The 1st WEDNESDAY is UNTITLED!
MILL CITY SPEAKS presents…
Someone Else’s Slam!
Poets perform other people’s poetry for CA$H prizes
To compete, bring two original poems (printed or copied on paper) and be ready to read someone else’s poetry (poems chosen by lottery) … If you don’t want to slam, you can judge!
Interested poets and/or judges should contact us at lowellpoetry.com
Plus our ever-lovely, ever-lively Open Mic!
All Styles and voices welcome!
In Person At Coffee & Cotton in Mill No. 5 250 Jackson Street Lowell, MA
/// Format ///
Sign-Ups begin @ 6pm
Event Starts @ 6:30 pm
Open Mic followed by Poetry Slam
All Done @ 9:00pm
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Free Admission
Food, Drink, and Merch for Sale
Cash Prizes
@ Coffee & Cotton
250 Jackson St. No. 401
Lowell, Mass. 01852
https://millno5.com/directions/
Also streaming online
/// Zoom Details ///
Mill City Speaks is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Untitled featuring Someone Else's Slam Time: Aug 2, 2023 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83924307756
Meeting ID: 839 2430 7756 Passcode available on request; contact lowellpoetry@gmail.com
(Volunteers Needed)
We are looking for judges for our poetry slam!
If interested, please email lowellpoetry@gmail.com.
For more information lowellpoetry.com
About our featured poetry slam:
Members of our Mill City Speaks community will offer the ultimate tribute: reading someone else’s poetry! In a blind selection process, each competitor will be given the poems of another slammer and asked to present that work in the best possible, on-the-spot performance. Poets will get to hear their own writing in someone else’s voice; the audience will get to hear (and get scores from representative judges) fresh voices presenting new poems. Cash prizes will be awarded to the highest scoring pieces, with awards going to both the performer and the writer of each winning poem.
/// 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.
/// 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.
“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.”