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- ↑ Poetry Slam, Inc. Website: WoWPS page
- ↑ Whipple, Kelsey (February 21, 2012). "The Women of the World Poetry Slam marks Denver's largest slam gig to date". Westword.
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- ↑ Johnson, Javon; Blacksher, Anthony (2021). "Give Me Poems and Give Me Death: On the End of Slam(?)". In Yu, Timothy (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to Twenty-First-Century American Poetry. Cambridge University Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-108-48209-7.
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- ↑ "Official Rank: 2023 WOWPS Slam".
- ↑ "Champion named at Saturday's Women of the World Poetry Slam".
- ↑ "International Womxn Of The World Poetry Slam Fest To Baltimore: March 28 – April 1".
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- ↑ "WOWPS 2017 : Finals".
- ↑ "WOWPS 2016 : Finals".
- ↑ Leon, Alexandra (March 8, 2016). "96 Women From Around the World to Compete at Poetry Slam in Clinton Hill". DNAinfo.
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- ↑ Cook, Greg (August 18, 2015). "With Win Last Weekend, Boston Poetry Slam Team Sweeps All 3 National Titles". WBUR.
- ↑ Diele, Jonina (February 21, 2017). "Denver Slam Champ Heals With the Power of Poetry". 303 Magazine.
- ↑ Steinberg, David (March 15, 2015). "Women of the World Poetry Slam in ABQ". Albuquerque Journal.
- ↑ "WOWPS 2014 : Finals".
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- ↑ "WOWPS 2012 : Finals".
- ↑ "Theresa Davis wins national poetry slam".
- ↑ "Eboni Hogan, 2010 WOWps Winner".
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- ↑ "Women of the World Poetry Slam - Friday (3/14/2008) Results".