Queen City Poetry Slam

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04/03/2016

If you ready for the Poetry Prescribed Open Mic and Showcase, say YEEAAAAHHH! We're excited to have an evening of open mic and open words. If you have poems to share, then come down to Bellevue's Avenue Brew where we are having a FREE event that starts at 6:30pm. Included is Ben Klayer and Calla Thomas, our local spotlight poets. We want to see !

21/02/2016

As of February 15th, Rohs Street Cafe and QCPS have parted ways. For a variety of reasons, we will no longer be operating out of their space. There are not currently other options for dedicated venues, so unfortunately, our most recent open mic will indefinitely be our final one. Though this change is not an entirely happy one, I am also seeing this as an opportunity to change my own direction.

Over the last four years, I have attempted to push a show and a scene in an area that at one point lacked a dedicated and transparent poetry venue. When I arrived in Cincinnati I had not seen any poetry slam venues throughout Cincinnati or Northern Kentucky. Back in 2011, I made the decision to start a poetry slam venue in Cincinnati because at the time, I knew one did not exist. I thought I would use this as a way to give back to the city and at the same time, get to know new faces and build a community. I've helped Cincinnati send a slam team to a regional and/or national competition every year since 2012. I recently saw our first Individual World Poetry Slam representative attend the competition in October 2015, and I'm sure I will be seeing our first Women of the World Poetry Slam representative attend that competition in March 2016.

I've done this all voluntarily; never taking any portion of the cover for myself and only using it towards PSi registration, poetry slam competitions, and features. I did this not only because I am the Slam Master for QCPS, but because I hoped to expand the poetry community and give back. It's been an adventurous, yet stressful, experience, but in light of the present situation I cannot continue doing this.

With that being said, I will no longer organize Queen City Poetry Slam events. I will be cancelling the remainder of our shows this year and notifying features of our cancellations. The March 4th event in Bellevue, KY will be the last event that I help coordinate.

What I did for the community can be done by just about anyone if they have the time and energy to dedicate to it, and I am here for advice to anyone who wants to carry on the torch of a local poetry slam venue.

Thank you all for the opportunity to bless this city with something new. I hope you continue to do better for yourselves and for those around you. Maybe I'll see you around at a poetry open mic sometime soon.

All the Best,
Brian Sullivan, Jr.
Slam Master for Queen City Poetry Slam

18/02/2016

Tonight, we're putting the volume up and letting the poetry out. Come to Inspirado with your words. Sam Phillips is bringing his work for the spotlight set. 7:30 open mic sign-up and 8:00 showtime!

Again, food and/or drinks minimum. Save dinner time for the poetry hours. We're all about supporting local business and in what better place than Covington!

17/02/2016

TOMORROW, Feb 18th, we're hosting a new event at Inspirado in Covington, KY. Local favorite, Samuel T. Phillips, will be our spotlight poet and we're inviting all of you to this no-cover event!

7:30 - Sign-Up | 8:00 - Showtime

If you have never been to this restaurant before, then please make your way to the show and check it out. We ask all patrons to sit down, relax, grab a couple drinks, get some food, and give back to a local business while still getting your vocals on the open mic. It's a minimum and we love local businesses, so bring poetry as well if you want to read!

13/02/2016

Our next event is special because it is one of a kind and in Covington, KY. Join us at Inspirado at Madison Gallery for a night of words, dinner, drinks, art-form, rhythm, and a whole lot of VERBAL POWER!

11/02/2016

TONIGHT, we're serving up some raunchy passages while we call up poets tonight at the open mic. Also, Arianna Iliff is bringing her A game to the workshop and feature set. Come check it out at Rohs Street Cafe!

6:30 Workshop | 7:30 Sign-up/Tickets | 8:00 Showtime

11/02/2016

We've reached 1500 likes. For that, we're announcing two upcoming events we are presenting in Northern Kentucky:

February 18th - Verbal Power Poetry Open Mic at Inspirado at Madison Gallery
March 4th - Poetry Prescribed Open Mic and Showcase at Avenue Brew (Part of InVue's First Friday Event)

Event links are in the comments!