If you missed us at Queerfest, or you've been dazzled and can't wait another day for more, hang on at least until Tuesday, and you'll be rewarded with more great Bent poetry.
[Via Seattle Poetry Slam]
This Tuesday June 26th is the 3rd annual QUEER Slam, the Seattle Poetry Slam's event in honor of Seattle PRIDE. Hosted by Tara Hardy, founder of the Bent Writing Institute. This slam is for "self identified QUEERS" only.
Every Tuesday night at ToST, Seattle Poetry Slam (Seattle's longest running weekly show) hosts a spoken word blow-out: an extravaganza of words, performance and passion that you will have a hard time finding anywhere else.
To get on the mic you'll need to sign-up between 8 & 8:30pm. First comes the OPEN MIC - an open stage for anyone to share their words with the audience.
At 9pm, a Featured Poet take center stage with an extended set. Then, finally - The SLAM.
A Poetry Slam is a competitive poetry reading in which the focus is placed on the content as well as the performance.
Best of all, the featured poet for the evening is Bent's own Elaina Ellis. And at least eight other current or former Bent poets will sign up to throw down some words and compete to become the Queer Slam 2007 champion.
Don't miss it, and click below for more information on Elaina and her work, and for directions to ToST.
Elaina Ellis is a Word Nerd. Nothing gets her hotter than a good game of Taboo, a ruthless edit of somebody else's work, or a smoldering night of her own Confessional Performance Poetry. A Queer Femme Half-Jew from Portland, Oregon, Elaina now calls Seattle home and is proud to be a student and volunteer teacher at Bent Writing Institute.
If you're lucky you'll catch Elaina spitting fire on one of the following topics: desire; high heels; sin; gender; love; social change; recovery from an eating disorder; and/or coffee. Elaina's words have graced many stages including: The National Queer Arts Festival; Seattle Poetry Festival; QueerFest; Jewish Arts Festival; Seattle Spit; Seattle Poetry Slam; Evergreen State; Reed College; and Seattle University. Her work will be published in the upcoming issue of PUSH Magazine. Also, look for her brand-spankin' new chapbook, Kind of Animal, out this June!
ToST is located in downtown Fremont, in the heart of the Center of the Universe.
Directions:
ToST is on the south side of N. 36th St. in downtown Fremont, at Evanston St, right across the street from the Lenin statue.
From Aurora/SR-99
Take the Woodland Park Zoo exit (N 46th St.).
Go west to Fremont Ave.
Turn left on Fremont Ave.
Turn right on N. 36th St.
From I-5
Take the N. 45th St. exit.
Go west on 45th all the way through Wallingford; it will change to N. 46th St.
Turn left on Fremont Ave.
Turn right on N. 36th St.
By Bus
Check the King County Metro Trip Planner for the quickest way to get there. Just enter "513 N 36th St." as your destination.
