The energy was high, the people were beautiful, the house was packed, and the performances were amazing for NUSPA 2010. If you were unable to attend we will be posting pictures soon so you can see for yourself but we aree sure that just as much as you want to see who was there you want to know who won...and the recipients of the 2010 NUSPA are...

BEST VENUE – Spit Dat – Washington , D.C.
HOST OF THE YEAR – Drew ‘Droopy’ Anderson – Washington , D.C.
C.O.U.P. (Community Oriented Underground Poet) – Jonathan Tucker – Washington , D.C.

BEST WRITER MALE – Hunter G. Washington, D.C.
BEST WRTIER FEMALE – Bassey Ikpi – New York , New York
HAIKU AWARD – Dwayne Lawson Brown for “Gun Play” – Washington , D.C.
MOST INSPIRATIONAL POET – Sunni Patterson – New Orleans , LA ( Houston , TX )
POETRY BOOK OF THE YEAR – MY NAME IS JASON. MINE TOO
by Jason Reynold and Jason Griffin – New York , NY

BEST SPOKENWORD PERFORMANCE YOUTH – Jakayla Hart, Durham , N.C.
BEST SPOKENWORD PERFORMANCE FEMALE – Hadiyah “Ya Ya” Bey – Brooklyn , NY
BEST SPOKENWORD PERFORMANCE MALE – Rasheed Copeland – Washington , DC
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A DUO/GROUP – Poemcess , Washington , D.C.
SPOKENWORD ALBUM OF THE YEAR – California Suite by Taalam Acey

NUSPA 2010 peformers (in order of appearance)

Ryan Hammer
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HanaLyn
Sonya Renee
Taalam Acey
Carolyn Malachi