3rd Annual Right 2 Write Poetry Slam Festival

Schedule

Sat Aug 30 2025 at 11:00 am to 10:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Oak Cliff Cultural Center | Dallas, TX

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The 3rd Annual Right 2 Write Poetry Slam Festival is a one day poetry festival in Dallas filled with writing workshops, yoga wellness intensive, haiku battle, networking hour all culminating in one fun filled evening of a grand slam event and an underground slam. The events will occur in three separate venues in Oak Cliff (in the Oak Cliff Cultural Center and Texas Theater). There will be 15 competitors battling it out for $3000 total in cash prize money.
1st Place- $1,500
2nd Place- $750
3rd Place- $500
$150 prize for both the haiku battle and the nerd slam winners!
Register to compete and/or attend at https://3rdr2wfestival.eventbrite.com
Schedule:
11:00am-12:00pm In-Earthed: Yoga Class with Dawn Che' (Oak Cliff Cultural Center)
12:15pm-1:15pm The Writers Room Workshop by Jiles King (Oak Cliff Cultural Center)
12:15pm-1:15pm Techniques in Generation Workshop by Alysia Harris (Oak Cliff Cultural Center)
1:30pm-2:30pm Nerd Slam in honor of Rage Almighty hosted by RJ Walker (Oak Cliff Cultural Center)
2:45pm-3:45pm Haiku Battle Royale hosted by Christopher Michael (Oak Cliff Cultural Center)
4:00pm-5:00pm Poets Spotlight Hour featuring Brittany Barker with opener Ms. Viki (Oak Cliff Cultural Center)
7:00pm-10:00pm Poetry Slam hosted by Alex Tha Great (Texas Theater)
11:00pm-1:00am Underground Slam hosted by Wayne Henry (Location TBA)
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Where is it happening?

Oak Cliff Cultural Center, 223 W Jefferson Blvd, Dallas, TX 75208-4510, United States

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Tickets

USD 0.00 to USD 500.00

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