Sac Poetry Slam- T-Mo, Queen D and Ike

Tonight, we went to a poetry slam at the Java Cafe in Fair Oaks, CA. It was actually 2 slams in one, and was called The Final Cut, The Road to Victory. It was the final rounds of a slam that has been ongoing. The main event featured Terry Moore (T-Mo) vs. Queen D.
In a previous post on this blog, I reviewed a T-Mo show where he was the feature performer and I was very impressed with him and his performance. Tonight, he proved that it was not a fluke and I was right about everything I previously wrote. He opened with what I thought was the best poem of the night. It was about a girl going to an open mic night and finally getting up the nerve to perform a poem she had been writing for a long time. She got there early, was third on the list, but kept getting bumped by other poets. I won't tell you how it ends, I am working on getting the video of it online soon so you can check it out.
Queen D was the eventual winner of this battle. I have never seen or heard her before. She spoke with much emotion and fire and is a very persuasive and powerful performer. Like T-Mo, her poetry involves issues within society that are many times brushed aside and forgotten about, or simply just not much discussed.
Ike was in the second slam and surprised everyone watching. He arguably gave the best performances of the night and was definitely the crowd favorite.
This was probably the best slam I have seen. I have been to a few others in Boston, Kansas City, and northern California. Sacramento definitely has the talent to compete with the best slam performers in the nation.