Lethal Poetry Prodctions and Chicago Slam Works are proud to present the first annual OUTSPOKEN: Chicago's only Poetry & Spoken Arts Festival will launch in 2011!
Lethal Poetry is an arts company whose goal is to autilize the arts for socially conscious, humanitarian, and ecological growth! Lethal Poetry is a multi-disciplinary production company and label that works with artists of all mediums to raise funds and support non-profit efforts! Their other primary events are Nights of Sight & Sound (quarterly, mini-art festivals), and Words That Kill (monthly, showcase & slam). www.lethalpoetry.com
Chicago Slam Works is a Chicago based non-profit that supports the sustainability of the spoken word community through programing and developement. CSW was founded by the great, Marc Kelly Smith, and several other noted poets and organizers from the literary community. Thier primary ongoing events are the Uptown Poetry Slam (every Sunday, at the Green Mill), and the Encyclopedia Show (monthly, in partnership with Robbie Q Telfer). www.chicagoslamworks.com
Founder of the Slam movement, Founder of Slam Poetry Inc, Founder of Chicago Slam Works.
2x Def Poet, Founder of Urban Word program in New York, louderARTS project in New York, and Founder of Vox Ferus in Chicago
Of Death from Below, HBO Def Poets, Mental Grafitti Collective Members, Speak'Easy Ensemble Members, National Poetry Slam Competitors.
HBO Def Poet, co-founder of louderARTS, National Poetry Slam individual champion.
Author of "Spiking The Sucker Punch" (Write Bloody Publishing), Director of Young Chicago Authors, member of Speak'Easy Ensemble, Creator of The Encyclopedia Show.
HBO Def Poet, founder of Louder Than A Bomb youth poetry festival/slam.
Chicago's Women's Slam Champion, National Poetry Slam Competitor, Women of The Wolrd Competitor, Bucktown Arts Festival Poetry Coordinator, Mental Grafitti Collective Member, & Board Member of Chicago Slam Works
4x award winning poet, President of Lethal Poetry & Leader of The Mojdeh Project.
Co-Owner of Beast Women Productions
Speak'Easy Ensemble, 2x Mental Graffiti Grand Slam Finalist
of Chicago Calling
Tricky Ol' Puss is a Chicago based Magician that uses story telling, poetry, and comedy as tools in his performance as a touring magician!
of Essay Fiesta
Speak'Easy Ensemble
Become a SPONSOR/PARTNER!
It is easy to become a sponsor of OUTSPOKEN Festival.!
Please send an email to outspokenfestival_gmail.com to request a sponsorship proposal. Please make your subject "SPONSOR/PARTNER"
OUTSPOKEN Festival
NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
All volunteers will recieve free entry into the festival. Please email outspokenfestival_gmail.com and make your subject "VOLUNTEER" for more information.
Ticket Sales Coming!
If you want to secure your tickets now make an in-kind donation of $50 or more and you will recieve entry into the festival!
