Join Tucson Slam Poetry for a great night on the stage with our featured poet coming to us from Las Vegas!
Vanessa Williams (aka Poetic V) is a California raised, Las Vegas living poet, teacher, spoken word artist and author. As a voice to the voiceless, her passion is to inspire the world with her writings, ignite nations with her voice, and illustrate the power of healing through writing. Poetic V has competed and won over 10 poetry slams, and has written and published her own poetry book Poetically Affirmed. She has had the privilege of being the featured artist in 6 states and 30+ events, including the Las Vegas Book Festival, Miss Nevada African Pageant, Utah Arts Festival, SCSW, and is a TED presenter. She uses her painful life experience to prove there is a purpose in it all and knows God will use her grief and turn it into greatness while empowering others to do the same.
Slam is a form of poetry competition that was founded by Marc Smith in Chicago in 1984. Whether performing or cheering from the audience, your soul will be touched by some amazing artists.
Note that costumes are welcome with the Halloween season!!
The rules to compete are simple:
*All poems must be original and written by the poet competing
*Poems will be judged by 3-5 randomly selected judges in the audience
*Poets will compete in 1 to 3 rounds (be prepared with 3 poems) with scoring to determine round 2 and 3 competitors
*No props or other materials not available to all posts are allowed
*No hate speech, disruptive behavior or nudity (respect each other)
*3 minute maximum with a 10 second grace period (.5 deducted for every 10 seconds over)
Signups to compete should be sent to
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Doors open at 6:30 PM
Competition is 7:00-9:00 PM
Cost to attend is "pay what you can"
(Please note that topics often include sensitive, adult content or language, so suggested audience is 13 or older)
Feel free to bring your own non-alcoholic beverage.
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Thank you to our hosts The 4th Avenue Coalition for providing the Coalition Space at 311 E 7th St, Tucson, AZ 85705
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