field reports: Anis Mojgami

The 2009 Hawaii Slam Finals were held last night in Honolulu. Historically, Hawaii has dominated in the national slam competitions. So, when they have finals, you see get to the best of the best. Among this year's performers was Portland based slam poet Anis Mojgani. Mojgami has a long list of national and world championship titles behind his name and was among the artists featured in HBO's Def Poetry in 2007. I would have extended my stay just to see him. Actually, I planned to, but Delta put out an embargo on Buddy Passes for the weekend and thwarted my plans. Anyway, Mojgami is pretty spectacular. See more on youtube or myspace or livejournal.