17th Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award
Guild Complex
Guild Complex presents 17th annual Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award. Tix $7/$5
The Guild Complex is proud to present the 17th annual Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award. Curators will select 20 semi-finalists from open submissions. Those 20 poets will perform their work in front of a live audence. This special event showcases emerging performance poets in an exciting audience-involved competition for a $500 prize. Tickets $7/$5 (free for kids 12 and under; some poems feature adult content).
GBOMA 2010 semi finalists include:
Judith L WikerSofia Mohammad Shontay LunaLaura MerleauLucia BlinnKenneth Corrigan Leigh ArberBilly Tuggle Asia Calcagno LeKeja Dawson Adam Levin Rebecca JohnsonRobin FinePhyllis Elizabeth RokerNathanial MarshallSharrieff MuhammadTristan SilvermanPerformers
Judith L Wiker, Sofia Mohammad, Shontay Luna, Laura Merleau, Lucia Blinn, Kenneth Corrigan, Leigh Arber, Billy Tuggle, Asia Calcagno, LeKeja Dawson, Adam Levin, Rebecca Johnson, Robin Fine, Phyllis Elizabeth Roker, Nathanial Marshall, Sharrieff Muhammad, and Tristan Silverman