Wednesday Open Words

05/22/2024

After four years on hiatus, Orlando Poetry Slam is sending a team to a major competition once again this June as four of Orlando‘s very own poets go to represent the city in Pompano Beach at this years edition of Southern Fried Poetry Slam.

Please help us with anything you can donate to offset travel and board expenses for this four day festival!

Anything and everything helps!

Orlando Poetry Slam is sending the team of Arjun Bala, Lee Eros, Camara Gaith… Raymond Jimenez needs your support for Help get Orlando Poetry Slam to SoFried!

02/22/2024

THE CHAMPION.
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02/20/2024

Current Rankings as Of 2/16

20 pts Camara Bensinger Gaither

19 pts Haley Graves

13 Eddie Eddie Dts Figures

12 pts Slim Truth

11 pts Bethany

10 pts La La, Quinn Killin, Lee Eros

9 pts Avery Clair

7 pts Arjun Govindan

6 pts D-Rod The Poet, Mic Ting

5 pts Ally

4 pts Melibu, Red, Sabrina

3pts— Lo Rene, Aiden, Sonja

2pts—Gary, Renzo, Tioni

1pt—Tyler Terrell, Just David

The more points you have the more likely you are to be invited to finals, winning a slam guarantees an invite to Finals. Season ends in February. Top four at the end of Finals will represent Orlando Poetry Slam and Wednesday Open Words in the Southern Fried Poetry Slam in Tampa!

Points are given based on the number of poets you place higher than at the end of the night, and +1 point for participation.

Feel free to tag people who are on this list to let them know, or DM for corrections.

• Slam winners and event finalists who qualify for Finals: Ja Rhymes, Arjun Bala, Q-Major, Riley Flynn, Eddie Figures, Landri, Laney, Die Young, Slim Truth Michael Gregory Ting, Avery, Quinn Killin

02/12/2024

Oh we got something (or someone…) special lined up to close out this month 🌿👀🌿

🕊️Stay tuned for updates on our next feature‼️

02/10/2024

It’s the little things in life, the little moments that give big moments meaning. 💜

Some of our favorite snaps from the show this week featuring 🥰

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02/06/2024

Just one more night till comes to feature at !

📍929 Fairbanks Ave, Winter Park, FL
🗓️ 2/7
🕘 9pm

02/01/2024

SLAM TIME!

01/26/2024

Looking for a space to work out them new piece jitters?🦋 Look no further than ! One of the longest continuously running weekly poetry shows in all of Central Florida!🌻

Come for the poetry, stay for the vibes 💜

Every Wednesday at 🚀
🕘 9pm-12am
📍 929 W Fairbanks Ave, Winter Park, FL

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01/25/2024

WE GOT A FEATURE‼️📣

Coming to by way of we’ve got the indefatigable, fearsome coming to feature! 🔥🔥

She is the 2024 representative at the Womxn of the World Poetry Slam festival, one of the premier individual poetry slams in the world for people who have lived or currently live their lives as womxn.

She is also curator of a number of poetry spaces in the Ft Pierce/Port St Lucie/Stuart area, including and the upcoming Art Speaks Slam (which the winner of next week’s slam secures a spot in 👀)

Yall gotta come out and show your love for one of the best people in Florida poetry!

Free sign up as always, just support the venue!

🗓️: 2/7/24
🕘: 9pm-12am
📍: 929 W Fairbanks Ave, Winter Park, FL

01/18/2024

Shoutout to everyone who came out to the show tonight and packed out the show 🫶🏽

See yall next week!

01/17/2024

What are we all smiling about?! Join us tonight - midnight for our weekly edition of Open Words Open Mic to find out! ✌️🌼
Experience poetry like never before!.... For free, with a great community and even better vegan pastries 😎

Support our venue 🚀☕
929 W Fairbanks Ave, Winter Park. FL.

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01/11/2024

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Any and all support will help.