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NORAZ Poets is a nonprofit poetry organization based in Northern Arizona. It was founded in Sedona, Arizona in 2003 by poet Christopher Lane, who also serves as the organization's executive director. The group is run by a seven-member advisory board.

The group runs weekly poetry open mics, biweekly and monthly poetry slams, poetry workshops, featured poetry readings, poet in residence programs in Northern Arizona high schools, maintains a Web site with a calendar of events and several book partnerships, which sell local poets' work in Northern Arizona bookstores.

The group networks three poetry slams: MADSlam in Prescott, FlagSlam in Flagstaff and VerdeSlam Sedona, Arizona.

The group has a reputation in the national slam poetry scene for treating touring poets well with booking events, transportation to and from performances and venues, and lodging at the homes of members of the local poetry community.

Poetry organizers in Northern Arizona had sent slams teams to the National Poetry Slam since 2001, officially representing Flagstaff, although the team's members were from various parts of the region. Since 2004, the team competes in local, regional and national poetry slams under the banner Team NORAZ.

NORAZ Poets is one of the only both rural and regional poetry organizations in the United States. As such, the group mainly uses its Web site to promote events for poets and the general public.

The organization earned nonprofit tax status in February 2003.

Some of the poets affiliated with the group include Robin John Anderson, Kira Bonner, Mary Carvell Bragg, Rochelle Brener, Lindsay C. Chamberlain, Portlin Cochise, Rebekah Crisp, Peter "Applesauce" Dorsey, Patrick David DuHaime, Josh Fleming, Dom Flemons, Nick Fox, Karyl Goldsmith, Jesse Dyllan Grace, Christopher Fox Graham, Andy "War" Hall, Dee Hamilton, Adrienne Harris, Brent Heffron, Mary Heyborne, Cass J. Hodges, Aaron Johnson, Jarrod Masseud Karimi, Erik John Karpf, John Raymond Kofonow, Suzy La Follette, Christopher Lane, Eric Larson, David Rodgers "Doc" Luben, William Mawhinney, Douglas McDaniel, Karen von Merveldt-Guevara, Al Moyer, Greg Nix, Logan Phillips, Justin "Biskit" Powell, John Reid, Betteanne Rutten, Dan Seaman, Rowie Shebala, David Ward and Mikel Weisser.

National Poetry Slam Teams representing NORAZ Poets

In 2001, as Team Flagstaff at the 11th National Poetry Slam in Seattle, Washington: In 2002, as Team Flagstaff at the 12th National Poetry Slam in Minneapolis, Minnesota: In 2003, as Team Flagstaff at the 13th National Poetry Slam in Chicago, Illinois: In 2004: as Team NORAZ at the 14th National Poetry Slam in St. Louis, Missouri. In 2005: as Team NORAZ at the 15th National Poetry Slam in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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