louderARTS: the Reading Series
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louderARTS: The Reading Series
About twice a moth, louderARTS holds a poetry slam at Bar 13. That means we pick 5 random people from the audience and ask them to give scores to poetry. The sign up list goes out at 7pm and the first 8 names on the list get to read that evening. Poems must be original works and use not props, costumes, or musical accompaniment. You have a 3 minute time limit with a 10 second grace period. run over time and points will be deducted from your score. Learn more about the rules here. Learn more about why we play this crazy game with poems here. And learn how this year will be different over here.
Acentos Bronx Poetry Showcase is committed to maintaining a safe open space for the expression and enjoyment of poetry, no matter what the language, without translation or apology. Each reading is a celebration of our work as colleagues, friends, and family. Proudly based in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx, New York, at the Bruckner Bar and Grill (Corner of Third Avenue and Bruckner Boulevard), Acentos showcases nationally recognized Latino and Latina poets alongside emerging voices every second and fourth Tuesday of the month in a setting designed to foster an increased sense of community.
OUTloud aims not only to create a safe space which honors the queer voice, but also a time and location to celebrate and discover the work of queer poets from outside the immediate community. OUTloud is guest-curated by Read more
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UPPERCASE is hosted by Fish Vargas.
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OUTloud focuses on the experience of the LGBT artist, providing safe space for all queer, questioning, and allied poets, and expanding the audience's understanding of and familiarity with the voices of established and emerging queer poets. Often, the format pairs an established poet with an emerging writer from the community, a more academically focused poet with one more strongly identified with the world of performance poetry, or a poet and a queer artist from another genre such as visual art, dance, or music.
UPPERCASE showcases poets from the community who demonstrate dedication to honing their writing and performance through participation in the open mic and workshops. UPPERCASE features each perform 10 minutes of the work they have been developing through participation in the louderARTS community, and are invited to prepare for the show individually or as a group with the louderARTIST of their choosing.
GrooveNation honors poets out of the African diaspora by featuring such artists and requiring that all readers share work by black writers along with their own. Often, the format pairs an established poet with an emerging writer from the community or a more academically focused poet with one more strongly identified with the world of performance poetry.