February Slam!

The intense energy from January's Slam actually set the stage on fire, forcing us to wait a month for the embers to cool enough to host February's! As a Phoenix rises from ashes, so will poetic oration.

Featuring R.D. as the best-dressed scorekeeper in Maricopa county.

Live painting by the talented Savannah Clark.

Bring original poems under 3 minutes reading length. 

Sign up opens at 7:30

12 poets in the first round

6 poets in the second round

3 poets in the final round

1 winner!

All are welcome, there will be sacrifices.

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Tangible Goals of the Downtown Slam

Meet $175 Poetry Slam Incorporated (PSI) venue registration fee

Determine over the course of six season slams as well as semifinal and final bouts which poets will fill the four slots on team Phoenix.

Publish chapbooks of selections heard at the season slams.

Fundraise for the August 2015 National Poetry Slam (NPS) in Oakland, CA 

Enhance our collective perspective of the human experience through participating in the evolving oral tradition of slam poetry