Poetry Society of New Hampshire: Slam Free or Die

Name: Poetry Society of New Hampshire: Slam Free or Die
Start: 2025-08-20T16:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-08-20T18:00:00-04:00
Location: Gibson's Bookstore

Schedule

Wed Aug 20 2025 at 04:30 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Gibson's Bookstore | Concord, NH

Join the Poetry Society of New Hampshire on Wednesday August 20th, 2025, from 4:30-6:00 pm for an(other) afternoon of slam poetry! This month's feature is the NH Slam Free or Die team, followed by a Q & A and open mic. Come and listen to some amazing poetry out loud. Then, sign up for the open mic and share your own!
Poets:
Mckendy Fils-Aimé is a New England based Haitian American poet, organizer, and teaching artist. He has received fellowships from the Callaloo Writers Workshop, Cave Canem, The Watering Hole, and Periplus. Over the span of nearly two decades, Mckendy has competed in several regional and national poetry slams, often representing New England. Mckendy’s work has appeared or is forthcoming in Adroit, American Literary Review, Bellingham Review, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. His debut poetry collection, Sipèstisyon, will be published by YesYes Books in 2026.
William James is from western Pennsylvania, but now calls New Hampshire his home. He's the author of "rebel hearts & restless ghosts" (2016) and "If I Forget Thee Lowcountry" (2021); individual poems have been published in Asterales, Booth, Forklift OH, Opossum Lit, The Shore, Stirring, and elsewhere.
Rebby (she/they) is a New England poet grown out of Slam Free or Die in Manchester, competing in the 2024 and 2025 slam teams. They are the author of two self published chapbooks: “to you, from me” and “unconscious” with additional publishing in SFOD’s community chapbooks. Often writing about mental health and psychology theories, Rebby strives to bring the sunshine to everyone and remind us all that the world undeniably sucks, but there is always some good that can come out of it, regardless of whatever cards you were dealt.
Matthew Richards is a poet and electrical engineer from Manchester, NH. As a member of the Slam Free or Die team, he has competed at the NorthBeast Regional Slam and the National Poetry Slam. His work has appeared in places such as Denver Quarterly, Star*Line, Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry, and Button Poetry. He’s been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and a Rhysling Award in short science fiction poetry.
Sasha Elise Tobin is a poet, educator, and general ADHD dyslexic weirdo. She currently resides in Keene, New Hampshire. She is actively involved in the poetry and slam communities of Slam Free of Die in Manchester, Untitled Open Mic in Lowell.
When she is not working on poetry, you can find Sasha reading banned books with children, drinking too much coffee, hiking, dancing, or engaging in some other whimsical venture.