Poetry in Motion
April is National Poetry Month and Denver has a lot of happenings to honor this occasion- from onomatopoeia to beat to slam to iambic pentameter to haiku to the longest multi lingual poem and counting- all month long!
April 17th- Poem in your pocket day: carry a poem in your pocket all day.
April 21st – Poet Richard Tayson at the Tivoli Student Union.
April 23rd- Mix, Blend and Liquefy at Wild Sage Community Center in Boulder.
April 25th- Arapahoe Community College’s Writer’s Studio 2nd Annual Literary Festival.
Recurring Monthly Events (free unless noted):
Sundays 8pm- Mercury Café Slams $5
Tuesdays 7:30pm- Pretty Boys School of Public Speaking at Common Grounds Coffee House – 17th and Wazee.
2nd and 4th Thursdays 8pm, SlamNuba at Blackberries $5, $2 for Slammers 25th and Welton.
Thursdays 9pm, The Kasbah $5, 21 and up, 6th and Chambers in Aurora.
Fridays 10pm, The Mercury café Open Mic Night.
1st and 3rd Fridays 7pm, The Speakout $5, The Boneyard BBQ Lounge
Last Fridays 8pm, Café Nuba, It’s Hot + it’s Black $10, 18 and up with id, Historic Roxy Theatre, 2549 Welton St.
Still not enough options?
Hope on an RTD bus and enjoy the Poetry in Motion Series brought to you by The Denver Office of Cultural Affairs or head on over to the Wynkoop Brewery and enjoy a $5 pint of Liquid Poetry- the beer and the glass are yours to keep and proceeds benefit Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic.
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