Festival Schedule
What's Going Down & When
All events, with the exception of Finals Stage on Saturday, March 23 are free and anyone may participate in the workshops or open mics and readings, even if you are not a competing poet!
Wednesday, March 20:
- Welcome Open Mic 7 to 9 pm
- at the Z Lounge (host hotel)
Thursday, March 21:
Please Note: All poets may check in during Poet Orientation
- Poet Orientation 1 pm
- Main Library, 501 Copper Ave NW
- Attendence required for all competing poets. This is where we will provide swag bags, answer questions you may have and review what to expect the next 3 days.
- Main Library, 501 Copper Ave NW
- Trans & Non-Binary Open Mic 2:30 - 3:30 pm
- Main Library, 501 Copper Ave NW
- (Hosted by the.changeling)
- Main Library, 501 Copper Ave NW
- Preliminary Bouts 1- 3 (Teams) 6 pm to 8 pm
- Bout 1: Red Door Brewing (509 Central Ave SW)
- Ghost Spectre
- Under His Construction
- League of Legends
- Goosebumps Slam
- Bout 2: El Chante: Casa de Cultura (804 Park Ave SW)
- Voices of the Village
- Palabra
- Reigning Monarchs
- Bout 3: Dry Heat Comedy Club (521 Central Ave NW G)
- Mercury Cafe Slam
- Ghost Phantom
- Route 666
- Bout 1: Red Door Brewing (509 Central Ave SW)
- Preliminary Bouts 4 - 6 (Indies) 8 pm to 10 pm
- Bout 4: Red Door Brewing (509 Central Ave SW)
- Wynter Storm
- Cathy Cook
- Penehuro
- Keith Allen
- Jessica Parascandola
- Tempest Black
- Symbolik Knight
- Bout 5: El Chante: Casa de Cultura (804 Park Ave SW)
- PropagandaPoet
- Aaron
- Stacy Renee Eden
- Artist JoeMac
- Lydia Gates
- Brennan DeFrisco
- Black Chakra
- Bout 6: Dry Heat Comedy Club (521 Central Ave NW G)
- Vanessa Verse
- Whois Ardimus
- Jose Jimenez
- Thee QueenShaa
- Sewer Puss
- Kuveni
- Marcial Delgado
- Aubs
- Bout 4: Red Door Brewing (509 Central Ave SW)
- Gigi Bella’s Big Feelings 11 pm to Midnight
- the Z Lounge (3711 Central Ave NE Suite A)
- Edgetime Stories - Hosted by Jack Tapestry 11 pm to Midnight
- Red Door Brewing, (509 Central Ave SW)
Friday, March 22:
- Morning Yoga - Hosted by Katrina Kaye 9 am
- the Z Lounge (3711 Central Ave NE Suite A)
- Side Events A-B 10 am to 11:15
- Write to the Future: A Speculative Poetry Workshop - Hosted by Billy Tuggle
- Quirky Books (120 Jefferson St NE)
- Visible/Invisible Disabilities Open Mic - Hosted by Harriet Engle
- Ancora Cafe & Bakery (148 Quincy St NE )
- Write to the Future: A Speculative Poetry Workshop - Hosted by Billy Tuggle
- Side Events C-D 11:30 am to 12:45 pm
- How to Tour Professionally - Hosted by Seth Walker
- Quirky Books (120 Jefferson St NE)
- LGBTQ+ Open Mic - Hosted by Raina Jane
- Ancora Cafe & Bakery (148 Quincy St NE )
- How to Tour Professionally - Hosted by Seth Walker
- Side Events E-F 1 pm to 2:15 pm
- Asian American-Pacific Islander Open Mic - Hosted by Keith Allen
- Ancora Cafe & Bakery (148 Quincy St NE )
- Down the Rabbit Hole & Into the Looking Glass - Hosted by El’Ja Bowens
- Quirky Books (120 Jefferson St NE)
- Asian American-Pacific Islander Open Mic - Hosted by Keith Allen
- Haiku Head 2 Head - Hosted by Propaganda Poet 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
- Public House, Nob Hill Stage, (201 Hermosa Dr NE)
- Preliminary Bouts 7 - 9 (Indies) 6 pm to 8 pm
- Bout 7: Red Door Brewing (509 Central Ave SW)
- Brennan DeFrisco
- Sewer Puss
- Whois Ardimus
- Wynter Storm
- Tempest Black
- Black Chakra
- Jose Jimenez
- Bout 8: El Chante: Casa de Cultura (804 Park Ave SW)
- Stacy Renee Eden
- Thee QueenShaa
- Jessica Parascandola
- PropagandaPoet
- Symbolik Knight
- Kuveni
- Keith Allen
- Bout 9: Dry Heat Comedy Club (521 Central Ave NW G)
- Lydia Gates
- Aaron
- Vanessa Verse
- Cathy Cook
- Penehuro
- Aubs
- Artist JoeMac
- Marcial Delgado
- Bout 7: Red Door Brewing (509 Central Ave SW)
- Preliminary Bouts 10 - 12 (Teams) 8 pm to 10 pm
- Bout 10: Red Door Brewing (509 Central Ave SW)
- Mercury Cafe Slam
- Voices of the Village
- Palabra
- Bout 11: El Chante: Casa de Cultura (804 Park Ave SW)
- Goosebumps Slam
- League of Legends
- Route 666
- Bout 12: Dry Heat Comedy Club (521 Central Ave NW G)
- Reigning Monarchs
- Ghost Spectre
- Under his Construction
- Ghost Phantom
- Bout 10: Red Door Brewing (509 Central Ave SW)
- Erotica Open Mic (& Burlesque Showcase) 11 pm to 1 am
- Red Door Brewing
- (509 Central Ave SW)
- Red Door Brewing
Saturday, March 23:
- Morning Yoga - Hosted by Katrina Kaye 9 am
- the Z Lounge (3711 Central Ave NE Suite A)
- Remembrance Reading 9 am
- For the friends we have lost in our poetry community. Poets are welcome to read poems of grief or loss, or poems celebrating the lives of those no longer here with us.
- Book Market 10 am to 2 pm
- El Chante: Casa de Cultura
- Ancora Cafe & Bakery (148 Quincy St NE )
- El Chante: Casa de Cultura
- Side Events G-H 10 am to 11:15 pm
- Sober Soliloquies - Hosted by Zachary Kluckman
- Ancora Cafe & Bakery (148 Quincy St NE )
- The Myth of Writer's Block - Hosted by Black Chakra
- Quirky Books (120 Jefferson St NE)
- Sober Soliloquies - Hosted by Zachary Kluckman
- Side Events I-J 11:30 to 12:45 pm
- Latino/Latinx/Chicano/Chicanx Open Mic - Hosted by Marcial Delgado
- Ancora Cafe & Bakery (148 Quincy St NE )
- Writing to Heal as a Survivor - Hosted by Elizabeth Gade
- Quirky Books (120 Jefferson St NE)
- Latino/Latinx/Chicano/Chicanx Open Mic - Hosted by Marcial Delgado
- Side Events K-L 1 pm to 2:15 pm
- Black Poets Open Mic - Hosted by Alex Tha Great
- Ancora Cafe & Bakery (148 Quincy St NE )
- Indigenous Poets Open Mic - Hosted by Beata Tsosie Pena
- Quirky Books (120 Jefferson St NE)
- Black Poets Open Mic - Hosted by Alex Tha Great
- Nerd Slam - Hosted by El'Ja 2:30 to 4:30 pm
- Public House, Nob Hill Stage, (201 Hermosa Dr NE)
- Finals Stage - Hosted by Gigi Bella 7 pm to 10 pm
- Call time for Poets performing on Finals stage is 6 pm sharp
- Hiland Theater, 4800 Central Ave SE
- Call time for Poets performing on Finals stage is 6 pm sharp
- After Party 11 pm to 1 am
- Ibiza Rooftop Lounge (125 2nd St NW, inside Hotel Andaluz)
Sunday, March 24:
- Breaking Bread Poet’s Picnic 12 pm to1:30 pm
- Red Door Brewing (509 Central Ave SW)
* The Underground Slam will be announced at orientation. Buy in is $50, winner takes all.
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