3 Kinds of Open Mic Sets at livewords on August 27th:

1. Poetry in Translation
2. A reading of a poem that “hit you between the eyes”
3. As written by you

Two (2) opportunities to sign up:

• In Advance to info@livewords.ca – 5 names per set
  
• The night of – August 27th- Sign up at 7:30 pm – max 10 per set (including advance sign-ups).
  

• Rules:
  • Participants may enter only select 1 category for the advance sign-up
  • 1 poem only – 3 minutes maximum
    • Poems in translation may also be read in their original language, time permitting
  • “Poetry in translation:” may not be poems written by participants
  • “The poem that hit you in the eyes” may not be poems written by participants
  • “As written by you:” poems must be original pieces written by participants
  • Esteemed Judges will adjudicate and their decision will be final
• Prizes will be awarded for:
  
  • Set 1 – “Poetry in Translation”
    • best translation
    • best reading of a translated piece
  • Set 2 – “The poem that hit you in the eyes”
    • best reading of a poem “that hit you in the eyes”
    • most interesting selection of a “that hit you in the eyes”
  • Set 3 – “As written by you”
    • best original piece
    • best reading of an original piece
• Prizes will include:
  • Cash, Cactus Press Prize Packs, opportunity to be published in Misunderstandings Magazine.
• Hosted by Edward Nixon.
• PWYC Donations will be requested.

Sponsored by EN Consulting @ Centre for Social Innovation and Misunderstandings Magazine

livewords will return to our summer hang at The Central, 603 Markham Street – click here for a map - on Thursday August 27 show starts at 8 pm.