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PROVIDENCE SLAM

FUCK POETRY. WE WANT YOUR BLOOD.

About Me

Providence Slam is one of the oldest and most respected national Poetry Slam venues. Known for bringing quality, consistent work to regional/national poetry events and for a strong community built around it's home venue of AS220, The Providence Slam Team won the National Poetry Slam in 1996, hosted Nationals in 2000, and has advanced passed the qualifying round at The National Poetry Slam 8 times in the passed 11 years.
It's the objective of this venue to maintain and provide a space where individuals, whether they consider themselves artists or not, can come to share and learn from one another. Writiers, singers, musicians, carpenters, doctors, janitors, lawyers, and waitresses; we are not defined by our job titles. Everyone is welcome at the Providence Slam.
Bring flyers for community events and actions. We will post and announce them. Bring your songs, poems, and rants. The stage is open to you.
Bring your ears, anger, smiles, and tears. You will hear some of the consistently highest quality spoken word in the country.
Our venue is AS220. We are blessed to have an art/community action fortress as our home court. They provide for and protect our reading without trying to profit or change us and we are lucky unspeakably lucky to be here.
Check them out.
Our reading is at AS220 EVERY THURSDAY!!
115 Empire St.
Providence, RI 02909
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Member Since: 10/12/2005
Band Members: SLAM STAFF:
PROVIDENCE POETRY SLAM STAFF:
Laura Murphy
Eamon Mahoney
Omar Reyes
Alan Hague
Dawn Beagan
Meg Fogarty
Shane Jones
Kit Wallach
Corrina Bain
Jared Paul
ATTENTION TO THOSE LOOKING TO FEATURE:
ATTENTION TO THOSE LOOKING TO FEATURE:
PROVIDENCE SLAM ONLY DOES ONE OR TWO FEATURES A MONTH AND WE BOOK BY INVITATION OR BY A STAFF VOTE ONLY. WE DO OFTEN AFFORD TRAVELING POETS A SHOT AT OUR AUDIENCE VIA A TWO POEM SPOTLIGHT: SUBMIT YOUR REQUEST TO SPOT LIGHT TO OUR MYSPACE INBOX. THANKS. ~PROV SLAM STAFF.

Influences: Bill MacMillan, John Powers, Sage Francis, Patricia Smith, Bernard Dolan, Roger Bonair Agard, Celena Glenn, Alixa Garcia, Umberto Crenca, Laura Moran, Sou MacMillan, Jack McCarthy, Rachel McKibbens, George McKibbens, Mary McConnell, Lynne Procope, Kyra Wolfe, Elizabeth Thomas, Michael Cirelli

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My Blog

MAJOR 4 TEAM REGIONAL@PROV SLAM THIS THURSDAY:07.31.08

Wildest Poetry Slam of the Summer this Thursday@Providence Slam!!The National Youth Poetry Slam Teams from Connecticuit, Providence,Worcester, and Boston make up your NorthBEAST area youth poetryarmad...
Posted by PROVIDENCE SLAM on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:55:00 PST

Singer-songwriter open mic THIS THURSDAY, 7/17!!

Hey, all - The PROVIDENCE SLAM singer/songwriter open mic is back again this week at AS220! As always, all kinds of performers - poets, beatboxers, fiddlers, fire-breathing juggler-ventriloquists, etc...
Posted by PROVIDENCE SLAM on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:43:00 PST

Special DOUBLE Feature at the Providence Poetry Slam this Thursday, June 26th, at AS220!!

If you're a fan and haven't been to the Providence Poetry Slam in awhile this is definitely the one you wanna come back for:The 2006 Providence Poetry Grandslam Champ, Kevin BarryANDThe 2008 National ...
Posted by PROVIDENCE SLAM on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:57:00 PST

3-Team Youth Regional & Singer/Songwriter open mic THIS THURSDAY, 6/19!!

Hello, all -  We've got a very special show this week @ PROVIDENCE SLAM!!  Not only are we hosting our monthly singer/songwriter open mic, but we've also got a little something extra!! ...
Posted by PROVIDENCE SLAM on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:27:00 PST

PROVIDENCE POETRY SLAM THIS THURSDAY: JUNE 5TH!!

Hey Yall, It's Jared Tall!! Just got back from tour last week and i'm sooooooo glad to be back in Provvy for the SUM Summer. We're gonna have an open mic and maybe a slam too at AS220 this Thursday,...
Posted by PROVIDENCE SLAM on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:09:00 PST

SINGER/SONGWRITER open mic TONIGHT, 5/22!!

Ahh...New England in May!  Allergies flaring up, 55 degree weather, and plenty of rain.../sigh/But that's alright!!  You can vent your frustration and pent-up energy at the PROVIDENCE SLAM S...
Posted by PROVIDENCE SLAM on Thu, 22 May 2008 09:00:00 PST

PROVIDENCE SLAM THIS THURSDAY, 05/01

The Providence Poetry Slam's Open Slam is back for another round before Finals Exams.  We will be offering a cash prize of $25 to the winner!!  There's no age limit for participants - j...
Posted by PROVIDENCE SLAM on Thu, 01 May 2008 07:35:00 PST

Rhode Show featuring at Providence Youth Slam April 24th

The Providence Poetry Slam's YOUTH SLAM is back!! This time Featuring The RhodeShow!!!!!!! THE RHODESHOW MISSION: The Rhode Show is a performing arts group that functions under the AS220 Broad Street ...
Posted by PROVIDENCE SLAM on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:02:00 PST

C.R. AVERY features at PROV SLAM singer/songwriter open mic this THURSDAY, 4/17!!

Tired of the same old open mic where the barroom conversations are shouted over the music, the performers drag out their "Freebird" covers to epic proportions, and the energy is so low that the audien...
Posted by PROVIDENCE SLAM on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:57:00 PST

PROVIDENCE SLAM THIS THURSDAY, 04/03

The Providence Poetry Slam’s Open Slam is back for another round before Finals Exams.  We will be offering a cash prize of $25 to the winner!!  There’s no age limit for part...
Posted by PROVIDENCE SLAM on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:26:00 PST