with Billings' biggest night of slam poetry.
Poets will be competing for title of
High Plains Grand Slam Champion and a cash prize of $250
Second and third place will each receive $50
(Purse donated by: The Writer's Voice)
6:30 October 6th @ MoAV Coffee (2501 Montana Ave)
Featuring a line-up of some of the best local performance poets:
Pete Tolton
Kate Restad
Jerry Clark
Molly Ouellette
Jake Music
Rhiannon Schiller
Sam Brodson
Ashley Warren
Wes Urbaniak
Hugh Healow
Performances will be scored by our International Panel of Judges wich includes:
Dr. Aaron Rosen - Is the Director of Cultural Projects at Rocky Mountain College. He is a former research fellow at the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University, Junior Research Fellow in Jewish Culture at the University of Oxford, and post-doctoral fellow at the Institute of Israel & Jewish Studies at Columbia University. His has written for: The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Apollo, New Humanist, Times Higher Education, Jewish Quarterly, Literary Review, Art & Christianity, Religion & the Arts, and Literature & Theology. http://rocky.edu/
Allan Safarik - A Poet form Saskatchewan who has authored 16 poetry books. Some of which include : The Day is a Cold Grey Stone, (Hagios Press, 2010,) God Loves Us Like Earthworms Love Wood, (Porcupine's Quill, 1983,) The Heart is Altered, (Blackfish Press, 1979,) and more.
Rolli - A Poet, children’s book author, and illustrator from Regina Saskatoon whose various works have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Reader’s Digest, Saturday Evening Post, Highlights, and more. https://rollistuff.com/
Emcee/Sacrifical Poet: Nate Petterson
Slam-Master: James Dean Hickman
Audio Engineer : Oliver Barber
Music Curator: DJ Tanner
Treasurer: Corby Skinner
Adult beverages for sale by our friends:
The Railyard Alehouse & Casino
http://therailyardmt.com/
Be sure to check out the other fine
High Plains BookFest sessions. More info at:
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Special thanks to the Pulitzer Out Loud Slam Poetry Workshops
A collaboration of Humanities Montana, Montana Slam,
Big Sky Writer’s Workshops, and The Writer’s Voice.
Worskops wil be held throughout September, for more informaton go to:
https://www.facebook.com/
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