Event

Philly Pigeon Poetry Slam Feat. Queen Sheba

A poetry slam is a competition between poets performing original work judged by members of the audience. The content and styles are as diverse as the people of our great city.

Top finishers in the grand slam will represent The Pigeon and Philadelphia at the National Poetry Slam!

Come perform, watch or judge.

Poets wishing to compete should arrive at 8:30 to put their names in the hat. All poets who put their name in the hat pay half price. At 9:00 poets names will be picked out of the hat.

1st round 10 poets
2nd round 4 poets
3rd round 2 poets

The Pigeon* is excited to announce this month's feature and workshop** leader:

QUEEN SHEBA
is a two time National Poetry Slam Champ. Sheba is also has been a featured performer on Verses and Flow, Lyric Café on BET and 106&Park.

Sheba has six albums, two of which were up for a Grammy under the Spoken Word category and she is a two-time NAACP Image Award Nominee.

Queen Sheba has two books: From Foster Care to Fame, short stories and poems too long for three minutes and Run Ugly! A motivational book for runners.

With a Masters in Poetry from Queens University Sheba tours internationally and has conducted performances and workshops at over 200 colleges and universities domestic and abroad.

*The Pigeon is an audacious bird that is everywhere.
** The Pigeon Presents: The Nest. A Poetry Workshop. Starts at 7:00 sharp and is free with admission into the slam.