The New S**t Poetry Slam

Anyone who's ever been to a poetry slam has likely heard the phrase "NEW SH!T" in response to someone announcing they're reading a brand new poem on the mic. Now dare to ask, what if EVERY poem in the show was being read out loud to an audience for the first time?

THIS IS THE NEW SH!T SLAM!

This show will have both a poetry open mic and a poetry slam. All poets who participate in this event must bring work that has never before been read on a microphone. This could be a poem written the day of the event, or a poem written 10 years ago that never saw the light of day. (We ask all readers to please honor this theme and not try to sneak established work into the event.)

The New Sh!t Slam is a fundraiser for the Bigfoot Poetry Festival. Tickets will be $10 pre-sale and $15 at the door.(Poets who sign up in advance can pay the $10 pre-sale price at the door.)

Open mic poets get 4 minutes to share one or two poems. Slam poets must come prepared with three pieces that are all 3 minutes or less (lest point deductions come into play). Everyone reading must bring work that they have written themselves.

Our venue for this event will be at the amazing L’Atelier Yaffe. (11 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd)

Doors open at 6:30 pm. Show starts at 7:00 pm.

Sign up in advance here:

L’Atelier is an ADA friendly location. There are no stairs to enter, the event is on the ground floor, and the bathroom is ADA compliant.

Host or Publisher Slamlandia