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Slam Charlotte Poetry Slam

May 20 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Slam Charlotte Poetry Slam

Friday, May 20, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.

Nine Eighteen Nine Studio Gallery
700 N. Tryon St.
Charlotte, NC 28202

Tickets: Free 

Blumenthal Performing Arts’ monthly Poetry Slams hosted by SlamCharlotte, Charlotte’s own three-time national championship team of spoken word poetry. SlamCharlotte strives to promote poetic growth, performance enhancement, and increased camaraderie among the poets and the community through the monthly slam competitions. SlamCharlotte’s current Slammaster, Bluz, is the 13th ranked individual poet in the world.

The winner of this month’s slam will go on to represent Charlotte at the 2022 Southern Fried Poetry Slam Festival.




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Date:
May 20
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7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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Venue

Nine Eighteen Nine Studio Gallery
700 N. Tryon St.
Charlotte, NC 28202 United States + Google Map