2025 was an epic season that featured new Loud Mouths catching us by surprise, our polished performers, honing their craft, which led to our biggest season yet! Before we bring back our Top 12 Poets to compete for their spot on our 2026 Team, we are closing out this year with our favorite holiday tradition: The Valkyrie Slam!
The Valkyrie Slam welcomes our top Women/Femme/Non-Binary Poets from the year to come in an epic 2 Round Slam to compete for the bragging rights, and the opportunity to represent Visalia on a National Stage!
Joining us for this packed competition, we are excited to welcome Modesto's own Poet Laureate as our special guest feature: the one and only Angela Drew, aka She Spits Fire!
*This will be a Closed List Slam!*
Date: Sunday December 21st
Venue: Arts Visalia Gallery 214 E. Oak Ave.
Time: Lab Session 2-3:30, Slam at 4pm
Cost: $10 Entry
About our Feature!
Angela Drew is a mother, dancer, author, poet and self-proclaimed linguistic artist who has loved the rhythm of words for as long as she can remember. Born in Berkeley, CA, she began writing at age eight and has always understood that words have the power to soothe, stir, or solidify connection. She has played with the magic of storytelling ever since.
Angela is the current Poet Laureate of Modesto, CA and is the winner and first-place slam champion of Modesto’s 2021 ILL List 16 Poetry Slam. She has performed her spoken word poetry at an array of venues, just to name a few: Yoshi’s Jazz Club, Oakland, CA, Gallo Center for the Arts and The State Theatre, Modesto, CA, Brickhouse Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA, and Apache Cafe, Atlanta, GA – a landmark poetry lounge that is home to some of ATL’s finest creatives. She is the author of ElderBerry Wine, a children’s book written in poetic verse, that celebrates the beauty & majesty of our elders and the richness they bring by simply being a part of our lives.
Angela (a.k.a. She Spits Fire) is currently curating a spoken word poetry album, along with accompanying book, slated for release in April 2025.
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