# Event Details - **Event Name**: Slamlandia ft. Christopher Diaz - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 09:30 pm - **Event Description**: Come out for a poetry open mic + poetry slam at Literary Arts in Portland, OR with a feature from Christopher Diaz!About this EventJoin us on NOVEMBER 20TH for an IN PERSON Poetry Open Mic and Slam at Literary Arts!Sign-ups are at 6:30 PM. Show begins at 7:00 PM.Both our poetry open mic and poetry slam have 10 slots. This show we are doing a LOTTERY SYSTEM, where we will take sign ups until 6:50pm, pull the lists, and decide randomly who gets to read this evening.Literary Arts: 716 SE Grand Ave, Portland, OR 97214Here are some important COVID-related things to note:While not mandatory, masks are STRONGLY ENCOURAGEDPlease be smart and safe and, if you are feeling ill the day before/of, please stay homeKeep an eye on our social media for any more updatesWe will have a feature from Christopher Diaz!Christopher Diaz is an indigenous CHamoru from the Pacific Island of Guåhan (Guam). As a writer, performer, and photographer, he has been featured by NBC news, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, Poets & Writers.org, and more. He is a two-time grand slam champion of Houston’s slam poetry team, “Write About Now,” which ranked fifth in the nation in 2018, and he won first place at the 2023 Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam festival with his PNW team. As an anti-war military veteran, he is currently exploring masculinity, indigeneity, and American imperialism in his reading and writing practice. He has previously taught poetry and performance with the non-profit, "Writers in the Schools”, and offers free and paid workshops in Portland and Vancouver. If you ever want to get him a gift, you can never go wrong with chips–the stranger the flavor, the better (you don't have to read that out loud, but boy howdy, do I love me some got dang chips). You can find him at .No door admission.Please see our Accessibility and Safer Space info below.★ •*´¨`*• O P E N • M I C •*´¨`*• ★The open mic will start the show out. The open mic is a great way to share your wonderful poetry! You can share 1-2 poems lasting a maximum of 3 minutes. 10 slots only in the open mic.★ •*´¨`*• T H E • S L A M •*´¨`*• ★☆ The slam will be 2 rounds.There are 10 slots in the poetry slam.☆☆ Poems will be scored on a scale of 0-10. There will be 5 judges. The lowest score and highest score for each poet will be dropped and the middle 3 scores will be added together.☆ There is a 3 minute time limit for poems performed in the slam - with a 10 second grace period. A 1/2-point time penalty will be subtracted from the poet's score for every 10 seconds they go past the time limit.☆ The 5 poets with the highest scores will move on to the 2nd round.★ •*´¨`*• A C C E S S I B I L I T Y •*´¨`*• ★There is one entrance with no stairs. The event is on the bottom floor of the building. Any seating can be adjusted to make room for any accessibility equipment. There is also a bathroom that can be accessed on the first floor.★ •*´¨`*• S A F E R • S P A C E • P O L I C Y •*´¨`*• ★(1) – Slamlandia is committed to the safety of our community and all of its members. This includes but is not limited to performers, audience members, venue staff, volunteers, featured poets, and Executive Council members. We will not allow any act of hate, bigotry, harassment, or violence within our space and will prohibit the entrance of those who have committed these acts in or outside of our space.(2) – The Slamlandia community is a community based in consent. It is the responsibility of individuals initiating contact to receive enthusiastic consent for the following activities:☆ Physical contact☆ Discussion of personal or heavy topics☆ Discussion of poetry shared on stage(3) – Slamlandia does not censor our mic and space - with the exception of hate speech. Hate speech includes, but is not limited to threats of violence, the use of slurs for a group you do not belong to, racism, sexism, transphobia, transmisogyny, homophobia, classicism, and ableism.☆ Marginalized voices expressing anger toward the group of people oppressing them does not fall under the category of hate speech.☆ In the event that a performer is using hate speech on stage, an Executive Council member will end their performance and ask them to leave the stage.☆ In the event that a performer uses hate speech, it is the responsibility of the Executive Council to explain to the performer why this was a violation of our hate speech policy to the best of their ability and point them to resources for further explanation - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/slamlandia-ft-christopher-diaz/100001919141727569 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, open-mic, performances, entertainment, festivals, workshops - **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%2Fslamlandia-ft-christopher-diaz-tickets-1919141727569 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Portland - **state**: OR - **country**: United States - **location**: Literary Arts - **lat**: 45.5176653 - **long**: -122.660574 - **full address**: Literary Arts, 716 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Slamlandia (https://allevents.in/org/slamlandia/21311269) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/04cf73186569928efc85c778ee905210bcbcee4f6d441efc1afed52751c35c06-rimg-w1200-h675-dc393939-gmir.jpg?v=1762323700 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/35cf666dcc848a87152293034cd75e18b796d9b47b3634970b552a60ac8882ef-rimg-w400-h400-dc5bddb5-gmir.jpg?v=1762323700 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Literary Arts, 716 Southeast Grand Avenue, Portland, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Slamlandia - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** art, literary-art, open-mic, performances, entertainment, festivals, workshops - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Slamlandia ft. 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