Slam and Spoken Word Competition. | Jesse Bordwin | 13 Mar 2009 | |
| 6 | Letter from a Predator | A shortlisted entry for the 2009 University of Oxford Online Poetry Slam and Spoken Word Competition. | Thomas John Stevenson | 13 Mar 2009 | |
| 5 | Instant Symphony Mix | A shortlisted entry for the 2009 University of Oxford Online Poetry Slam and Spoken Word Competition. | Aisha Mirza | 13 Mar 2009 | |
| 4 | Poetic Phonetics | A shortlisted entry for the 2009 University of Oxford Online Poetry Slam and Spoken Word Competition. | Christopher Peter Joseph Turner | 13 Mar 2009 | |
| 3 | Dia de los Muertos | A shortlisted entry for the 2009 University of Oxford Online Poetry Slam and Spoken Word Competition. | Thomas John Stevenson | 13 Mar 2009 | |
| 2 | A System of Education | A shortlisted entry for the 2009 University of Oxford Online Poetry Slam and Spoken Word Competition. | Christopher Peter Joseph Turner | 13 Mar 2009 | |
| 1 | Take a Rectangle | A shortlisted entry for the 2009 University of Oxford Online Poetry Slam and Spoken Word Competition. | Sophie Duker | 13 Mar 2009 |