Adult poetry slam

The Machine, America's most popular Pink Floyd tribute band, has been touring for 30 years. Join us for a haunted evening of comedy and fun! Wear your costume and participate in our costume contest while enjoying some spooky laughs! Students from across the Carolinas will perform an adjudicated concert….

Murrow Park in Washington, D. He has been coaching youth poetry teams for the last five years, but this team, the sixth Baltimore Citywide Youth Poetry Team to compete in the international poetry slam competition, Brave New Voices, is different: Every youth involved has competed in local poetry slam competitions—they are experienced with scoreboards, the poetic use of silence, and electrifying elocution. There's silence after Slangston Hughes asks that question—the type of soft, serious silence people make when they are turning inward for answers. They hold hands while each person affirms another and calls in the name of an ancestor. Each person ends their affirmation with "ashe," a term derived from the Yoruba of Nigeria that means "so be it.

Our new Be Better Or Whatever workshops will teach you about the many ways you can be a stronger writer and performer. Our spoken word battle concert returns on April 20 with the usual two-round slam and open mic and special guest poet Valentino Assenza! Maybe you've heard through social media, and yes, it's true, TPS is now a two-round slam! That means there will be no third round, and poets will only require two poems for the night. Scores will be cumulative rather than clean slate.

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