Event

Pigeon Women of the World Qualifier Poetry Slam Feat. Melissa-Lozada-Oliva

$15 Reserved Seating www.thephillypigeon.com
This event costs $10. All ages welcome. Adult content.
NEW YEAR'S EDITION
Prizes for best dressed | Toasts | Disco Ball

PhilaMOCA
531 N. 12th Street Philly, PA 19123
(Just North of Spring Garden)

Septa: Broad Street Line, 23,43,61

A poetry slam is a competition between poets performing original work judged by members of the audience. This poetry slam is organized by Ms. Wise and Jacob Winterstein.

Do you live your life as a woman?

JANUARY IS AN ALL WOMEN'S SLAM. WINNER GETS GUARANTEED SPOT IN WOMEN OF THE WORLD POETRY SLAM ($150 VALUE) AND $150 FOR TRAVEL TO BROOKLYN, NY!

Come perform, watch or judge.

**Poets wishing to compete should arrive at 8:30 to put their names in the hat. For this month all poets who put their name in the hat pay $10. At 9:00pm poets names will be picked out of the hat. Preference will be given to Women who have slammed this season.**

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

MELISSA LOZADA-OLIVA

Melissa Lozada-Oliva is a spoken word poet and bookstore babe living in Boston.

She is a National Poetry Slam Champion (2015) and a Brenda Mosey Video Slam Winner (2015).

She has previously been published in Electric Cereal, Jaded Ibis Press, Microchondria and the Guardian.

A gap-toothed bruja, Melissa believes in awkward silences, being loud, and saying no. Her poetry tries to capture the feeling her parents get when they meet someone from their home country and the feeling she gets when she's late to a party.

*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. The workshop is open to people of all genders