Publisher's Synopsis
A handbook for the touring performance poet. In addition to information on venues, budgetting and designing to producing chapbooks, episodes from Ott's own touring experiences are illustrated in prose and comic strip format. This is essential reading for any budding poet who wants to make a name for themselves. The author, aka Big Poppa E, was a member of the 1999 San Francisco Poetry Slam Team - which took top honours at the 1999 National Poetry Slam in Chicago - and is the founder and organiser of poetry slams in Chico, Sacramento and Davis CA.