Poetry Slam with The Derelict's Digest

See 16 poets compete on the mic in The Derelict's Digest's first poetry slam, hosted by the open-mic's creator, Salvador Sanchez.Or, perform your work! Sign up to be one of the night's 16 competitors by emailing Salvador at [email protected], or take your chances and sign up the night of the event.

Winner gets the $150 primer pot, plus add-ons from ticket sales. Bracket based single elimination, decided by the cheers of the crowd. We'll have an intermission of 30 minutes halfway through the event.

Each poet must bring a maximum of 4 of their hardest-hitting poems. They'll get a maximum of 3 minutes per turn. Two poets will have their 3 minute turns back to back.

BIO:

Salvador Sanchez is an Arkansas born and raised poet. Left for Kansas City after college and fell in love with the grime a city has. And with that, found the ephemeral grime within. Left the office job world for a slurry blue collar gigs, pool shooting, and midnight cardio wigs around the city. Bob Dylan and Billy Joel were the dosing obsessions along with a healthy distaste for the lyrical standards of today's sound. Now a stated recovering alcoholic back in Arkansas training as a tree climber and hosting weekly poetry open mics trying to carry the torch of the Beat Generation. “Follow your inner moonlight, don’t hide the madness.”― Allen Ginsberg

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