Come out to Houston VIP Slam Saturday July 20th at 7pm! I will be facilitating a writing workshop at 7pm and performing a feature set during the poetry slam that starts at 8pm.

“Have you written anything lately? Are you ready to wow the stage? Join us for our monthly workshop and poetry slam. This month, we get the honor of hosting one of our own. Join us as the 3-time Houston VIP Slam member and all around baddass Erica Nicole Poetry lights the mic on fire.”

$5 To sit, always free to spit.

Pay at the door or purchase tickets ahead of time through EventBrite!

Join us Sundays in April, May & June for Poetry & Pose, a free program for Houston’s creative writing and yoga enthusiasts. The session will open with a 45 min creative writing activity inspired by the yoga practice and close with a 45 min yoga session led by an instructor from Happy Feet Yoga. Sponsored by the Houston Public Library (HPL) and hosted by Discovery Green. This event will be held on the Hess Deck Patio at Discovery Green

Recommended: bring your own mat, towel and water; for writing workshop, office supplies provided.

We are writing new things and setting mics on fire. This month's provoking workshop and slam are coupled by our newsworthy feature: award-winning author of Monster House and breathtaking poet Mia Willis!

Writing workshop facilitated by Erica Nicole!

$5 to sit, always free to spit!

An Official Event of Houston Pride Month

An immersive, champagne brunch featuring artists, activists, and mental health specialists.

The official Sunday Funday Brunch of the Houston LGBT Pride Celebration! Join Houston Pride, Impulse Houston, and The T.R.U.T.H. Project as we celebrate life, family, and triumph over brunch and bottomless mimosas. Art, amazing music, and electric energy will fill the room. In the heart of the Bayou downtown, we will welcome you with love. Happy Pride Family!

This event is FREE to the public. 21 +

Join us Sundays in April, May & June for Poetry & Pose, a free program for Houston’s creative writing and yoga enthusiasts. The session will open with a 45 min creative writing activity inspired by the yoga practice and close with a 45 min yoga session led by an instructor from Happy Feet Yoga. Sponsored by the Houston Public Library (HPL) and hosted by Discovery Green. This event will be held on the Hess Deck Patio at Discovery Green

Recommended: bring your own mat, towel and water; for writing workshop, office supplies provided.

Join us Sundays in April, May & June for Poetry & Pose, a free program for Houston’s creative writing and yoga enthusiasts. The session will open with a 45 min creative writing activity inspired by the yoga practice and close with a 45 min yoga session led by an instructor from Happy Feet Yoga. Sponsored by the Houston Public Library (HPL) and hosted by Discovery Green. This event will be held on the Hess Deck Patio at Discovery Green

Recommended: bring your own mat, towel and water; for writing workshop, office supplies provided.

Every month, Houston VIP Slam sets the stage for national and local poets to engage in a battle of words. Sign up or just watch as the magic goes down. Our feature this year is a nationally-known powerhouse from Dallas, TX, PoetryTeacher. Come at 7pm for the workshop, stay til 8pm for the slam. Great food, great drinks, great poetry!

$5 to sit, always free to spit!

NeoSoul Poetry Slam presents Blaq Mic Poetry featuring Houston-based poet Erica Nicole Poetry!

Doors at 7pm
Show at 8pm
Cover: $10
Slam Entry: $10

A 310 Brown Street Production.
#MakingPoetsImmortal

Join us Sundays in April, May & June for Poetry & Pose, a free program for Houston’s creative writing and yoga enthusiasts. The session will open with a 45 min creative writing activity inspired by the yoga practice and close with a 45 min yoga session led by an instructor from Happy Feet Yoga. Sponsored by the Houston Public Library (HPL) and hosted by Discovery Green. This event will be held on the Hess Deck Patio at Discovery Green

Recommended: bring your own mat, towel and water; for writing workshop, office supplies provided.

The points have been tallied and invitations have been sent. Now it is time for the poetic brawl of the year as 12 poets take to the stage to battle for a spot on the 2019 National team.

Come early to guarantee a seat.

$10 to sit

It's a new year and you have put off sharing your gift long enough. Take a risk. This month we are inviting everyone to the stage, no pressure. Join us for an open mic followed by a moving feature from Alex the Great. Come early for the workshop facilitated by Erica Nicole.

$5 to Sit, always free to spit. Performance spots are limited.

“While 2018 was an amazing year for our scene, we plan to kick off 2019 with style! The Loud Mouth is bringing together the best Poets from this past season to compete in one of our Grand Slam Championship!

Instead of a cash prize, our poets will be battling it out for the opportunity to represent the Loud Mouth throughout the year in various local, regional, and possible National style competitions! These individuals will come together to write group pieces, workshop, and hone their craft to become the best representative team possible!

Along with our Top Poets fighting for one of the 5 spots on the team, we are excited to also welcome a special feature performer joining us from Houston! Our featured poet for the night will be Erica Nicole!”

Date: Saturday Jan. 12th
Venue: Howie & Son's Pizza Parlor 2430 S. Mooney Blvd.
Time: Doors open at 6:30pm. Slam at 7!
Cost: $7 Presale, $10 at the door!

We at The Oakland Poetry & Wide Open Mic thank the community for all of the support! Every 2nd Thursday, local artists come to share their craft with an engaging audience. Shout out to all of the new artists touching the stage, we appreciate your voices and the art!!! Keep it coming. Meet your incredible feature for the night:

Originally from new York, Erica Nicole is a Houston-based poet and adolescent psychiatric nurse. She received a bachelor of Science in Nursing with a minor in psychology in 2015, became a certified child & adolescent trauma professional in 2017, and is currently pursuing a postgraduate certificate in LGBT health policy & practice. When she isn't working, Erica Nicole is "poeting" (as her teenage patients would say). Initially poetry was just a way for her to work through her own life experiences, but poetry has become a space to raise aweareness and promote coonversation and healing for others. Erica Nicole's work addresses an array of topics including mental health, sexual & domestic violence, and queerness. She hopes that by challenging the "what happens in the house, stays in the house" rule, others will have courage to seek help and speak out!

Doors open at 7pm

Sign up list goes out 7:30 and closes at 8:15pm (NO LATE SIGN UPS NO EXCEPTIONS)

Your Host for the Poetry Slam will be Reggie Edmonds. Jamey Williams will be hosting the Wide Open Mic.

Price of entry is $10 for audience and $5 for artist that sign up for the Slam or Open Mic.