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Bigfoot Regional Preliminary Slam – Literary Arts

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland

In this event for The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, poets from all over the Pacific Northwest (and beyond!) will compete in a battle of words. Three teams of poets will compete at Literary Arts starting at 6:00pm, while a set of three different teams will compete at Literary Art's at 8:00pm. Audience members selected at random determine the winner. Come see this dynamic event for yourself! ***6:00pm Competing Teams*** Team Boise (Boise, ID) Team Phoenix (Phoenix, AZ) Spokane Poetry Slam (Spokane, WA) ***8:00pm Competing Teams*** Portland Poetry Slam (Portland, OR) Victoria Slam (Victoria, B.C.) Omaha Poetry Slam (Omaha, NE)

Free

Bigfoot Regional Preliminary Slam – Powell’s Books

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland

In this event for The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, poets from all over the Pacific Northwest (and beyond!) will compete in a battle of words. Three teams of poets will compete at Powell's Books, Inc. (downtown location) starting at 6:00pm, while a set of three different teams will compete at Powell's at 8:00pm. Audience members selected at random determine the winner. Come see this dynamic event for yourself! ***6:00pm Competing Teams*** Dead Parrot's Society (Eugene, OR) San Diego Poetry Slam (San Diego, CA) Rain City Slam (Seattle, WA) ***8:00pm Competing Teams*** Word Humboldt (Humboldt, CA) Slamlandia (Portland, OR) Seattle Poetry Slam (Seattle, WA)

Free
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