The first WEDNESDAY is always UNTITLED! And with a special youth slam! This is the Lowell Edition of the Preliminary Qualifier for the Mass Poetry’s Youth Slam Team that will be going to Washington D.C. to compete in Brave New Voices!
To register, reach out to Lowellpoetry@gmail.com or here.
WEDNESDAY
4/3/x2024
6 to 9:00 pm ET
In Person -
Coffee and Cotton
Mill No. 5 250 Jackson St. No. 401 Lowell, Mass. 01852
AND Online! -
Virtually on Zoom and streaming on Facebook and Youtube
Featuring Mass Poetry’s Brave New Voices Individual Preliminary Poetry Slam Qualifier
(In Person)
Stop by to share on the open and/or listen and enjoy…
6:00 pm: Sign up sheet available (for in person folks only at this time); Zoom opens
6:30 pm: Open reading begins; livestream to Facebook starts
Featured reading/Slam begins after open mic
8:30pm: Event wraps up, closing comments; stream ends
(Streaming Online)
Sign-on to share on the open and/or listen and enjoy…
6:00 pm: Zoom opens
6:30 pm: Open reading begins (stream starts on Facebook)
Featured reading/Slam begins after open mic
8:30pm: All done! (stream ends)
/// About our Slam ///
Are you an aspiring young poet (age 13-19) looking to share your voice? Would you like to join a team of poets and compete at an international Poetry Festival? In partnership with the Lowell Poetry Wheel, Mass Poetry will be hosting a Preliminary Round for our Individual Poetry Slam. The top 4 poets in this slam will win a cash prize of $50.
This is a Preliminary event, meaning that the top 4 winners of this slam will go on to compete in the Individual Slam Finals on May 5th from 5:00 - 8:00 PM at Mass Poetry’s Teen Spoken Word Festival in Boston’s Seaport District. The top 6 poets of the Individual Slam Finals will then form Mass Poetry’s Slam Team, competing at the Brave New Voices Festival (BNV) in Washington, D.C. on July 17th - 21st.
More information about the qualifier qualifer slam and more information about the Individual Slam Finals
To register, reach out to Lowellpoetry@gmail.com or here.
/// ZOOM DETAILS ///
Passcode: Contact us here for the passcode
Download Zoom: https://zoom.us/download
How to join a meeting: https://support.zoom.us/.../201362193-Joining-a-Meeting
/// 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](https://www.lowellpoetry.com/contact) with questions regarding the open mic or slam.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the American Rescue Plan, as administered by the City of Lowell’s office of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.