Time: Doors Open at 7:30pm, Slam Starts at 8pm
Location: The London Music Club (470 Colborne St.)
Cover: PWYC Minimum $5
Oh, and if you slam you get in FREE!
March’s slam is hosted by the beautiful Kyra Harris.
Feature Poet: Alessandra Naccarato
Alessandra Naccarato is a spoken word artist and community organizer based in Montreal, Quebec. She has graced stages from New York to Buenos Aires, Halifax to Victoria, and twice represented Montreal at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word, placing third nationally in 2009 and 2010. The Artistic Director of Throw Poetry Collective and the Co-Chair of Spoken Word Canada, she was named one of Montreal’s top emerging artists by Nightlife Magazine and a “Noisemaker” by the Montreal Mirror.
Her latest chapbook, “Beekeepers, Hurricanes & Men Who Catch Pigeons” is a collection of poems for recent lovers, including Sappho, Tropical Storm Alex & the guy who fed her oranges in Guatemala one spring.
Wondering where your $5 goes? The cover charges go towards venue rental, a prize for the winner ($60), remuneration and travel expenses for our guest features, and if extra funds allow, prizes for the other finalists. The cash also covers our free workshops and incidental costs like photocopies, posters, etc.
