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The National Black Writers Conference (NBWC)

  Fri, November 6, 2020 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST The 15th NBWC presents a poetry and spoken-word competition. All poets are welcome to participate in this popular slam. Trophies and cash prizes will be awarded. Hosts and MCs: TARISHI “MIDNIGHT” SHULER and NICOLE “NAJMAH3 “ABRAHAM Presented and curated by CURTIS HARRIS of Green Earth Poets Café. Visit our

Poetry Reading and Q&A with Deborah Hunter

Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 7 PM EST – 8 PM EST Join the Department of Languages & Literature and The Center for Women’s Study for a poetry reading and Q&A with Poet Deborah Hunter. Deborah J. Hunter, a native Tulsan, is a poet, spoken word artist, essayist, actor, teaching artist, workshop facilitator and social

Toronto Poetry Slam’s Open Mic feat. LaMoi

  Saturday at 8 PM EDT – 10:30 PM EDT Public · Hosted by Toronto Poetry Slam Online Event https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/toronto-poetry-slams-open-mic-featuring-lamoi-tickets-122755473927 We are opening up our event to a judge free space but with the same high energy our usual slam! We are very fortunate to bring you Brampton’s very own: LaMoi! Prepare to feel uplifted. (See

Poetry Open Mic – The Grand Return

  Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 3 PM EDT – 5 PM EDT Public · Hosted by Sheffield University Poetry Society Online Event Welcome home all of our spoken word lovers and poetry enthusiasts! It is time for our next Poetry Open Mic. Back with a whole new programming after a whole SIX MONTHS!! For the

SpoFest Open Mic Poetry and Prose

  Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 7 PM EDT – 9 PM EDT Public · Hosted by SpoFest Open Mic Poetry and Prose Online Event https://www.facebook.com/SpoFest/live/ Poets, writers and authors promoting and sharing their original works Watch and listen to John Dorsey, and first-time readers to SpoFest Jason Ryberg, Victor Clevenger and Damian Rucci. Includes Q

Spoken Wordicine; Spark The Potency of Your Poetry

  Oct 11 at 2 PM EDT – Oct 25 at 1 PM EDT Public · Hosted by Lisa Shalom Online Event Who do we get to be when we face in and accept our stories? When we allow them to be excavated, artfully told with intention, seen and given wings to fly? When we empower

Poetry & Spoken Word with Denzel Johnson-Green (ONLINE EVENT)

Sunday, October 25, 2020 at 3 PM EDT – 4 PM EDT Public · Hosted by Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida Online Event Purchase to this online event includes free Museum admission voucher! $20 for not-yet-members, free for MFA members. Senior and student discounts available. Poetry has long been used to create a sense

Expressive Arts Poetry Group for Teens 14 – 16

5:30PM-7:00PM PST This a poetry group lead by Therapist that will engage youth in poetry writing as part of their mental wellness plan. About this Event Rhymes and Reasons- this group is for youth ages 14 – 17 , this is a group for young poets and hip-hop artists, that want to use writing and

Open Door Series Online: Nathan Hoks & Tara Betts

Tue, November 17, 2020 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST Join us for a live virtual reading with Nathan Hoks and his student Jake Weiss, and Tara Betts and her student Ciara Miller. The Open Door series presents work from Chicago’s new and emerging poets and highlights the area’s outstanding writing programs. Each event features

Loud & Queer: A Poetry Workshop Series

Thu, Oct 8, 2020, 7:00 PM – Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 9:00 PM EDT Loud & Queer is a 2-part poetry workshop series on writing and queer identity. Read, analyze, and write after queer poets with us!