Essenzaslam Poetry Slam Readers

the Essenzaslam Poetry Slam was the longest running poetry slam in the Southwest. It was founded on November 3rd, 1994, by poet/organizer Bob Nelson. From 1994-2008, the slam made it's home in Essenza Coffeehouse, Mesa Arizona's oldest coffeehouse until it closed in July of 2008.

In August of 2008, the Show was supposed to move to Garden Grounds, a new coffeehouse founded less than 1/2 a mile from Essenza's current location. The venue never opened.

Who Hosted at Essenzaslam?

This incomplete list, initially compiled by Bob Nelson in 2008, attempts to document poets that have acted as stewards of the Slam over it’s history.

Eirean Bradley Bill Campana Patrick Hare The Klute Bob Nelson David Tabor

Who Read at Essenzaslam?

This incomplete list, initially compiled by Bill Campana in 2006, attempts to document poets that have read at the Slam.

akua alex (last name unknown) the ammendment dale anderson lucy anderton ken arkind nikki armstrong artiste krystal ashe brent axel

lee r. ballard faye ballentine mr. green bean christa bell andrew (funky klown town) berger david bianchi geoff bishoff blair (from detroit) cynthia black regina blakley melissa bliss eirean bradley brian (last name unknown) derrick brown

bill campana michael cerelli ivan chavez chesko claudia cobratic dave collins mark collins tom collins matthew john connely jon conry

dj (cockney rebel) tony damico issm dark davey (the girl from tucson) paul davis corbet dean nick decarlo (the barista) julia delbridge mack dennis manifest destiny pannica dillon paul d'loughy deon doughty ammie doyle marty (the mayor of higher ground) drew

big poppa e william eason julie elefante mohammed elhassan chaz ellik eric (last name unknown) nikki esquadero jack evans samaiya ewing mr. excitement

jeff falk josh flemming dom flemmons brian fransen josh friedman mr. frip everett forest nick fox ragan fox

g gab scott huntington gamble ghost- light in the darkness andrea gibson torbin gilbert matt gismondi (MCMG) jen goldberg jesse dyllan grace christopher fox graham eric gray kate geenberg greg (the unfunny stand-up comic) ester griego

hb marje hahn raven hail andy hall patrick hare brent heffron mike henry cass hodges carol hogan wynter holden stephan hopkins hubito michelle hunter

ian (last name unknown) virginia ikeda

jrc j-town jasenka jason (last name unknown) jesse joe (the barista) john (last name unknown) angry johnny aaron johnson kim johnson jonna joseph (last name unknown) trish justrish

edward kelly jaime kennedy mike kewel scott klein casey klinker cat klotsche the klute lisa rose knudsen shaun kuter

suzy la follette chris lane laramy the pissed off gimp lawayne sue (shmoo) lawrence brian lee liberty brandy linticum sarge linticum paul lipman lisa marie (mother of victoria the 10-year old lesbian) vadim litvak liz bakeem lloyd carl lombardi mrs. lyon chrystal lytle

ashley mack jose magana (ba da da da dow ben manning sheryl manning sharkie marado mare margaret (from tucson) mark (last name unknown) tristan marshell matt mason maya cage mccallister jack mccarthy marty mcconnel mike mcgee don mcgiver shawn mcirish (not his real last name but that's what we thought it should have been) mike (last name unknown) mike (conspiracy mike) anthony miller kelsey miller laura moran kenny mostern joe moustache john wayne mercure (the sonneteer) phil murray

natasha (last name unknown) bob nelson harmony nelson theresa newkirk jeff newton dalton nichols monica nolan

kari o'conner karen odell alexis o'hara amalia ortiz josh ostrander

spyro panousopoulis kevin patterson lauren perry logan phillips pittsburgh maryann prawdzik (the owner) andrew procyk rob (bling bling) pruitt

rachel (daughter of g) clebo rainey rappa sonya renee kenn rodriguez rolando (last name unknown) nate romero ronald stephan g. roy adam rubenstein russ (last name unknown)

sadie (last name unknown) sahar technocolor holly salmucek perry sams sammy joe ray sandoval jim sapp dawn saylor scooter clayton scott wilson scott andy seaton shadowkat shaggy rowy shebala sharon skinner marie smith porcupine smith danny solis sonny rolf springer jonathan standifird jessica steele morris stegosaurus steph-ne adam stone david storer taneka stotts manu styles dan sullivan

dave tabor sammie tapia tracy thomas chris traask geoff trenchard trent (last name unknown) chris turner

victoria (the 10-year old lesbian)

buddy wakefield wammo luke warmwater kari warrala ed waters olyn wayne phil west whistler john williams evan wilson kafiah winston halycone b. wise arrian wissel