BUSBOYS AND POETS & @BeltwaySlamDC Present: @BeltwaySlam David Vs. Goliath Slam 6.26.18

BUSBOYS AND POETS & @BeltwaySlamDC Present: @BeltwaySlam David Vs. Goliath Slam 6.26.18

Date and Time

Jun 26, 2018 9:00 pm

Location

Brookland

625 Monroe St NE, Washington, District of Columbia, 20017

View Map

Buy Ticket

Description:

Busboys and Poets Presents the Beltway Slam David and Goliath Slam:

$5 Cover. On the day of the event, tickets can be purchased online here starting at midnight and in the restaurant starting at 10:00 AM (cash only). No refunds. Ticket purchase limit of 4 per person. Guests must have their wristbands (tickets) on upon entering the event.

Seating is available on a first come, first seated basis. No saved or reserved seats are allowed. Failure to check in within 30 minutes of advertised start time may result in forfeiture of seats.

Rules and Procedures for 2018-2019 Season

DC's only Poetry Slam, Inc certified slam event meets the last Tuesday of every month at Busboys and Poets Brookland location. This special event is to help raise money for the 2018 Beltway Slam team's trip to Chicago, IL for the National Poetry Slam and to send Split This Rock's 2018 DC Youth Slam Team to the Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival in Houston, TX

This will be a head to head battle of team David (the youth) VS team Goliath (the adult poets) in 7 rounds of poetry and fun!

Hosted by: Pages Matam

Sounds by: DJ Double A 1K

June 26th, 2018 - $10.00
Doors Open 830PM

With ASL Interpretation from Billy Saunders

SLAM BEGINS PROMPTLY AT 9PM
ALL THOSE PARTICIPATING IN THE SLAM MUST ARRIVE BY 8:15PM

FOR MORE ABOUT BRAVE NEW VOICES including Schedule and Details please visit:

http://youthspeaks.org/bravenewvoices/festival/

Split This Rock, home of the DC Youth Slam Team, cultivates, teaches, and celebrates poetry that bears witness to injustice and provokes social change. Learn more about Split This Rock and its DC Youth Slam Team at www.splitthisrock.org andhttp://splitthisrockyouthprograms.org

    Book Launch - Book Talk and Signing (Langston Room/Stage)

    May 26, 2026 5:30 pm

    Book Launch - Book Talk and Signing (Langston Room/Stage)

    Author/Book Event | 14th & V

    Book Launch - Book Talk and Signing (Langston Room/Stage)

    Book Launch - Book Talk and Signing (Langston Room/Stage)

    May 26, 2026 5:30 pm

    Author/Book Event | 14th & V

    Tuesday Night Open Mic hosted by Glo Shines

    May 26, 2026 8:00 pm

    Tuesday Night Open Mic hosted by Glo Shines

    Poetry Reading/Open Mic | 14th & V

    Tuesday Night Open Mic hosted by Glo Shines

    Tuesday Night Open Mic hosted by Glo Shines

    May 26, 2026 8:00 pm

    Poetry Reading/Open Mic | 14th & V

    WE FOUGHT FOR WHAT WE HAVE: Screening and Panel Q&A Event

    May 27, 2026 6:00 pm

    WE FOUGHT FOR WHAT WE HAVE: Screening and Panel Q&A Event

    Film Screening | Shirlington

    WE FOUGHT FOR WHAT WE HAVE: Screening and Panel Q&A Event

    WE FOUGHT FOR WHAT WE HAVE: Screening and Panel Q&A Event

    May 27, 2026 6:00 pm

    Film Screening | Shirlington

    AMERICAN SPIRITS | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation

    May 27, 2026 6:00 pm

    AMERICAN SPIRITS | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation

    Author/Book Event | 14th & V

    AMERICAN SPIRITS | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation

    AMERICAN SPIRITS | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation

    May 27, 2026 6:00 pm

    Author/Book Event | 14th & V