The Writer's Den RVA

The Writer's Den RVA

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RVA art collective that hosts open mics, poetry slams, and showcases. What is a slam?

The Writer's Den Poetry Slam is a weekly event that offers a poetry slam, open mic with a twist, with a dj, and more. Spoken-word artists from all over compete to earn a spot on the team that will go on represent Virginia regionally and nationally or come and share their poems, songs, jokes, and talents. A poetry slam is a performance spoken-word competition in which poets perform their original w

Photos from The Writer's Den RVA's post 11/01/2024

Current standings after 3 qualifiers.

poetry slams are first Sundays at . Each month, poets have the chance to compete for an opportunity to be invited back to our Grand Slam happening in January. From August to December, poets slam and earn points.

1st place -5 points
2nd place -4 points
3rd place -3 points
4th place -2 points
5th and lower -1 point

The more you slam, the more points you can earn. After our final qualifier in December. We tally the points and invite our top poets back for Grand Slam in January. You still have a chance to make it Grand Slam.

It's the best poetry slam in the 804! Who do you think will make the team? Tag your faves and poets you think should be competing.

Photos from The Writer's Den RVA's post 10/18/2024

Happy birthday to the one and only Rieka Speaks ๐Ÿง๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽ‚

Photos from Kit Rose Photos's post 10/18/2024
Photos from Food 4 Thought Poetry Slam's post 10/17/2024
10/11/2024

Such a wild month!!!! November 3rd is the next one! See you soon!

Photos from Resist's post 10/11/2024

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10/11/2024

Looking for a great kickoff to ? Go check out the Mural Reveal a few blocks from Resist. Then once you are done come over to Resist and check out perform at our Open Mic and Poetry Night. Doors open at 6:30pm, open mic starts at 7:00pm.

10/08/2024

Welcome to the About Her Book Release Brunch!

Come join us for a delightful afternoon at Resist Booksellers Bookstore on Sun, Oct 13, 2024 at 3:00 PM. We are celebrating the release of Moe Flowz latest book with a special brunch event.

๐Ÿ“… Sunday, October 13th

โฐ 3:00 PM

๐Ÿ“ 233 N Sycamore Street Petersburg, VA 23803

Indulge in delicious food, mingle with fellow poetry lovers, and be among the first to get your hands on a copy of his new book. will be present for a live chat with , for a book signing and to chat with guests.

Link to rsvp for this FREE event is in the bio.

Donโ€™t miss out on this opportunity to support local authors and enjoy a poetry filled afternoon. See you there!

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Sunday was INCREDIBLE. ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™Œ๐ŸพEach and every poet that touched stage was amazing!Congratulations to our TWD 3rd Qualifier...
Sunday was AMAZING! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™Œ๐ŸพEach and every poet that touched stage was amazing!Congratulations to our TWD 1st Qualifier wi...
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With the recent research found on tampons on @19thnews, we wanted to share a poem from our TWD 2024 Slam Team. Poetry se...
The biggest poetry slam in Virginia is BACK for the 4th Annual Food 4 Thought Poetry Slamโ€ผ๏ธ โœจ๐Ÿ”ฅ14 Nationally known poets ...
2nd Annual VA All Day was a SUCCESS!!THANK YOU @studiotwothree for giving us a place to house this event!4th place: Spel...
The four poetry slam teams that represent Virginia NATIONALLY will battle for the BEST IN VA! This event is a fundraiser...
#Repost from @roscoeburnems ...Spoken word has been life changing for me, and now I get to share a few of the reasons wh...
Weโ€™d like to extend a BIG thank you to Friends of the Den, Lauren Minor & Kaylin Tingle for all of their support for the...
Weโ€™d like to extend a HUGE thank you to one of our sponsors Marijuana Justice for all of their support for the 2024 The ...
Weโ€™d like to extend a HUGE thank you to one of our sponsors Visual Arts Center of Richmond for all including The Writerโ€™...

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9 N 17th Street
Richmond, VA
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