It’s the Untitled Halloween Poetry Party!
Wednesday, October 18
6 to 9 pm
Dead Poets’ Slam! Kerouac Winners from Lowell High!
Pumpkin Poetry! Free Candy! Costume Contest! CA$H Prizes!
Special Guest Host: Ryk McIntyre
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Sign-Ups Open @ 6pm
Open Mic Starts @ 6:30 pm
Lowell High Featured Poets
Dead Poets Slam
Costume Contest
All Done @ 9:00pm
More about the event…
We’re celebrating Halloween with Poetry! It’ll be a fun-filled, poetically packed evening, with an open mic (scary stories and spooky rhymes encouraged) followed by a Dead Poets’ Slam — watch for John Lennon, Rainier Maria Rilke, William Shakespeare, Shel Silverstein, James Wright, and quite possibly even more scary poetic ghosts (even tho’ they’re dead, we still like to read their poetry, and the judges will even give it numbers) — followed by a costume contest (cash prizes awarded by popular acclaim). Along the way, we’ll be doing cooperative, intuitive PUMPKIN POETRY! Plus, we will be hearing from this year’s Jack Kerouac Contest winners from Lowell High School. This competition happens once a year as part of the Lowell Celebrates Kerouac festival, and we will bring in the top three writers to share their stuff with our community. Join us — in costume if you dare!
If you are interested in participating in the Dead Poets’ Slam, either by representing a dead poet or by volunteering to judge, please contact lowellpoetry@gmail.com.
Also streaming online…
ZOOM Info
Mill City Speaks is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Untitled w/ Halloween Poetry Party Time: Oct 18, 2023 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82317533794
Meeting ID: 823 1753 3794
Passcode available on request
For more info, go to lowellpoetry.com
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// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///
We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.
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// Zoom Guidelines /// (Online)
1. Some best practices suggest being somewhere with minimal background noise and good lighting, use headphones if possible, and close any applications not being used on your device to improve Zoom quality.
2.) It is best to have your display on “Speaker View” to see the host and performer. “Gallery View” will allow you to see all guests at once.
3.) Feel free to add a name and pronoun into your display so we can say hello and know who is joining us. Keep in mind that this event is streaming publicly so take any precautions about sharing your identity.
4.) Guests could also have “Video” on or off, as that is optional.5.) During performances/readings the host will “Mute” all other guests.
6.) Guests are encouraged to show love and gratitude visually on screen or in the chat window.
7.) Please be respectful on screen and in the chat window - and acknowledge the space you can take up in this digital communal platform.
8.) Host will allow guests to un-mute after performances if they choose and able to out loud affirmations or gratitudes.
9.) Any conflicts to the safer space / community guidelines the host may remove you from the Zoom call. If you feel like you have been accidentally or wrongfully removed, please reach out to the organizers.
Please reach out to here with questions regarding the open mic or slam.