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Poetry Slam & Open Mic @ White Plains Public Library

 
Wednesday, September 05, 2018  06:30pm  09:00pm
   

     

 Our exciting "1st Wednesday" series continues with Open Mic, SLAM competition and a feature performance from guest poet Clementine von Radics! Clementine von Radics is a poet whose work centers around the queer femme experience and its relation to romance and the body, their confessional, conversational work blends poetry and performance, and has achieved a wide appeal among both traditional and non-traditional poetry audiences. Clementine is the author of the best-selling collection "Mouthful of Forevers" and the lyricist of the song cycle "Clementine", which made its debut at Carnegie Hall in 2015. Clementine served as a founding collective member of Slamlandia, Portland, Oregon’s first and only scored slam, as well as the Slam 100 Martine Avenue, White Plains, NY 914-422-1480 www.whiteplainslibrary.org 100 Martine Avenue, White Plains, NY 914-422-1480 www.whiteplainslibrary.org 100 Martine Avenue, White Plains, NY 914-422-1480 whiteplainslibrary.org News Release Master at the Portland Poetry Slam, Portland's oldest and longest-running spoken word event. As a slam poet, they have competed at the Individual National Poetry Slam, and the Women of the World Poetry Slam, and performed on the finals stage of the Individual World Poetry Slam. Their poems from these and other events have been viewed over 1.5 million times on YouTube. Over the past five years they have toured extensively, performing in 49 states and six countries. They have taught workshops at Ivy League colleges, high schools, and correctional facilities. They are currently based in Brooklyn, New York. Clementine's third collection, In A Dream You Saw A Way To Survive, is scheduled for release in April 2019. To take part in the open mic or slam, please register between 6:30 and 7:00 pm. Slam poets should bring at least one original poem of up to 3 minutes. Registration closes promptly at 7, and the program starts shortly thereafter. Cohosted by local poet and slam-master Eric ZORK Alan. All are welcome! Questions? Contact program librarian Ben Himmelfarb by phone (422-6980) or e-mail (). Poetry Slam is a project of the White Plains Library Foundation.

 
Location     White Plains Public Library, 100 Martine Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601
Contact      K. Degyansky, 914-422-1480
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