Slamlandia ft. Roxy Allen

We are back for a first show of the month... but with a couple of changes!

Join us on JULY 3RD - a WEDNESDAY - for an IN PERSON poetry open mic AND poetry slam!

This show is shifting a day early to avoid the federal holiday.

And we're taking a two month hiatus from our normal first show of the month venue - so join us at our temporary venue BEER BRATS & BEATS for this event!

Sign-ups start are at 6:30 PM, show begins at 7:00 PM.

This show will still have a poetry open mic and feature like normal, BUT we'll also be including a poetry slam at this show! Poets in the open mic get 3 minutes on the mic to share one poem, or two *very* short poems. Poets in the slam must come prepared with two original pieces, both of which should be 3 minutes or less.

Just poetry on the mic - no music or stand up.

This show is all ages.
This show is free to attend, but we will be accepting donations. Suggested donation is $5.

Beer Brats Beats
8826 SE Stark St.
Portland, OR 97216

Here are some important COVID-related things to note:
-- While not mandatory, masks are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED
-- COVID is still a very real thing, please be smart and safe and, if you are feeling ill the day before/of, please stay home and do not come to this event

We will have a feature from Roxy Allen!

Roxy Allen is a nonbinary queer teaching artist whose work is a reflection of their life; messy, vulnerable, and beautiful. They are a death doula and stylist based in the Pacific Northwest. They have been involved in the national spoken word community since 2002. They have worked as an organizer, volunteer and poet. They are the longest running consecutive champion in the history of the Eugene Poetry Slam. In 2022, they worked with the Department of Defense they developed curriculum to teach art therapy as a form of rehabilitation for severely injured soldiers. In 2020, they developed curriculum for hospice organizations in Lane County utilizing poetry as a form of grief processing for adolescents and teens. They believe that life and death, like joy and pain, are inextricably linked and their work is a clear reflection of that. With topics ranging from abortion to IBS and incest to terminal illness and care giving and the best Korean hot dogs in Portland, they will make you laugh and possibly cry, especially if you’re a Pisces.

Please see our Accessibility and Safer Space info below.
★ •*´¨`*• O P E N • M I C •*´¨`*• ★
Our open mic will have 10 slots at most, followed by a reading from our feature. First come, first served. Poets get 3 minutes to share on the mic.
★ •*´¨`*• P O E T R Y • S L A M •*´¨`*• ★
Our poetry slam will have 10 slots at most. First come, first served. Poets get 3 minutes to share on the mic in each round. We will cut from 10 slots to 5 slots from the first to second round.
★ •*´¨`*• A C C E S S I B I L I T Y •*´¨`*• ★
Beer Brats & Beats meets ADA requirements. The entrance and bathroom there are accessible. Please reach out for more information.

★ •*´¨`*• S A F E R • S P A C E • P O L I C Y •*´¨`*• ★
(1) – Slamlandia is committed to the safety of our community and all of its members. This includes but is not limited to performers, audience members, venue staff, volunteers, featured poets, and Executive Council members. We will not allow any act of hate, bigotry, harassment, or violence within our space and will prohibit the entrance of those who have committed these acts in or outside of our space.
(2) – The Slamlandia community is a community based in consent. It is the responsibility of individuals initiating contact to receive enthusiastic consent for the following activities:
☆ Physical contact
☆ Discussion of personal or heavy topics
☆ Discussion of poetry shared on stage
(3) – Slamlandia does not censor our mic and space - with the exception of hate speech. Hate speech includes, but is not limited to threats of violence, the use of slurs for a group you do not belong to, racism, sexism, transphobia, transmisogyny, homophobia, classicism, and ableism.
☆ Marginalized voices expressing anger toward the group of people oppressing them does not fall under the category of hate speech.
☆ In the event that a performer is using hate speech on stage, an Executive Council member will end their performance and ask them to leave the stage.
☆ In the event that a performer uses hate speech, it is the responsibility of the Executive Council to explain to the performer why this was a violation of our hate speech policy to the best of their ability and point them to resources for further explanation.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

beer brats & beats, 8826 Southeast Stark Street, Portland, United States