SLAM! ‘Box in A Button Poetry
April 6th, 2010 | Published in Events, Metaverse Poetry Slam | 2 Comments
Show us your stuff at our first-ever SLAM! Poetry Event. In recognition of National Poetry Month, Pat the Dog Playwright Centre is launching a monthly slam poetry event to spotlight local poets and artists, offer a community forum to explore next steps for the K-W poetry community as a whole, and provide an advocacy space where artists can call attention to other community issues and causes.
In this spoken-word poetry competition, judges and performers come from the audience itself. Got something to say? You’ll have three minutes at the mike. Participants are welcomed on a first-come basis. Sign up early online via our Facebook Group, SLAM! ‘Box in a Button, or at the event itself.
To encourage creativity, First Prize goes to the highest scoring poet; Second Prize goes to the lowest scoring poet. In partnership with the Living Earth Festival, the winner also receives promotion through a spotlight poetry set at the inaugural Speaker’s Corner spoken word event (part of the Living Earth Festival!) on Saturday, April 24. More prize details still to come!
Can’t make the event? Join the discussion or look for future slam events on our SLAM! ‘Box in a Button Facebook Group.
Whether you wish to perform or just listen, the event is pay-what-you-can and open to all.
April 23, 2010
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
The Button Factory
25 Regina Street South,
Waterloo, ON
April 23rd, 2010 at 10:40 pm (#)
What a fantastic beginning!
I’d like to extend if you are interested to offer this, i am a radio host at soundfm and also have a history of organizing spoken words events in the tri city area….we have a great community of poets and i loved seeing and hearing so many gifted wordsmiths that I had never seen before.
I spoke with Tamaj…Tamash (sp? please forgive the spelling)…i would love to connect with her and have her perform her spoken word on my radio show…
Also, if of interest would love to have the winner of each slam to be interviewed and have the opportunity to perform on the radio program as well.
Would love to connect with lisa or maggie about this, and of course how else I can support a wonderful event.
sincerely,
KLP
juxtaposeklp@gmail.com
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May 11th, 2010 at 10:31 pm (#)
Poets. Spoken Word artists. Storytellers. Singer/Songwriters. Wordsmiths of all makes and models are invited to show off their creative, literary sides on the Cambridge Arts Festival’s literary stage, Poets’ Alley, Saturday, June 5.
Applications for Literary Artists are available at http://www.cambridgeartsfestival.com/OnlineApps/CAF_Literary_Application2010.html
The application deadline has been extended, but time is running out. Submit your application form today, by mail or email (mail@cambridgeartsfestival.com or bashwell@gmail.com ).
Since its inception, the Cambridge Arts Festival has provided a showcase for local artists to display their art forms in a pleasant location to be viewed by members of their own community. Vital to the Festival’s mandate is the effort to provide a forum for local writers and poets and to promote the literary arts within the Cambridge area. Be a part of this growing tradition!
The winning poets from the Cambridge Arts Festival’s Word Up! Poetry Contest will also be invited to read at the festival and have their pieces published in the festival’s program.
The 2010 festival, sponsored in part by the City of Cambridge, will be held at Cambridge Civic Square, Dickson Street in the historic downtown Galt section of Cambridge.
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