A FRIENDLY GAME OF SLAM - Presented by Alexandria's Poet Laureate
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The Athenaeum 201 Prince Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Created and Presented by KaNikki Jakarta, Poet Laureate of Alexandria, VA
POETRY OPEN MIC AND COMPETITION
A friendly game of slam is a "friendly" poetry competition celebrating the fun of competitive poetry. 10 - 15 poets will compete against one another in a two round poetry slam competition with 3 random judges and 2 pre-selected to be scored 0-10 with the lowest and highest score being dropped so that the highest possible score is 30. 5- 8 (depending on the number of slammers) will go to the second round to determine one winner for a chance to win a $200 winner take all 1st prize. There is a very limited open mic. $10 in advance to attend/$15 to compete >>> Tickets available online at https://greatpublishing.com/events/friendly/ ~~ Tickets are $20 at the door.
IN PERSON - socially distant/bring your mask
Doors open at 7 pm
Slam at 7:30 pm
Very limited Open Mic