POETRY SLAM
Join us for 2016's fiercest poetry slam! Bloomington's best poets will compete for a chance to represent you at the Collegiate Union Poetry Slam Invitationals in Chicago in April 2017. Sign up for the open mic by commenting below or emailing bloomingtonpoetryslam@gmail.com!
Our feature is the illustrious Rachel Wiley. Rachel Wiley is a performer, poet, and fat positive activist from Columbus, Ohio. She has represented Columbus in multiple National Poetry Slam competitions and was finalist twice in 2011. She is on staff at the weekly poetry show Writing Wrongs Poetry Slam and the co-host/co-founder of the monthly Columbus Queer Open Mic. Rachel has toured nationally performing at slam venues, colleges, and festivals. Her first full-length collection of poems, Fat Girl Finishing School, was published by Timber Mouse Publishing in 2014. Her work has appeared on Upworthy, The Huffington Post, The Militant Baker, and Everyday Feminism.
Competitors List:
1. Jasper Far
2. Jennifer Sue Payne
3. Jessie Bays
4. London Grant
5. Aimes Dobbins
6. Jelani Ince
7. Willy Palomo
8. Annastasia Shufford
Empanadas will be provided by the UndocuHoosier Alliance.