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Philly Pigeon Poetry Slam Feat. Ed Mabrey
PhilaMOCA
Philadelphia, PA
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Philly Pigeon Poetry Slam Feat. Ed Mabrey
$15 Reserved Seating www.thephillypigeon.com
$10 at the door. All ages welcome. Adult Content.
Students 2 for $15 with ID

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. The content and styles are as diverse as the people of our great city.

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. BRING A HAIKU THAT YOU WROTE. If more than 15 poets put their name in the hat we'll have a Haiku slam off at 8:45

PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO POETS WHO HAVE ALREADY SLAMMED.

3 Minute and 10 second time limit for reach round.

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

Winner receives a $50 gift card from Artists First, Inc. Top 6 poets earn points towards qualifying for Grand Slam Finals in May.

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

ED MABREY

is the only 3 time Individual World Poetry Slam Champion. He tours the country professionally as a poet, comedian, and motivational speaker. An Emmy winner, Ed has been on Seasons 3 & 5 of Verses and Flow (TV One), ABC, FOX, HBO All Def Digital, Write About Now Poetry and was a speaker at 2015 TEDx Dayton. Hes performed at over 100 colleges and universities around the country, teaching workshops and conducting seminars.

*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.

Location

PhilaMOCA (View)
531 N. 12th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
United States

Categories

Arts > Literary
Arts > Performance

Kid Friendly: No
Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: Yes!

Contact

Owner: Jacob Winterstein, The Philly Pigeon
On BPT Since: Jan 22, 2014
 
Jacob
www.thephillypigeon.com


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