After a really spirited week of voting, Kait Rokowski has emerged the winner with her piece, "Christina Turner". The voting was incredible close, with only a few votes between Kait and runner-up Ebony Stewart on the last day of voting.

Thanks for taking the time to vote for the poem you enjoyed. Congratulations to Kait and all these great poets.

Watch the winning video and all the entries right here.

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We are just three months away from the opening of the Women of the World Poetry Slam in Denver, Colorado!
We are so excited about our trip to the Rockies and can’t wait to see you all there.

In the meantime, here is some important information about WoWPS that we're sure you’re all dying to know...

iWPS 2011 is over, and the winner is Chris August! The Last Chance Slam winner went all the way to victory this year in Cleveland!

Congratulations to Chris and all the great competitors. Thanks to Cleveland for hosting another great poetry event.

Final results after the jump.

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