Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic
Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Poetry Award
Date: Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Time: 7:00PM
Cost: $7 for adults, $5 for students, free for children under 12. (Note: some poems may have adult content.)
Location: Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division Street, Chicago
The Guild Complex is proud to present the 17th annual Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award. Curators will select 20 semi-finalists from open submissions. Those 20 poets will perform their work in front of a live audence. This special event showcases emerging performance poets in an exciting audience-involved competition for a $500 prize.