Upcoming Events
W4tB open mic
JAKS TAP
The Rendezvous Room
901 W Jackson
7:30pm sign up
8-10pm showtime
June 16-Lennart Lundh/Maureen Flannery
(host :Dana Jerman)
July 7-Janet Kuypers/Bob Rashkow
(host: Bob Lawrence)
July 21-Andy Karol
(host: Lennart Lundh)
Aug 4-Bill Yarrow/John Goode
(host Al DeGenova
Omniphonic Music & Poetry fusion fest
Bucktown Arts Fest
Saturday Aug 23rd
5-7pm
the theater and dance stage
if interested in performing contact: weirdowatch1@gmail.com
The Poetry Pentathlon is taking place on August 29, All contestants must be registered by July 21st in order to qualify for the event. You can register by filling out the form here http://www.waiting4thebus.com/pentathlon.html
or by sending your name and email to weirdowatch1@gmail.com with the pentathlon in the subject
REMEMBER THAT THE DATE AND LOCATION ARE FOR THE COMPETITION ON AUGUST 29.
REGISTRATIONS ARE DUE ON JULY 21ST
ARE YOU THE NEXT POETRY HERO?
the events
Rant-
ISN'T IT OBVIOUS
Poetry Pot Luck-
each contestant will present a poem of their own creation to the judges. This poem will be in a sealed envelope. This poem will be given to an opposing contestant to perform.
the scoring for this round is different
1-5 points will be awarded to the performer
1-5 points will be awarded to the author
Reverse Sonnet-
The meter and line breaks are the same, the rhyming words are at the beginning of the line
letter poem
any type letter (collection, love, dear john or jane, acceptance, rejection) written to a fictional character
On the spot prompt-
all contestants will be presented with a poetry prompt upon arriving at the Pentathlon Arena . A poem will be written based upon the prompt during the course of the evening and will be presented to the judges as the final event of the evening
