The first hour featured local poets Jerry Mirskin, Michelle Berry, and Laura Glenn reading their work as part of the United Nations week of Dialogue Among Civilizations Through Poetry .
Amaryllis emceed the slam and open mic.
She is fantastic. Michelle did the slam calibration poem. It was phat. Lauren came in second. They will both be on the team representing Ithaca in the National Youth Poetry Slam in Ann Arbor in April.