Womxn of the World Poetry Slam Qualifier | 450K St | Hosted by Simply Sherri
Date and Time
Feb 2, 2024 9:00 pm
Location
450K
450 K St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20001
Feb 2, 2024 9:00 pm
450K
A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Simply Sherri
California born and Maryland raised, Simply Sherri started writing in 2001 and started reciting her work in 2008 in her poetic home of Baltimore. With topics ranging from love and relationships to depression and verbal abuse, her writing style is easy going and a reflection of her world.
Simply Sherri has spotlighted and featured in New York City, Philadelphia, Washington and Atlanta. In 2010 she released her debut poetry CD Liquefy. She released her first book “Love Simply†in 2015. She is the host of several poetry venues between Baltimore, MD & Washington, DC.
Email: simplysherri@outlook.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SherriSimplyWrites
Twitter: simplysherri1
Instagram: poetsimplysherry
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Please join us for our second WOWPS Qualifier Slam!
The Womxn of the World Poetry Slam (WOWPS) is a slam for poets who identify as women. The WOWPS community was uniquely designed to honor and celebrate the stories of women in a world that readily attempts to silence and oppress them. It is a space where we are centered, safe, and encouraged.
WOWPS was introduced to the national slam poetry community in 2008 by Kimberly Simms and Deborah Marsh. The first WOWPS was held in Detroit, Michigan and since that time, the slam has been traveling all across the United States.
WOWPS 2024 is hosted by the
Black Arts District in Baltimore, Maryland
March 27th - March 30th.
For more information, visit: https://www.wowpsfest.com/
About the Slam!
Enjoy two rounds of high-intensity poetry, with the audience choosing a winner. 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.
1st Place Winner Takes ALL - $100
The Rules:
Slammers must arrive 30 minutes prior to the show. We will randomly select the order of the slam through a draw.
Each poem must be of the poet’s own construction.
Each poet gets 3 minutes (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
**Partial funds raised for this event will support Busboys and Poets DC Representative for the Women of the World Poetry Slam!*
