Tag: Omoziele Okoawo

In Memoriam: Omoizele Okoawo

Photo of Oz from the 2014 Boston Poetry Slam team selection semi-finals. February 19, 2014. © Marshall Goff. All Rights Reserved

The Boston Poetry Slam community was extremely saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Omoizele Okoawo (“Oz”) this week. An invaluable member of the poetry community since 1999, Oz’s writing and performance helped …

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Cantab Feature for Wednesday, August 7, 2013: Boston Poetry Slam Team

The 2013 Boston Poetry Slam Team in a post-Finals candid by Marshall Goff.

An extended feature from your 2013 Boston Poetry Slam Team: Ed Wilkinson, Jade Sylvan, Omoizele Okoawo, Nora Meiners, and Sean Patrick Mulroy! $5 cover charge.

Cantab Recap: Monday, October 17, 2011

Beer Slam? What Beer Slam? We don’t remember any Beer Slam… Oh, wait, it’s coming back to us now. Four pick-up teams slammed their way to tipsy glory at last week’s event; the Beer Chasers (Melissa, Adam, Maya, and Oz) taking top honors at the end of the night. Thanks to everyone who came to …

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