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The first Wednesday is Untitled!

Untitled Open Mic with Mill City Speaks Qualifier Slam

February 7

6 to 9 pm

• Our Final Mill City Slam Team Qualifier of the season!

This is it! Our last qualifier for our 2024 Mill City Slam Team. Poets compete with original works for a chance to win not only a space in our Mill City Slam Finals but also $100 in cash prizes!

The Untitled Open Mic is hosted at Coffee and Cotton at Mill No. 5. Located in a historic downtown textile building, Mill No. 5 is a destination into what Lowell is; home to independent shops, The Luna Theatre, the Farm Market, and Coffee and Cotton. Coffee and Cotton is the heart of the building, serving up coffee, espresso, and lattes, wine, local craft beer, delicious, made to order, locally sourced options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It is also a venue for live music, game nights, community events, and now our Untitled Open Mic.

/// About the Slam ///

This is the final qualifying slam for the Mill City Speaks 2024 Poetry Slam Team. Poets will go three rounds, leaving only the best of the best for the final MONEY round. Winners divide $100 (Real Cash! American Dollars!). The top three qualify for our Mill City Speaks SLAM TEAM FINALS on March 6, 2024!

Poets are encouraged to sign up in advance because there is no guarantee (maybe a chance) to have a space open on the night of the event. Contact lowellpoetry@gmail.com if you’re interested in competing.

However, judges will be chosen on the night itself! No particular qualification except wanting to participate in the fun. Anyone willing to put numbers to poetry is eligible. For more info, as we said, contact lowellpoetry@gmail.com.

/// Format ///

Sign-Ups Open @ 6pm

Open Mic Starts @ 6:30 pm

Poetry Slam begins after the open reading.

All Done @ 9:00pm

/// Details ///

Free Admission

Food, Drink, and Merch for Sale

@ Coffee & Cotton

250 Jackson St. No. 401

Lowell, Mass. 01852

https://millno5.com/directions/

Also streaming online

ZOOM Info

Mill City Speaks is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Untitled Open Mic w Mill City Speaks Slam Team Qualifier Time: Feb 7, 2024 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87227642520

Meeting ID: 872 2764 2520

Passcode available on request; email lowellpoetry@gmail.com

/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

/// Zoom Guidelines /// (Online)

1. Some best practices suggest being somewhere with minimal background noise and good lighting, use headphones if possible, and close any applications not being used on your device to improve Zoom quality.

2.) It is best to have your display on “Speaker View” to see the host and performer. “Gallery View” will allow you to see all guests at once.

3.) Feel free to add a name and pronoun into your display so we can say hello and know who is joining us. Keep in mind that this event is streaming publicly so take any precautions about sharing your identity.

4.) Guests could also have “Video” on or off, as that is optional.5.) During performances/readings the host will “Mute” all other guests.

6.) Guests are encouraged to show love and gratitude visually on screen or in the chat window.

7.) Please be respectful on screen and in the chat window - and acknowledge the space you can take up in this digital communal platform.

8.) Host will allow guests to un-mute after performances if they choose and able to out loud affirmations or gratitudes.

9.) Any conflicts to the safer space / community guidelines the host may remove you from the Zoom call. If you feel like you have been accidentally or wrongfully removed, please reach out to the organizers.

Please reach out to here with questions regarding the open mic or slam.

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the American Rescue Plan, as administered by the office for Cultural Affairs and Special Events of the City of Lowell.”

It’s Undeniable! The Third Wednesday is Untitled!

Wednesday, January 17, 6 to 9 pm

Featuring Bobbie Crawford

Also, Unprecedented (because it’s the first one)

An In-person poetry workshop with our faithful feature (That’s Bobby)

5 to 6 pm in The Parlor @ Mill No. 5

Sign up or inquire at lowellpoetry@gmail.com

Plus our unpredictable, unprepackaged, unprevaricated

Untitled Open Mic!

All voices and styles welcome!

Untitled is hosted at Coffee and Cotton at Mill No. 5. Located in a historic downtown textile building, Mill No. 5 is a destination into what Lowell is; home to independent shops, The Luna Theatre, the Farm Market, and Coffee and Cotton. Coffee and Cotton is the heart of the building, serving up coffee, espresso, and lattes, wine, local craft beer, delicious, made to order, locally sourced options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It is also a venue for live music, game nights, and community events, including our Untitled Open Mic.

/// About our Feature ///

Bobby Crawford wandered into the poetry open mic at the Cantab Lounge in 2010 and has been a part of the New England poetry scene ever since. As an undergraduate student he led Emerson College’s spoken word group, the Emerson Poetry Project, and played an integral role in the organization’s growth. He has represented Lowell, MA; Manchester NH, and Boston, MA at the National Poetry Slam, appearing on the semi-finals stage with the Cantab team in 2016. He is the youngest ever and highest ever-ranked Boston Poetry Slam representative to the Individual World Poetry Slam, placing 15th in 2013. He has read and taught poetry all over the contiguous United States, was featured on Button Poetry, has been profiled in the Boston Globe, and published a full length collection, Only Show in Town, on Wilde Press in 2013. A career bartender, Bobby lives in the west end of Providence, RI.

/// Format ///

Sign-Ups Open @ 6pm

Open Mic Starts @ 6:30 pm

Poetry Feature begins after the open reading.

All Done @ 9:00pm

/// Details ///

Free Admission

Food, Drink, and Merch for Sale

@ Coffee & Cotton

250 Jackson St. No. 401

Lowell, Mass. 01852

https://millno5.com/directions/

Also streaming online…

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85068760677

Meeting ID: 850 6876 0677

Passcode available on request.

Email lowellpoetry@gmail.com

/// Zoom Guidelines /// (Online)

1.) Some best practices suggest being somewhere with minimal background noise and good lighting, use headphones if possible, and close any applications not being used on your device to improve Zoom quality.

2.) It is best to have your display on “Speaker View” to see the host and performer. “Gallery View” will allow you to see all guests at once.

3.) Feel free to add a name and pronoun into your display so we can say hello and know who is joining us. Keep in mind that this event is streaming publicly so take any precautions about sharing your identity.

4.) Guests could also have “Video” on or off, as that is optional.5.) During performances/readings the host will “Mute” all other guests.

6.) Guests are encouraged to show love and gratitude visually on screen or in the chat window.

7.) Please be respectful on screen and in the chat window - and acknowledge the space you can take up in this digital communal platform.

8.) Host will allow guests to un-mute after performances if they choose and able to out loud affirmations or gratitudes.

9.) Any conflicts to the safer space / community guidelines the host may remove you from the Zoom call. If you feel like you have been accidentally or wrongfully removed, please reach out to the organizers.

/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

Please reach out to here with questions regarding the open mic or slam.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the American Rescue Plan, as administered by the City of Lowell’s office of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.

The first Wednesday of the New Year is Untitled!

Untitled Open Mic with Mill City Speaks Qualifier Slam

January 3

6 to 9 pm

• Our Fourth Mill City Slam Team Qualifier of the season!

The slam season continues into the New Year with another qualifier for our 2024 Mill City Slam Team. Poets compete with original works for a chance to win not only a space in our Mill City Slam Finals but also $100 in cash prizes!

The Untitled Open Mic is hosted at Coffee and Cotton at Mill No. 5. Located in a historic downtown textile building, Mill No. 5 is a destination into what Lowell is; home to independent shops, The Luna Theatre, the Farm Market, and Coffee and Cotton. Coffee and Cotton is the heart of the building, serving up coffee, espresso, and lattes, wine, local craft beer, delicious, made to order, locally sourced options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It is also a venue for live music, game nights, community events, and now our Untitled Open Mic.

/// About the Slam ///

This is the fourth qualifying slam for the Mill City Speaks 2024 Poetry Slam Team. Poets will go three rounds, leaving only the best of the best for the final MONEY round. Winners divide $100 (Real Cash! American Dollars!). The top three will qualify for our Mill City Speaks SLAM TEAM FINALS on March 6, 2024!

Poets are encouraged to sign up in advance because there is no guarantee (maybe a chance) to have a space open on the night of the event. Contact lowellpoetry@gmail.com if you’re interested in competing.

However, judges will be chosen on the night itself! No particular qualification except wanting to participate in the fun. Anyone willing to put numbers to poetry is eligible. For more info, as we said, contact lowellpoetry@gmail.com.

/// Format ///

Sign-Ups Open @ 6pm

Open Mic Starts @ 6:30 pm

Poetry Slam begins after the open reading.

All Done @ 9:00pm

/// Details ///

Free Admission

Food, Drink, and Merch for Sale

@ Coffee & Cotton

250 Jackson St. No. 401

Lowell, Mass. 01852

https://millno5.com/directions/

Also streaming online

ZOOM Info

Mill City Speaks is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Untitled Open Mic w Mill City Speaks Qualifier Slam Time: Jan 3, 2024 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81905169370

Meeting ID: 819 0516 9370 Passcode available on request; email lowellpoetry@gmail.com

/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

/// Zoom Guidelines /// (Online)

1. Some best practices suggest being somewhere with minimal background noise and good lighting, use headphones if possible, and close any applications not being used on your device to improve Zoom quality.

2.) It is best to have your display on “Speaker View” to see the host and performer. “Gallery View” will allow you to see all guests at once.

3.) Feel free to add a name and pronoun into your display so we can say hello and know who is joining us. Keep in mind that this event is streaming publicly so take any precautions about sharing your identity.

4.) Guests could also have “Video” on or off, as that is optional.5.) During performances/readings the host will “Mute” all other guests.

6.) Guests are encouraged to show love and gratitude visually on screen or in the chat window.

7.) Please be respectful on screen and in the chat window - and acknowledge the space you can take up in this digital communal platform.

8.) Host will allow guests to un-mute after performances if they choose and able to out loud affirmations or gratitudes.

9.) Any conflicts to the safer space / community guidelines the host may remove you from the Zoom call. If you feel like you have been accidentally or wrongfully removed, please reach out to the organizers.

Please reach out to here with questions regarding the open mic or slam.

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”

The 3rd WEDNESDAY is unabashedly UNTITLED!

12-20-23

6 to 9 pm

Featuring

Myles Taylor!

Producer of the Boston Poetry Slam,

Out with a new, first full-length poetry collection,

The Masculinity Parable!

Come celebrate with us all!

Plus our undecipherable, undebatable, undeceivable

Untitled Open Mic!

All voices and styles welcome!

/// ✨ About our Feature ✨ ///

Myles Taylor (they/he) is a transmasculine writer, organizer, educator, food service worker, Capricorn-Aquarius cusp, and glitter enthusiast. They are the current Producer of the historic Boston Poetry Slam at the Cantab Lounge and former President and alum of the Emerson Poetry Project. They have represented Boston and Emerson College at the National Poetry Slam, FEMS Tournament, CUPSI, VOX POP, and Capturing Fire, and have slammed in individual competitions for over 8 years. Their publications and performance videos can be found at myles-taylor.com, and their neuroses can be found on social media @mylesdoespoems. They live amongst the rats of Allston, MA. Masculinity Parable (Game Over Books, 2023) is their first full-length collection.

/// Details ///

6:00 pm: Sign up sheet available

6:30 pm: Open reading begins

Featured reading begins after open mic

9:00pm: All done!

Free Admission

Food, Drink, and Merch for Sale

@ Coffee & Cotton

250 Jackson St. No. 401

Lowell, Mass. 01852

https://millno5.com/directions/

./// 🌐 ZOOM DETAILS 🌐 ///

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89367209724

Meeting ID: 893 6720 9724

Passcode available on request; email lowellpoetry@gmail.com

/// 💞 Safer Space & Community Guidelines 💞///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

Please reach out to lowellpoetry@gmail.com with questions regarding the open mic or slam.

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”

The first Wednesday of the last month remains Untitled!

Untitled Open Mic with Mill City Speaks Qualifier Slam

December 6, from 6 to 9 pm

• Our Third Mill City Slam Team Qualifier of the season!

Another qualifier for our 2024 (we’re almost there) Mill City Slam Team. Poets compete with original works for a chance to win not only a space in our Mill City Slam Finals but also the $70 Grand Prize!

The Untitled Open Mic is hosted at Coffee and Cotton at Mill No. 5. Located in a historic downtown textile building, Mill No. 5 is a destination into what Lowell is; home to independent shops, The Luna Theatre, the Farm Market, and Coffee and Cotton. Coffee and Cotton is the heart of the building, serving up coffee, espresso, and lattes, wine, local craft beer, delicious, made to order, locally sourced options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It is also a venue for live music, game nights, community events, and now our Untitled Open Mic.

/// About the Slam ///

This is the third qualifying slam for the Mill City Speaks 2024 Poetry Slam Team. Poets will go three rounds, leaving only the best of the best for the final MONEY round. Winner gets $70, and runner-up gets $30 (Real Cash! American Dollars!). Both will qualify for our Slam Team Finals, coming up in March of 2024.

The Poets should sign up in advance because there is no guarantee (but maybe a chance) to have a space open on the night of the event. Contact lowellpoetry@gmail.com if you’re interested in competing.

However, judges will be chosen on the night itself! No particular qualification except wanting to participate in the fun. Anyone willing to put numbers to poetry is eligible. For more info, as we said, contact lowellpoetry@gmail.com.

/// Format ///

Sign-Ups Open @ 6pm

Open Mic Starts @ 6:30 pm

Poetry Slam begins after the open reading.

All Done @ 9:00pm

/// Details ///

Free Admission

Food, Drink, and Merch for Sale

@ Coffee & Cotton

250 Jackson St. No. 401

Lowell, Mass. 01852

https://millno5.com/directions/

Also streaming online

ZOOM Info

Mill City Speaks is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Untitled Mill City Speaks Qualifier Time: Nov 1, 2023 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86401480425

Meeting ID: 864 0148 0425 Passcode available on request;

email to lowellpoetry@gmail.com.

/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

/// Zoom Guidelines /// (Online)

1. Some best practices suggest being somewhere with minimal background noise and good lighting, use headphones if possible, and close any applications not being used on your device to improve Zoom quality.

2.) It is best to have your display on “Speaker View” to see the host and performer. “Gallery View” will allow you to see all guests at once.

3.) Feel free to add a name and pronoun into your display so we can say hello and know who is joining us. Keep in mind that this event is streaming publicly so take any precautions about sharing your identity.

4.) Guests could also have “Video” on or off, as that is optional.5.) During performances/readings the host will “Mute” all other guests.

6.) Guests are encouraged to show love and gratitude visually on screen or in the chat window.

7.) Please be respectful on screen and in the chat window - and acknowledge the space you can take up in this digital communal platform.

8.) Host will allow guests to un-mute after performances if they choose and able to out loud affirmations or gratitudes.

9.) Any conflicts to the safer space / community guidelines the host may remove you from the Zoom call. If you feel like you have been accidentally or wrongfully removed, please reach out to the organizers.

Please reach out to here with questions regarding the open mic or slam.

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”

The first is the first!

Untitled Open Mic with Mill City Speaks Qualifier Slam

Wednesday, November 1

6 to 9 pm

• Our Second Mill City Slam Team Qualifier of the season!

The slam season is blooming in full flower with another qualifier for our 2024 (yes, it’s coming!) Mill City Slam Team. Poets compete with original works for a chance to win not only a space in our Mill City Slam Finals but also the $70 Grand Prize!

The Untitled Open Mic is hosted at Coffee and Cotton at Mill No. 5. Located in a historic downtown textile building, Mill No. 5 is a destination into what Lowell is; home to independent shops, The Luna Theatre, the Farm Market, and Coffee and Cotton. Coffee and Cotton is the heart of the building, serving up coffee, espresso, and lattes, wine, local craft beer, delicious, made to order, locally sourced options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It is also a venue for live music, game nights, community events, and now our Untitled Open Mic.

/// About the Slam ///

This is the second qualifying slam for the Mill City Speaks 2024 Poetry Slam Team. Poets will go three rounds, leaving only the best of the best for the final MONEY round. Winner gets $70, and runner-up gets $30 (Real Cash! American Dollars!).

The Poets should sign up in advance because there is no guarantee (but maybe a chance) to have a space open on the night of the event. Contact lowellpoetry@gmail.com if you’re interested in competing.

However, judges will be chosen on the night itself! No particular qualification except wanting to participate in the fun. Anyone willing to put numbers to poetry is eligible. For more info, as we said, contact lowellpoetry@gmail.com.

/// Format ///

Sign-Ups Open @ 6pm

Open Mic Starts @ 6:30 pm

Poetry Slam begins after the open reading.

All Done @ 9:00pm

/// Details ///

Free Admission

Food, Drink, and Merch for Sale

@ Coffee & Cotton

250 Jackson St. No. 401

Lowell, Mass. 01852

https://millno5.com/directions/

Also streaming online

ZOOM Info

Mill City Speaks is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Untitled Mill City Speaks Qualifier Time: Nov 1, 2023 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86401480425

Meeting ID: 864 0148 0425 Passcode available on request;

email to lowellpoetry@gmail.com.

/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

/// Zoom Guidelines /// (Online)

1. Some best practices suggest being somewhere with minimal background noise and good lighting, use headphones if possible, and close any applications not being used on your device to improve Zoom quality.

2.) It is best to have your display on “Speaker View” to see the host and performer. “Gallery View” will allow you to see all guests at once.

3.) Feel free to add a name and pronoun into your display so we can say hello and know who is joining us. Keep in mind that this event is streaming publicly so take any precautions about sharing your identity.

4.) Guests could also have “Video” on or off, as that is optional.5.) During performances/readings the host will “Mute” all other guests.

6.) Guests are encouraged to show love and gratitude visually on screen or in the chat window.

7.) Please be respectful on screen and in the chat window - and acknowledge the space you can take up in this digital communal platform.

8.) Host will allow guests to un-mute after performances if they choose and able to out loud affirmations or gratitudes.

9.) Any conflicts to the safer space / community guidelines the host may remove you from the Zoom call. If you feel like you have been accidentally or wrongfully removed, please reach out to the organizers.

Please reach out to here with questions regarding the open mic or slam.

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”

It’s the Untitled Halloween Poetry Party!

Wednesday, October 18

6 to 9 pm

Dead Poets’ Slam! Kerouac Winners from Lowell High!

Pumpkin Poetry! Free Candy! Costume Contest! CA$H Prizes!

Special Guest Host: Ryk McIntyre

/// Format ///

Sign-Ups Open @ 6pm

Open Mic Starts @ 6:30 pm

Lowell High Featured Poets

Dead Poets Slam

Costume Contest

All Done @ 9:00pm

More about the event…

We’re celebrating Halloween with Poetry! It’ll be a fun-filled, poetically packed evening, with an open mic (scary stories and spooky rhymes encouraged) followed by a Dead Poets’ Slam — watch for John Lennon, Rainier Maria Rilke, William Shakespeare, Shel Silverstein, James Wright, and quite possibly even more scary poetic ghosts (even tho’ they’re dead, we still like to read their poetry, and the judges will even give it numbers) — followed by a costume contest (cash prizes awarded by popular acclaim). Along the way, we’ll be doing cooperative, intuitive PUMPKIN POETRY! Plus, we will be hearing from this year’s Jack Kerouac Contest winners from Lowell High School. This competition happens once a year as part of the Lowell Celebrates Kerouac festival, and we will bring in the top three writers to share their stuff with our community. Join us — in costume if you dare!

If you are interested in participating in the Dead Poets’ Slam, either by representing a dead poet or by volunteering to judge, please contact lowellpoetry@gmail.com.

Also streaming online…

ZOOM Info

Mill City Speaks is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Untitled w/ Halloween Poetry Party Time: Oct 18, 2023 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82317533794

Meeting ID: 823 1753 3794

Passcode available on request

For more info, go to lowellpoetry.com

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// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

/

// Zoom Guidelines /// (Online)

1. Some best practices suggest being somewhere with minimal background noise and good lighting, use headphones if possible, and close any applications not being used on your device to improve Zoom quality.

2.) It is best to have your display on “Speaker View” to see the host and performer. “Gallery View” will allow you to see all guests at once.

3.) Feel free to add a name and pronoun into your display so we can say hello and know who is joining us. Keep in mind that this event is streaming publicly so take any precautions about sharing your identity.

4.) Guests could also have “Video” on or off, as that is optional.5.) During performances/readings the host will “Mute” all other guests.

6.) Guests are encouraged to show love and gratitude visually on screen or in the chat window.

7.) Please be respectful on screen and in the chat window - and acknowledge the space you can take up in this digital communal platform.

8.) Host will allow guests to un-mute after performances if they choose and able to out loud affirmations or gratitudes.

9.) Any conflicts to the safer space / community guidelines the host may remove you from the Zoom call. If you feel like you have been accidentally or wrongfully removed, please reach out to the organizers.

Please reach out to here with questions regarding the open mic or slam.

The 1st Wednesday is Untitled!

September 6, 6 to 9 pm

Our first Mill City Speaks Team Qualifier of the season!

We are getting the slam season started and beginning our qualifiers with the goal to form our 2024 Mill City Slam Team. Poets compete with original works for a chance to not only hold a space in our Mill City Slam Finals but $70 Grand Prize!

The Untitled Open Mic is hosted at Coffee and Cotton at Mill No. 5. Located in a historic downtown textile building, Mill No. 5 is a destination into what Lowell is; home to independent shops, The Luna Theatre, the Farm Market, and Coffee and Cotton. Coffee and Cotton is the heart of the building, serving up coffee, espresso, and lattes, wine, local craft beer, delicious, made to order, locally sourced options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It is also a venue for live music, game nights, community events, and now our Untitled Open Mic.

/// About the Slam ///

This is the first qualifying slam for the Mill City Speaks 2024 Poetry Slam Team. Poets will go three rounds, leaving only the best of the best for the final MONEY round. Winner gets $70, and runner-up gets $30 (Real Cash! American Dollars!).

Limited to 8 Poets; interested competitors should sign up in advance (email lowellpoetry@gmail.com),

But judges will be chosen on the night itself! No particular qualification except wanting to participate in the fun. Anyone willing to put numbers to poetry is eligible.

/// Format ///

Sign-Ups Open @ 6pm

Open Mic Starts @ 6:30 pm

Poetry Slam begins after the open reading.

All Done @ 9:00pm

/// Details ///

Free Admission

Food, Drink, and Merch for Sale

@ Coffee & Cotton

250 Jackson St. No. 401

Lowell, Mass. 01852

https://millno5.com/directions/

Also streaming online

Mill City Speaks is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Mill City Speaks Qualifier Slam @ Untitled Time: Sep 6, 2023 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83878630069

Meeting ID: 838 7863 0069

Passcode available on request: email lowellpoetry@gmail.com

/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

/// Zoom Guidelines /// (Online)

1. Some best practices suggest being somewhere with minimal background noise and good lighting, use headphones if possible, and close any applications not being used on your device to improve Zoom quality.

2.) It is best to have your display on “Speaker View” to see the host and performer. “Gallery View” will allow you to see all guests at once.

3.) Feel free to add a name and pronoun into your display so we can say hello and know who is joining us. Keep in mind that this event is streaming publicly so take any precautions about sharing your identity.

4.) Guests could also have “Video” on or off, as that is optional.5.) During performances/readings the host will “Mute” all other guests.

6.) Guests are encouraged to show love and gratitude visually on screen or in the chat window.

7.) Please be respectful on screen and in the chat window - and acknowledge the space you can take up in this digital communal platform.

8.) Host will allow guests to un-mute after performances if they choose and able to out loud affirmations or gratitudes.

9.) Any conflicts to the safer space / community guidelines the host may remove you from the Zoom call. If you feel like you have been accidentally or wrongfully removed, please reach out to the organizers.

Please reach out to here with questions regarding the open mic or slam.

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”

The 1st WEDNESDAY is UNTITLED!

MILL CITY SPEAKS presents…

Someone Else’s Slam!

Poets perform other people’s poetry for CA$H prizes

To compete, bring two original poems (printed or copied on paper) and be ready to read someone else’s poetry (poems chosen by lottery) … If you don’t want to slam, you can judge!

Interested poets and/or judges should contact us at lowellpoetry.com

Plus our ever-lovely, ever-lively Open Mic!

All Styles and voices welcome!

In Person At Coffee & Cotton in Mill No. 5 250 Jackson Street Lowell, MA

/// Format ///

Sign-Ups begin @ 6pm

Event Starts @ 6:30 pm

Open Mic followed by Poetry Slam

All Done @ 9:00pm

/// Details ///

Free Admission

Food, Drink, and Merch for Sale

Cash Prizes

@ Coffee & Cotton

250 Jackson St. No. 401

Lowell, Mass. 01852

https://millno5.com/directions/

Also streaming online

/// Zoom Details ///

Mill City Speaks is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Untitled featuring Someone Else's Slam Time: Aug 2, 2023 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83924307756

Meeting ID: 839 2430 7756 Passcode available on request; contact lowellpoetry@gmail.com

(Volunteers Needed)

We are looking for judges for our poetry slam!

If interested, please email lowellpoetry@gmail.com.

For more information lowellpoetry.com

About our featured poetry slam:

Members of our Mill City Speaks community will offer the ultimate tribute: reading someone else’s poetry! In a blind selection process, each competitor will be given the poems of another slammer and asked to present that work in the best possible, on-the-spot performance. Poets will get to hear their own writing in someone else’s voice; the audience will get to hear (and get scores from representative judges) fresh voices presenting new poems. Cash prizes will be awarded to the highest scoring pieces, with awards going to both the performer and the writer of each winning poem.

/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

/// Zoom Guidelines /// (Online)

1.) Some best practices suggest being somewhere with minimal background noise and good lighting, use headphones if possible, and close any applications not being used on your device to improve Zoom quality.

2.) It is best to have your display on “Speaker View” to see the host and performer. “Gallery View” will allow you to see all guests at once.

3.) Feel free to add a name and pronoun into your display so we can say hello and know who is joining us. Keep in mind that this event is streaming publicly so take any precautions about sharing your identity.

4.) Guests could also have “Video” on or off, as that is optional.5.) During performances/readings the host will “Mute” all other guests.

6.) Guests are encouraged to show love and gratitude visually on screen or in the chat window.

7.) Please be respectful on screen and in the chat window - and acknowledge the space you can take up in this digital communal platform.

8.) Host will allow guests to un-mute after performances if they choose and able to out loud affirmations or gratitudes.

9.) Any conflicts to the safer space / community guidelines the host may remove you from the Zoom call. If you feel like you have been accidentally or wrongfully removed, please reach out to the organizers.

Please reach out to here with questions regarding the open mic or slam.

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”

The 1st WEDNESDAY is UNTITLED!

Team Poetry Slam!!!

Mill City Speaks (the hometown team)

vs.

ProvSlam from Rhode Island (fresh from winning the Northbeast Regional Poetry Slam)

If you’re never seen a team poetry slam before, You’ve got to check it out! If you know, You know the kind of energy that gets poets flying (metaphorically)!

Plus our ever-unprecedented Untitled Open Mic! All styles and voices welcome!

In Person At Coffee & Cotton in Mill No. 5 250 Jackson Street Lowell, MA

/// Format ///

Sign-Ups begin @ 6pm

Event Starts @ 6:30 pm

Team Poetry Slam & Open Mic

All Done @ 9:00pm

/// Details ///

Free Admission

Food, Drink, and Merch for Sale

Cash Prizes

@ Coffee & Cotton

250 Jackson St. No. 401

Lowell, Mass. 01852

https://millno5.com/directions/

Also streaming online

/// Zoom Details ///

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87911600395

Meeting ID: 879 1160 0395
Passcode available on request:

Please message lowellpoetry@gmail.com

Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdhyawA5EN

/// About ProvSlam ///

(Volunteers Needed)

We are looking for judges for our poetry slam!

If interested, please email lowellpoetry@gmail.com.

For more information lowellpoetry.com

Our Next event is an online Mill City Speaks workshop on Tuesday, July 11, 6 to 9 pm. Hosted on the second Tuesday of each month, the workshop is open to poets at any skill level or stage of interest, from not-yet-beginner to old hand. The log-in details are available by request. Please send an email to douglasbishoppoet@gmail.com

/// Safer Space & Community Guidelines ///

We strive to foster a space of inclusivity and respect. We ask everyone to not bring (in no particular order) ableist, ageist, body shaming, classist, homophobic, misogynist, misandrist, racist, transphobic, oppressive language, attitudes, and actions at the space. We look to hold ourselves and one another accountable to creating a culture in which we treat each other with consent and respect. This includes but is not limited to respecting people's physical and emotional boundaries and receiving explicit verbal consent before touching someone or crossing other personal boundaries. If you are disrupting our safer space we will ask you to leave.

/// Zoom Guidelines /// (Online)

Some best practices suggest being somewhere with minimal background noise and good lighting, use headphones if possible, and close any applications not being used on your device to improve Zoom quality.

2.) It is best to have your display on “Speaker View” to see the host and performer. “Gallery View” will allow you to see all guests at once.

3.) Feel free to add a name and pronoun into your display so we can say hello and know who is joining us. Keep in mind that this event is streaming publicly so take any precautions about sharing your identity.

4.) Guests could also have “Video” on or off, as that is optional.
5.) During performances/readings the host will “Mute” all other guests.

6.) Guests are encouraged to show love and gratitude visually on screen or in the chat window.

7.) Please be respectful on screen and in the chat window - and acknowledge the space you can take up in this digital communal platform.

8.) Host will allow guests to un-mute after performances if they choose and able to out loud affirmations or gratitudes.

9.) Any conflicts to the safer space / community guidelines the host may remove you from the Zoom call. If you feel like you have been accidentally or wrongfully removed, please reach out to the organizers.

Please reach out to here with questions regarding the open mic or slam.

“This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.”