Las vegas slam poetry

Moyer in , the BattleBorn Slam was a means to fill a gap seen in a budding arts scene, where creation was abundant, but local poets were not being exposed to national artists nor local artists who had gone underground. Initially, they held their events at Sunrise Coffee in with help from Hannah Marisahl. When Yayo Taco suddenly shut down in , the slam relocated to downtown Las Vegas from its university district roots, moving into the Downtown Project owned Learning Village.

During the season, the slam was able to provide significant feedback and critique for poets and helped poets develop their craft through workshops and provided an opportunity for those poets to interact with and impress poets from across North America at the annual National Poetry Slam.

Our events cater to people ranging from ages ! Our largest local demographic is aged In addition to our twice a month poetry slams, we hold writing workshops, go into classrooms throughout Clark County, publish chapbooks, and compete at the National Poetry Slam every year.

The National Poetry Slam is an annual championship tournament, wherein four or five person teams from all over North America gather to compete against each other for the national team title.

The event, which got started about 14 years ago, was a huge hit from the very beginning. Harry Fagel is a Metro Police Sergeant by day and a spoken word artist by night. In other words, he's one very cool, unique guy. Privacy Policy. Skip to main content. News How to reach us S. Torrey Pines Dr. On News On Classical Wait Wait Don't Tell Me!

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