Last Chance Slam
Wednesday, October 3rd, 8 pm (doors at 7:30)
The Union Theater, University of Arkansas Union
Free 

The best poets in the world are coming to Fayetteville for a full week of competition, and there's only one spot left! Wednesday night in the Arkansas Union, we will hold a slam open to ANYONE from anywhere who wishes to try and clinch the last spot in the competition. Poets will travel from all over and bring their best poems, making this one of the most hard fought competitions of the festival And the best news? It's absolutely FREE to see!  

http://www.facebook.com/events/518136128200699/

Preliminaries
Thursday, October 4th & Friday, October 5th, 7pm-9pm & 9pm-11pm
Rogue, Nightbird Books breezeway, Scarpinos (Thursday), Matt Miller Studio (Friday)
$7 for just 7-9 or 9-11; $10 for both. With student ID, $5 for just 7-9 or 9-11. Free with festival pass. 

Every preliminary bout includes 12 poets who each compete in two rounds. Each round will have a different time limit: Thursday’s rounds will be four- and one-minute poems; Friday will be two- and three-minute poems. All of these competitions will be judged by randomly selected audience members. For more information on how the slams will be carried out, see the rules here: What Is Slam? 

4- and 1-minute bouts http://www.facebook.com/events/489486891069999/
2- and 3-minute bouts http://www.facebook.com/events/418741821506751/

Finals
Saturday, October 6th, 7 pm (doors at 6:30 pm)
The Verizon Ballroom, University of Arkansas Union
$20 before October 1st, $25 after & at the door; $15 with student ID any time. Free with festival pass. 

After months of qualifiers and a week of preliminaries, the 12 best poets in the world go toe-to-toe to crown the INDIVIDUAL WORLD POETRY SLAM CHAMPION! This is the best poetry you can hear anywhere, ever. The festivities will be opened by musicians Shawn James and Chris Overcash, and mayor Lioneld Jordan

http://www.facebook.com/events/371779639557446/

Persona Open Mic
Thursday, October 4th, 2:15pm
Scarpinos
Free

Sometimes, there are people or things that just can't write poems for themselves. Your bookshelf, the sun, Snooki... whatever it may be, there are poems that need to be written from a perspective other than your own. Come share or hear the best persona poems around! Hosted by Jesse Parent

http://www.facebook.com/events/477817788908874/ 

Combining Music and Poetry Workshop
Thursday, October 4th, 2:15pm
Nightbird Books
$5, free with festival pass

Putting any old music behind poetry is easy; finding or creating music that compliments your poem well is far more difficult. Come find out how to do it! Hosted by Dan Smith, frontman of Listener.

http://www.facebook.com/events/263347763782792/

Roots Open Mic
Thursday, October 4th, 4:15pm
Scarpinos
Free

Come celebrate culture and heritage through verse in a respectful and encouraging environment.

http://www.facebook.com/events/135930156550674/

Comedy Poems Writing Workshop
Thursday, October 4th, 4:15pm
Nightbird Books
$5, free with festival pass

Writing comedy is not easy. Writing comedy in metaphor, rhyme, and meter is even more difficult. Come learn how with three-time HBO Def Poetry Jam performer Big Poppa E! You will learn the secret to find your inner funny, and release it in verse!

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Nerd Open Mic
Friday, October 5th, 1:30pm
Fayetteville Public Library, Walker Meeting Room
Free

Not all of us can be nerds, and even fewer of us can write poems about it. But sometimes, you need to hear a poem from Doctor Who to the Dalek he loves, or a group piece with Gandalf and Dumbledore, or a highly metaphorical explanation of exactly why Star Wars is superior to Star Trek, all done in Shyriiwook, the language of the Wookies. Dive in head first to some of the best nerd poems in the world, and come with some of your own if you like! But you better bring your nerd A-game; no one gets to read without first answering trivia on their subject of choice.

http://www.facebook.com/events/395063427226984/

Self Publishing Workshop
Friday, October 5th, 11am
Nightbird Books
$5, Free

Publishing your own poems can be a lot of work, and it's difficult making yours stand out from the thousands of other chapbooks. Come learn how to get your work out to the public!

http://www.facebook.com/events/423714967675031/

The Haiku Death Match 
Friday October 5th, 11am
Fayetteville Public Library, Walker Community Room
Free

Saying big things in just a few words isn't easy, but some people know how to pack a huge punch in just seventeen syllables. Come watch (or compete) as poets go head-to-head, haiku after haiku until we crown a winner! But if you want to compete, you better come with haiku by the boatload - there's plenty of people between you and the title of IWPS haiku champion!!

http://www.facebook.com/events/397763290276992/?ref=ts

Performing for a Hostile Audience
Friday October 5th, 1:30pm
Nightbird Books
$5

Sometimes, the audience doesn't like you. Maybe it's because you're performing poetry at a dive bar, maybe it's because they had too much to drink and decided heckling was fun, or maybe it's just one of those days. But at some point, you're going to have to know how to perform for people who have it out for you. Thankfully, our local expert on handling being hated on will show you exactly how to defuse the situation, and hopefully turn it in your favor. Hosted by JW Basilo.

http://www.facebook.com/events/438017119570294/

Slam 101
Friday, October 5th, 4pm
Nightbird Books
$5

Have no clue how slam works? Seen a few events, and finally ready to start writing? Come learn how to write your first slam poem and take stage for the first time! Hosted by Ed Mabrey

http://www.facebook.com/events/221184974674734/

Extreme Championship Poetry
Friday, October 5th, 4pm
Rogue, indoor stage
$5, free with festival pass

What happens when you combine professional wresting and poetry? Something so awesome, so amazing, so incredibly, it could only be called
EXTREME
CHAMPIONSHIP
POETRY

Come watched as the cast of ECP take on the whole world with knock-down, drag-out poetry!

http://www.facebook.com/events/467712293252743/

Youth Poetry Open Mic
Saturday, October 6th, 11am
Fayetteville Public Library – front lobby
Free

We'll be holding an open mic specifically for poets under 21. Hosted by Clayton Scott, and open to anyone! At the Fayetteville Public Library in the lobby, across from the coffeeshop.

http://www.facebook.com/events/279051582199989/

Poetry Picnic
Saturday, October 6th, 11am
The Square
Free

Everyone is welcome to this gathering! Bring whatever things you might wish to have fun in the park. 

GLBTQ Open Mic
Saturday, October 6th, 1:15pm
Rogue
Free

Let's Go Be Totally Quirky! At the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Queer open mic, we'll honor the full spectrum of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression in an open mic that includes and celebrates all - that means straight and cisgender allies too! Get serious about the issues, recall your steamiest encounter, or have a laugh at Chick-on-Chick-fil-A - whatever suits your fancy.

http://www.facebook.com/events/461189413912975/

Making a Living Through Poetry Workshop
Saturday, October 6th, 1:15pm
Nightbird Books
$5

Love poetry? Wish you had more time explore it? The answer may be simpler than you assume. Become a full time poet. Want to know how? Come to this workshop.

This workshop will cover:
• Fee structures to consider.
• An in depth look at organizations already in place to sustain you as a performance artist.
• Artist in Education workshops, 
• How to plan a regional/national tour.

http://www.facebook.com/events/277866888979677/

Comedy Open Mic
Saturday, October 6th, 3:30
Rogue
Free

Come laugh along or share your favorite comedic poem! Hosted by local comedian Troy Gittings!

http://www.facebook.com/events/378778695523805/

Writing Personal Poems Workshop
Saturday, October 6th, 3:30
Nightbird Books
$5

Capturing the emotion of a personal experience properly in a poem can be extremely difficult, as can telling your own story in a unique way. Come learn how to tell your own story in the best way possible. Hosted by Wil Gibson and Beau Williams

http://www.facebook.com/events/453732727982942/

Burlesque and Erotic Poetry Showcase
Scarpinos
Thursday, October 4th, 11:30pm

The Individual World Poetry Slam is proud to present the best poets in the world working in tandem with the best burlesque group around to bring you a night of art unlike anything you've ever seen. The most sensual and seductive words, interspersed with the exquisite dancing of Blossoms Burlesque, will combine for a night you won't soon forget.

http://www.facebook.com/events/306784752752127/

Jam Slam
Rogue on Dickson
Friday, October 5th, 11:30pm


It's time for the biggest Jam Slam ever! Poets from across the world will be here, performing over music provided by some of the best improv musicians around. 

How a Jam Slam works:All musicians set up beforehand, such that they are ready to play at a moments notice. They sign up on a list with their name and what instrument(s) they play. The poets sign up on a seperate list. Poets are called up one by one, and then "draft" whatever musicians they would like to be a part of that particular piece. The poet tells the musicians what sort of feel he/she wants the music to have, and then the musicians play as the poet performs. If you play an instrument and are comfortable improvising, feel free to bring it!

http://www.facebook.com/events/266088210175027/