# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Big Cheese Poetry Slam April 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 28 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Tue, 28 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: A Competition for Poets to Earn Some Cheddar!About this EventWelcome to a new way to experience poetry: The Big Cheese Poetry Slam!! 🧀🧀🧀On the Last Tuesday of the Month, we will have up to 16 poets share their ORIGINAL work with us in front of a live audience with five randomly selected judges. They will score each poet on a scale of 0.0 to 10.0. We drop the high and the low scores, add up the middle, and that total determines the 5 poets who will make it into the Second Round.After a brief intermission, our Top 5 return to the mic. Their second-round scores are added to their first-round totals, and by the end of the night, we will crown our Top 3 Poets of the Month!!The Big Cheese Poetry Slam does things a little differently than a standard open mic or literary journal. This isn't a showcase, this is a competition with compensation! In a literary landscape where payment can be ten cents a word for a poem, Big Cheese Poetry centers the labor poets pour into their craft. Our Top 3 poets receive:Publication in the annual Big Cheese Poetry AnthologyContributor honorariums (aka prizes money) to honor the work behind the wordsAnd, of course, bragging rights for the monthPrizes🥉 Third Place: $25🥈 Second Place: $50🥇 First Place: $100Watch the metaphors fly and buy your ticket now!(No tickets sold at Door.)Want to share your work with us? Sign Up: Here
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/big-cheese-poetry-slam-april-2026/100001986867536286
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Contests, Workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 10, max: 20, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Chicago
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Zhou B Art Center
- **lat**: 41.8304621
- **long**: -87.65229409999999
- **full address**: Zhou B Art Center, 1029 West 35th Street, Chicago, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Big Cheese Poetry Slam April 2026 being held?
  - **A:** Big Cheese Poetry Slam April 2026 takes place on Tue, 28 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Tue, 28 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 pm at Zhou B Art Center, 1029 West 35th Street, Chicago, United States.
- **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Big Cheese Poetry Slam April 2026?
  - **A:** Ticket prices for Big Cheese Poetry Slam April 2026 range from USD 10 to USD 20 depending on the ticket type. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailabilityEarly Bird TicketUSD 15AvailableGeneral AdmissionUSD 20Available2-for-1USD 10Available
- **Q**: Who is organizing Big Cheese Poetry Slam April 2026?
  - **A:** Big Cheese Poetry Slam April 2026 is organized by Briana Hammerstrom.

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