Urbana Semi-Final Poetry Slam @ The Bowery Poetry Club: 308 Bowery, New York, NY 10012. From: Latin Beat Magazine | Date: February 1, 2007| Author: Merina, Dorian | COPYRIGHT 2007 Latin Beat Magazine. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

On the window at the entrance to the Bowery there is a quote from Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda:

 
        Mí corazón, es tarde y sin orillas, 
   el día, como un pobre mantel puesto a secar, 
        oscila rodeado de seres y extensión, 
   de cada ser viviente hay algo en la atmósfera. 

There was indeed something in the air as six poets lined up to compete in the Semi-Final Slam at the Bowery Poetry Club in lower Manhattan. With its tall brick walls and hig...