Tuesday Night Open Mic Hosted by Joseph LMS Green 11.13.2018
Date and Time
Nov 13, 2018 9:00 pm
Location
14th & V
2021 14th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20009
Nov 13, 2018 9:00 pm
14th & V
A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Joseph LMS Green
Joseph Green is Split This Rock's Youth Programs Coordinator. He is the co-founder and Program Director of poetryN.O.W., an after-school creative writing program working with students throughout the DC metropolitan area. poetryN.O.W., in collaboration with Split This Rock, helped bring Louder Than a Bomb, a regional youth slam serving as a platform for young people to share their stories across boundaries, to the DMV. poetryN.O.W. also organizes the Hyperbole, the largest individual poetry slam for high-school students in the Mid-Atlantic region. 2015 marked Joseph’s fifth return to the national team competition, this time as a representative of the DC Poetry Slam Team. He also represented DC in 2011 at the Individual Poetry Slam, ranking 16th in the world. He has over ten years experience as a professional spoken word artist and writer. Current Joseph is the Youth Programs Coordinator at Split This Rock. In addition to his work in youth development, Joseph also travels the country as a motivational speaker and recovery advocate.
Featuring:Â Michael D. Martin
Michael D Martin is a spoken word artist from Baltimore by way of New Jersey. Michael's content encompasses just about all of the human experience. You will hear everything from happy to hurt, from confidence to self-doubt, from religion to sexuality, to the experience that is being black in America. Michael likes to discuss the things we all think and say to ourselves when no one is watching. He makes it his business to be the vacuum that digs issues from under the rug. Michael D Martin gave his first performance in August 2014. Since then Michael has performed in a fundraiser for the United Way. He has been featured at several open mic venues up and down the east coast. He has published a chapbook, titled "When No One's Watching." Last but not least, Michael also qualified to compete in the National Poetry Slam in 2015 and 2017. Above everything, Michael D. Martin's primary objective is to leave every audience member or reader better than they were before.
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For two hours, audiences can expect a diverse chorus of voices, and a vast array of professional spoken word performers, open mic rookies, musicians and a different host every week. Expect to be moved, expect a packed house, expect the unexpected, but above all come with an open mind and ear.
$5 cover. Wristbands are available for purchase online at midnight and in the restaurant starting at 10:00 AM. 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. Sorry, no refunds.Â
