Note: This is the second part of our coverage of two Austin poetry slam teams - Austin Poetry Slam and Neo Soul - competing at Nationals in Boston. Jacob Dodson contributed both this piece and our first installment, and the photos and videos you see here of both teams. more ›

Months of poetic preparation are coming to a head for seventy-six teams in Boston this week during the National Poetry Slam. Slam poetry is competitive performance poetry, and the teams represent different venues across the country. Austin will have two teams representing the city: Austin Poetry Slam and Austin Neo Soul. more ›

Austin poet Shannon Leigh Lewis has passed away after a weeks-long coma in a Florida hospital. Despite heroic efforts following a cave-diving accident on June 14th, she never regained consciousness. A memorial service will be at St. Michael's Episcopal Church on Wednesday, July 9th at 6 p.m. Additional services, memorials, and benefits are being planned. more ›