Inter|Act Spoken Word Open Mic Featuring Champion Slam Poet LadyK

Are you ready to get your poetry on? Join us on September 2, 2025 at Satori Arts for Inter|Act, a FREE spoken word open mic from 7-9 pm, featuring champion slam poet LadyK.

LadyK is the creator of "The Essence of LadyK," a spoken word album available on streaming platforms. She is a BreakBox Thought Collective Residency Fellow and served as the poetry and dialect coach for Artistry Unbound's production of For Colored Girls Only. LadyK's accolades include being the 2025 Grand Slam Champion for the Loudmouth Poetry Slam team in Visalia, CA, as well as an individual slam champion and a nationally ranked Womxn of the World Poet. She has competed on local, regional, and national stages currently ranked #6 in the country, leaving a lasting impression wherever she goes.

Her work has been published in Chapbooks, Collective Consciousness Vol. 3, and Say It Louder Vol. 2 & 3, alongside her self-published poetry collections: I Stand 10 Toes Down and Heavy Is the Pen: Words Into Healing – A Black Woman’s Soul Journey.

Come share your spoken word work or poetry with the community, or come out to support our local readers! Sign up to read starting at 6:30 pm. Limited seating. For more information, visit www.maginei.com/openmic.

1st and 3rd Tuesdays.

Free.

Satori Arts, 815 Almar, #9, Santa Cruz (warehouse building near the back, follow signs)

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