Southwest Shootout 2014: Cultural Open Mic

DiverseWorks and Houston VIP Poetry Slam present the Southwest Shootout 2014, June 13 & 14.  The Southwest Shootout is a regional poetry slam tournament and showcase with artists representing the greater Southwest United States.

Featuring teams from Albuquerque Poetry Slam, Red Dirt Poetry Slam (Oklahoma City, OK), Meta-four Houston, Eclectic Truth (Baton Rouge, LA), Austin Neo-Soul, Backup Plan (Baton Rouge, LA), Austin Poetry Slam (Austin, TX), UrbSLAM (St. Louis, MO), Laredo Border Slam, Dallas Poetry Slam, Team Gravy Poetry Slam (Killeen, TX), The Blah Blah Blah Poetry Spot (San Antonio, TX), The Lafayette National Poetry Slam Team, Mic Check (Bryan, TX), Slamarillo (Amarillo, TX), Slam New Orleans, and Houston VIP Slam.

Friday, June 13 at 1pm
Cultural Open Mic
This open mic celebrates are various shades and cultural ties.

Come and read poems about your heritage, identity, and experience. All are welcome to share.

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/events/1398600123723342/

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/houstonvipslam

This project is funded by a grant from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.