Monday Night Open Mic hosted by Lissa Piercey 8.27.18
Date and Time
Aug 27, 2018 9:00 pm
Location
Brookland
625 Monroe St NE, Washington, District of Columbia, 20017
Aug 27, 2018 9:00 pm
Brookland
A Busboys and Poets event hosted this week by Lissa Piercey
Lissa Piercy is a performance poet, educator, and social entrepreneur based in Washington, DC. She holds Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from Wheelock College and a certificate in Social Entrepreneurship from Watson University.
As a poet, Lissa has joined forces with individuals across various fields, both within the United States and Internationally, to use poetry as a catalyst for conversation and change. She has performed everywhere from the United Nations Headquarters to the Boston Pride Main Stage to protests, classrooms, weddings, and conferences. Lissa is a MassLEAP trained teaching artist, a TEDx speaker, and a member of the 2017 Beltway Poetry Slam Team.
As an entrepreneur, Lissa has co founded multiple arts organizations, conferences, and events, including performance collective Flatline Poetry, social justice poetry shows Performance With Purpose and Speakers Up, and artist management company Strength of Doves (SD). Lissa now works as the Director of SD, supporting social justice focused artists in earning a living wage while creating change through their art.
Lissa believes in curating spaces where all voices are valued, and in using art to bridge divides across communities.
Featuring: PAGES MATAM
Pages Matam is an international artist & educator from Cameroon, Central Africa, currently residing in Washington D.C. He is the Director of Poetry Events for Busboys and Poets, a Callaloo Fellow, and Write Bloody published author of The Heart of a Comet (2014), which won Best New Book 2014 from Beltway Poetry Quaterly and was a Teaching for Change bestseller. A national and 2x regional poetry slam champion, he has passions in the field of education, violence and abuse trauma work, immigration reform and youth advocacy. He has been a featured artist and performer on Upworthy, Huffington, Okay Africa, Macy’s, The Pentagon, the Kennedy Center, the Apollo Theater, BET Lyric Cafe, TV One’s Verses & Flow (Season 4 & 5), The Smithsonian Folklife Festival and the Smithsonian African Art Festival. He has performed across the world in Canada, Brazil, Costa Rica, France, Sweden, UAE. He is a proud gummy bear elitist, bowtie enthusiast, professional hugger and anime fanatic.
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 (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.
