# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Big Cheese Poetry Slam
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 31 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 31 Mar, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: A Competition for Poets to Earn Some CheddarWelcome 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 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 grab your tickets via Eventbrite! If you'd like to sign up, list opens at 6:30pm
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/big-cheese-poetry-slam/80003709453664
- **Event Categories**: performances, art, literary-art, contests, open-mic
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fbig-cheese-poetry-slam-tickets-1981597244702%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator

## 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 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 8
- **organizer**: Big Cheese Poetry (https://allevents.in/org/big-cheese-poetry/27438428)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb6983bfe601821.jpg
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  - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Big+Cheese+Poetry+Slam&date=31+Mar

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 31 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Zhou B Art Center, 1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Big Cheese Poetry
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** performances, art, literary-art, contests, open-mic
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Big Cheese Poetry Slam ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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