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2007 DC/Baltimore Slam Team

Joanna Hoffman is a smooth-talkin, Barbie-hatin girl with a secret crush on Justin Timberlake. Shh, don't tell. She has been active in the DC/Baltimore slam scene since 2002, when she was a member of the National Slam team. When not performing, you can find her listening to Debbie Gibson and practicing ridiculous pick-up lines in front of the mirror.

Twain Dooley is a first generation American. Born and raised in Washington, DC he learned to use language to talk himself into and out of inner-city challenges. He joined the Army Reserves and served on active duty during Desert Storm. After a two year stay in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (as a civilian), he returned to his home town and began to perform his poetry for a variety of audiences. Twain wrote several books and toured as founding member with The Modern Urban Griots. He has opened for Amiri Baraka and Jimmy "JJ" Walker. He has earned a spot on the DC/Baltimore slam team five times. Twain has been called, "funny", "clever", "insightful", and some other things that you probably wouldn't print in a bio. He currently shares his love of words with students and is working on the story of his life, "None Of This Makes Sense".

A high school student compared Chris August to pop rocks. Another compared him to a fruit roll-up. He's still coming to terms with that second one. Sonya Renee calls him her baby daddy. Sallie Mae calls him delinquent. The Baltimore County Police Department has called him by three different prisoner numbers. The DC/ Baltimore slam team has called him a member for the past four years, and the 2005 Individual World Poetry Slam peeps called him number 7 in the world. Cynthia French once said that whoever invented Jolt Cola probably got the idea from watching him. Queen Sheba says he's hurtful, but she also says she's at the forefront of the fight for humanity. His mom says he's a nice boy. His fifth grade home room teacher said he wasn't living up to his potential. They're all probably right.

Chris Wilson has been acclaimed by those who know secretly he has no ego and the least bit of stroking it will get you everywhere. Usually these people mean well, but sometimes they want money or a ride somewhere. He teaches writing in Harford County and founded youth slam in the public school system. While these efforts seem altruistic, it is really just because he is drafting a frighteningly-talented poetic army. He doesn’t want to take anything over; he’s just enamored with concept of being called Admiral Wilson. ALL HANDS ON DECK.