4th Saturday Poetry Slam! | Anacostia| Hosted by Black Chakra

Join us for our 4th Saturday SLAM! at Busboys and Poets - Anacostia

The 4th Saturday Slam provides an opportunity for poetry lovers to enjoy the competitive art of late-night performance poetry! Enjoy several rounds of competitive poetry by amateurs and professionals, with the audience choosing a winner. Cash Prize! Come join us for an alternative way to spend your Wednesday night.

$100 CASH PRIZE winner takes all

Full food and bar service available throughout the night.

A poetry slam is a competitive event in which poets perform their work and are judged by members of the audience. Typically, the host or another organizer selects the judges, who are instructed to give numerical scores (on a zero to 10 or one to 10 scale) based on the poets' content and performance.

This is an opportunity for poetry lovers to enjoy the competitive art of late-night performance poetry!

Enjoy two rounds of high intensity poetry, with the audience choosing a winner.

1st Place Winner Takes ALL - $100

The Rules:

• Each poem must be of the poet’s own construction.
• Each poet gets 3 minutes 30 second (plus a ten-second grace period) to read one poem; if the poet goes over, points will be deducted from the total score.
• A poet’s time begins as soon as they say anything on stage or engage the audience in any way.
• The poet may NOT use props, costumes, or musical instruments. This includes the removal of clothing.
• The poem can only be performed by one person.
• Poets ARE allowed to read from paper and electronic devices such as laptops or cell phones. There will be no point penalty assessed unless it’s used as a PROP (as outlined above).
• 6 Competitors will be eliminated after the 1st round

HOSTED BY: BLACK CHAKRA

Black Chakra is a spoken word artist, hip-hop artist, and an author whose talents have been showcased on stages across America. In his time competing in poetry slam competitions he has been a national poetry slam champion, Texas Grand Slam champion, Southern Fried slam champion and a plethora of others too long to list. Black Chakra embodies the city of Baltimore through aggressive performance and incredible writing. Next to being a talented writer what he takes the most pride in is being a youth poetry teacher for Dewmore Baltimore. He helps Baltimore youth cultivate their talent and showcase it on National stages.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Busboys and Poets, 2004 Martin Luther King Junior Avenue Southeast, Washington, United States