Mill City Speaks celebrates Lowell Winterfest 2022 with our Merrimack Valley version of the internationally famous poetry slam competition. Local poets compete with original poems where judges put numbers to poetry as the poets compete for glory, money and more! All fun and games when friendly competition is involved. Following the poetry slam will be a Group Piece Showcase featuring collaborative, multi-voiced poetry performance. Plus an open mic for any and all readers! Open for anyone to sign-up and perform.
Lowell Winterfest 2022
@ Lowell Memorial Auditorium
50 East Merrimack Street
in the Hall of Flags Room
8pm to 10 pm
Poetry Slam @ 8:15pm
Group Piece Showcase @ 9pm
Open Mic @ 9:30pm
About the Slam
Participants will perform original works to be scored by guest judges. The poetry slam will be two rounds, where the accumulative scores of each poet will determine a winner. No props, no musical accompaniment. Just the performer, their voice, their body, and the mic.
About Winterfest
Lowell's annual Winterfest weekend in downtown Lowell, Massachusetts is a fun event featuring everything from a carousel and ice-skating to an all-you-can-eat chocolate festival.
https://lowellauditorium.com/calendar/2022/2/17-18/lowell-winterfest
COVID-19 PROTOCOLS
The Winterfest Planning Committee and the Lowell Memorial Auditorium, are working to provide a safe and family friendly event for all. Based on current guidelines, masks will be required in all indoor and enclosed spaces unless actively eating or drinking. Should this guidance change, we will update our policies through Lowell Winterfest social media and our website.
About Lowell Poetry Wheel
The Lowell Poetry Wheel is the umbrella organization for three groups promoting poetry in Lowell, Massachusetts. Begun in 2007, we have been doing poetry and spoken word events and programming throughout the city, as well as representing Lowell in statewide, national, and international poetry festivals and competitions. We are committed to creating and nurturing a culture of empowerment through art in our home city of Lowell and in the wider world. Together, the Lowell Poetry Wheel represents a unique cultural asset for the city of Lowell and the region.
“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”
