HERstory Poetry Slam!! WOWPS Edition| Anacostia | Hosted by:KaNikki Jakarta

Name: HERstory Poetry Slam!! WOWPS Edition| Anacostia | Hosted by:KaNikki Jakarta
Start: 2024-03-16T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-03-16T21:00:00-04:00
Location: Anacostia

Date and Time

Mar 16, 2024 7:00 pm

Location

Anacostia

2004 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Washington, District of Columbia, 20020

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Description:

Please join us for a special edition of the HERstory Poetry SLAM! We will be doing a send-off to our DC Representative for WOWPS Maya Wright!

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 2023 is hosted by the

Black Arts District in Baltimore, Maryland

March 27th - April 1st.

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.

This is an opportunity for poetry lovers to enjoy the competitive art of late-night performance poetry!

Enjoy two rounds of high intensity poetry, with the audience choosing a winner.

$ 15.00 + Tax and fees online. $20.00 (tax and fees included) at the door !

**Partial funds raised for this event will support Busboys and Poets DC Representative for the Women of the World Poetry Slam!**

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

**** Participants: Open to Women/Womxn Identifying poets..****

$100.00 cash prize.

$ 15.00 + Tax and fees online. $20.00 (tax and fees included) at the door !

HOSTED BY: KANIKKI JAKARTA

Born KaNikki Jakarta, being interpreted as “great writer” at birth, KaNikki is living up to her name. She is an Award Winning Poet who has traveled the US and UK as a performance poet. KaNikki has founded, facilitated, and/or hosted 15 presentations in the last 17 years ranging from open mics, award ceremonies, conferences, and workshops. With over 26 years of writing and almost 2 decades on the poetry scene, KaNikki has opened for Jill Scott, Raheem DaVaughn, and Lyfe Jennings. She has authored 3 works of fiction: IN REAL LIFE, THE COLOR BLUE, & THE OTHER SIDE OF PRETTY, 2 poetry collections: KaNikki Who? & The Skillz of a Sistah, a poetry cd: The Introduction of KaNikki Jakarta and a memoir: A Peace of Mine, How to be a wife of an Epileptic, Honor your Vows, and Honor Yourself. KaNikki J. writes and recites what she calls “real life fiction.” She says, “If you think something I say on the mic may change your life; you’re probably right.”

KaNikki hosts every first Monday at Busboys and Poets Shirlington.