The Alltech Poetry Slam, offering $2000 in prizes, will take place on Wednesday, September 30th at the Downtown Arts Center. I'm very excited to be a part of this poetry slam, which will feature Marc Smith, the fellow who started the poetry slams; he is hosting and performing.
Below is all the information you need to perform your poetry and compete. If you're not interested in performing, there will be plenty of entertainment for the evening...hope to see you there!
POETRY SLAM
"...Smith's concept has become a global phenomenon..." - NEW YORK TIMES
$2000 in prizes at the ALLTECH POETRY SLAM starring poetry slam founder, Marc Kelly Smith (w/ John Condron & the Benefit, with surprise guests)
ALL AGES WELCOME
September 30, 2009 7:30 PM
Downtown Arts Center (Black Box Theatre)
141 East Main Street
Lexington , Kentucky 40507
866-811-4111
$15 dollars tickets; $10 dollars for students
If you have a poem and want to be in the 1000 poetry slam or the 1000 Equestrian Slam, contact Mark Eleveld at mark@em-press.com
Poems should be 3 minutes in length; you should have 5-6
poems on hand.
There will be pre-registration for the Slam portions of the show.
Mark Eleveld recently programmed the first 'Poetry Jam' at the White House for President Obama and his family.
http://blog.booklistonline.com/2009/06/10/slam-poetry-part-2-the-rules-and-a-close-encounter-with-the-voice-of-darth-vader-at-the-white-house-2/
Smith is best known as the creator and founder of the International Poetry Slam movement. As stated in the PBS television series, The United States of Poetry, a “strand of new poetry began at Chicago’s Green Mill Tavern in 1987 when Marc Smith found a home for the Poetry Slam.” Since then, performance poetry has spread throughout the world, exported to over 500 cities large and small.
Chalking up more than 2,000 engagements in nightclubs, concert halls, libraries, universities -- and on top of the occasional hot dog stand -- Marc continues to entertain and inspire audiences as diverse and eager as any to be found in the realm of fine arts. He has performed at the Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian Institute, Galway’s Cruit Festival, Denmark’s Roskilde Festival, Ausburg’s ABC Brecht Festival, and the Queensland Poetry Fest in Australia. He has hosted over 1000 standing room only shows at the Green Mill’s original slam and has been featured on CNN, 60 Minutes, and National Public Radio. His work has been cited by The Wall Street Journal, Playboy, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, New York Times, The Chicago Tribune and The Chicago Sun Times.
Born on the southeast side of Chicago, Smith’s innate sense of rhythm and unflinching realism has made him one of the country’s most compelling performers. Full of grit, his performances break poetic boundaries, giving audiences an acute vision of what poetry is and what it can be.
Wednesday, September 30, 7:30pm at the Downtown Arts Center (866) 811.4111
Admission: $15 ($10 with Student ID)
1 comment:
I think I learn something new every time I read this blog. I mean, beyond what you expect from someone letting you know about an event (which is that the event is happening, and at what time). I also always learn something outside of that. I hope I get to go to this.
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