http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events daily 0.75 2025-11-05 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2025/11/16/dayton-petry-slam-presents-nikki-allen monthly 0.5 2025-11-05 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2025/3/16/march-open-mic monthly 0.5 2025-03-10 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2025/2/2/open-mic monthly 0.5 2025-01-21 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2023/11/5/dayton-poetry-slam-presents-matthew-vaughn monthly 0.5 2023-11-05 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2023/8/20/dayton-poetry-slam-presents-our-24th-anniversary-show monthly 0.5 2023-08-15 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2023/8/6/dayton-poetry-slam-presents-shaylily-bard monthly 0.5 2023-08-01 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2023/6/8/brett-bartlett-memorial-show monthly 0.5 2023-06-09 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2023/6/4/dayton-poetry-slam-open-mic monthly 0.5 2023-05-28 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2023/6/2/dayton-poetry-slam-side-a-pride-event monthly 0.5 2023-05-28 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2023/5/19/dayton-poetry-slam-at-sideshow-16 monthly 0.5 2023-05-15 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2023/4/30/dayton-poetry-slam-presents-jonathan-brown monthly 0.5 2023-05-01 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2023/4/10/dayton-poetry-slam-presents-new-sht-slam monthly 0.5 2023-04-11 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2023/4/2/dayton-poetry-slam-presents-zach-hannah monthly 0.5 2023-03-24 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2023/3/19/march-slam monthly 0.5 2023-03-13 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2023/1/29/dayton-poetry-slam-presents-belle-townsend monthly 0.5 2023-01-29 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2023/1/4/dayton-poetry-slam-presents-gabby-loomis-amrhein monthly 0.5 2023-01-07 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2022/11/28/dayton-poetry-slam-presents-an-evening-with-sierra-smith monthly 0.5 2023-01-05 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2022/11/20/dayton-poetry-slam-presents-the-anti-slam monthly 0.5 2022-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/c8e90a8d-fc3c-4f0d-9151-a46c37b3e962/badpoem.gif Events - Dayton Poetry Slam Presents: The Anti-Slam - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2022/11/6/dayton-poetry-slam-presents-nikki-allen monthly 0.5 2022-11-02 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2022/8/7/august-8th-lets-all-gather-to-say-goodbye-to-the-poet-y monthly 0.5 2022-07-27 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2022/3/20/the-6th-anniversary-slam monthly 0.5 2022-03-07 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2021/11/21/final-slam-of-2021 monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2021/11/7/open-mic-night monthly 0.5 2021-11-03 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2021/4/4/we-are-back-to-live-action monthly 0.5 2021-02-23 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2020/10/4/holy-shita-live-feature-meaca-moore monthly 0.5 2020-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1600279282326-SY57236B0QZE5QOYRVM2/20200831_173100_0000.png Events - Holy SHIT...a LIVE feature?! Meaca Moore! Meaca Moore has been writing as a means of survival since 12 & performing since 15. At 17 she journeyed to the University of Wisconsin- Madison for First Wave, an innovative urban arts full tuition scholarship program. Meaca majored in sociology & has the privilege to travel the country sharing her poetry through features and slams, including the 2012 Rustbelt regional slam where she placed 1st in individuals. Her focus is around reclaiming power & magic of the impoverished black girl through confrontation of self-hate, story-telling & affirmation http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2020/9/20/a-digitally-distanced-feature-ebony-stewart monthly 0.5 2020-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1600278327847-ATRDB7XF6HBPQERXM61N/DSC_0049.jpeg Events - A Digitally Distanced Feature: Ebony Stewart! With an unhealthy cupcake obsession & a smile that's half her face. The DIY Queen but don't always trust that she knows what she's doing. Hug game strong. Professional side-eyer. Currently attending Zoom University. Won some awards, talked some shit, thugged it out. Pro Black Women... PERIOD. Ebony Stewart is the story of the black girl winning. http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2020/8/13/thursday-night-discord-chat-ctadg-8xl8s monthly 0.5 2020-08-11 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2020/8/13/thursday-night-discord-chat-ctadg monthly 0.5 2020-08-11 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2020/8/13/thursday-night-discord-chat-m93j4 monthly 0.5 2020-08-11 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2020/8/16/a-digital-feature-drew-perfilio-returns-to-the-dps monthly 0.5 2020-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1597172879498-2F1M79CSST89F2I5ZSAF/It%27s+Drew.jpeg Events - A Digital Feature: Drew Perfilio returns to the DPS! http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2020/8/13/thursday-night-discord-chat monthly 0.5 2020-08-11 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2020/4/25/the-gem-city-regional monthly 0.5 2020-01-20 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2020/4/5/our-national-poetry-month-feature-akeem-rollins monthly 0.5 2020-03-15 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2020/3/22/the-march-slam monthly 0.5 2020-03-15 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2020/3/1/march-double-feature-mariah-and-b-arlene monthly 0.5 2020-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1581571550578-1ZW8R1JPPZMRAHIEOR6Q/Mariah.JPG Events - A wonderful night with a Dayton Powerhouse: Mariah Johnson Mariah Johnson is a Cultural Organizer for the Ohio Student Association/The Midwest Culture Lab. She received her Bachelors of Science in Organizational Leadership with a focus in Youth & Community Engagement from the College of Education & Human Services at Wright State University. She is also a singer, songwriter, poet, and producer. Mariah is an artist activist who helps co-create the world we all deserve through art, culture, healing, and education. http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2020/2/16/the-sock-puppet-slam monthly 0.5 2020-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1579543318910-Q18TBVJNDRCWJN1KCDRL/sockpullets.jpg Events - The Sock Puppet Slam! http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2020/2/2/bill-abbotts-book-release-party monthly 0.5 2020-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1579542941549-BDM9NULV5TXILWC4KCF2/IMG_6115001.jpg Events - Bill Abbott's Book Release Party! Originally from Tennessee, Bill Abbott has been involved in Poetry Slam since 1992 and is the author of Let Them Eat MoonPie, the history of poetry slam in the Southeast. He has attended regional and national competitions, hosted three regional events, is credited with creating the Rust Belt Regional events, and organized and hosted poetry events across multiple cities and states. He has been published in Ray’s Road Review, Radius, The November 3rd Club, Flypaper Magazine, Jokes Review, The Broken Plate, Ghost City Review, and The Sow’s Ear. Having earned his MFA from Miami University in 2018, Mr. Abbott lives in Ohio and teaches creative writing at Central State University. http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2019/11/17/j0i4sezuxlrmfiiry8wx5xfwor736e monthly 0.5 2019-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1573536765630-81H11J2TYYM85AHXCJX1/73537376_908917476156248_8267661836908756992_n.jpg Events http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2019/4/7/a-double-feature-with-damien-mcclendon-amp-ephraim-nehemiah monthly 0.5 2019-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1554089880718-TBPOVUYY5MHJC51KOFC0/received_2220003564880568.jpeg Events - A double feature with Damien McClendon & Ephraim Nehemiah! Ephraim is currently a teaching artist at Twelve Literary Arts in Cleveland, Ohio as well as the coach of nationally ranked teams placing in the top 10 at Brave New Voices and the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational respectively. A finalist performer in several regional and national competitions such as 2018 Individual World Poetry Slam and 2018 Rustbelt Poetry Slam, Ephraim has also performed in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, The Cleveland Foundation, TEDx Talks, Button Poetry, The Saul William's World tour and others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1554089811384-3ZQNDDJA9VQQ9QFQNIFR/received_329347420989972.jpeg Events - A double feature with Damien McClendon & Ephraim Nehemiah! Damien is a poet based in Cleveland, OH. Recipient of the 2018 Cleveland Arts Prize On the Verge fellowship for literature Damien's work speaks to the experience of being a Black father, artist and teacher in one of the countries most poverty stricken cities. He works as a teaching artist with various non-profits bringing performance poetry in schools and other public spaces. Damien also Holds the office of Poet Laureate for the city of Cleveland Heights, is co-director of The People Poetry Slam, Placed 7th in the world at the individual world poetry Slam '17 and was a member of Cleveland's National Poetry Slam team ranked top 10th in the nation. Damien has worked in collaboration with Cleveland Museum of Art, Literary Cleveland, Lake Erie Ink, The Gund foundation, Karamu Theatre and Anisfield-wolf book awards. He has featured on Cleveland.com, Cleveland magazine, and the Heights Observer. http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2019/4/3/dps-on-wyso monthly 0.5 2019-03-03 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2019/4/5/its-the-beginning-of-litfest-herbert-w-martin-reading monthly 0.5 2019-03-03 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2019/3/24/links-birthday-slam monthly 0.5 2019-03-03 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2019/3/3/turning-up-the-heat-with-sara-trattner monthly 0.5 2019-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1551639365175-FJ50WPHWUQZLQDP1SRNL/52520502_2010861678963443_8065824689261379584_n.jpg Events - Turning up the Heat with Sara Trattner! http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2018/10/7/a-fabulous-night-with-kim-lane monthly 0.5 2018-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1538938197447-2ZBSY18Y3SKQNN6H2KQ5/KimLane1.jpg Events - A fabulous night with Kim Lane! Kim Lane is a former National Poetry Slam champion (Team Asheville, NC,) author, marathoner, and gifted education advocate. Educated at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Duke University, she is a tenacious advocate for developing student voices and community outreach through the arts. As of 2018, Lane has also begun arts outreach with dementia patients in association with the Alzheimer's Poetry Project. Lane lives in central North Carolina, and runs from its mountains to its sea. http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2018/9/2/fundraiser-night-for-ys-trip-to-san-diego monthly 0.5 2018-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1534692796803-8YCGP66FGSWYRN8PSNZX/FullSizeR.jpg Events - Fundraiser night for Y's trip to San Diego! Y the Poet is an active duty member of the military. A poet who currently resides in Dayton, OH. Has been apart of the poetry and artist scene here for about a year or so. Has become apart of our DPS family a fan favorite. Competed in multiple slams. He will be representing Dayton Poetry Slam in San Diego, CA in October. He also has a poetry book that can be purchased on Amazon. This show is to help send him to Individual World Slam this year. So please come out and enjoy what this talented poet has to say. http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2018/8/5/its-our-first-grand-slam-in-over-10-years monthly 0.5 2018-07-30 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2018/7/15/july-double-header-part-2 monthly 0.5 2018-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1526098667025-51HT1WH951CXPC1HY20I/IMG_3415jpg.jpeg Events - July Double-Header part 2! A newbie to performing but no stranger to the art scene, J. Dontah is a creative residing in Columbus, Oh. Self identified as “Nosey by Nature,” J. Dontah is driven by an innate curiosity and desire to understand others. With Empathy at the core of her art, she hopes that people feel seen as a result of her work. She strongly believes that , “You are the only one who owns your story”, so she tells her own and merely offers an interpretation of others. J.Dontah is also a member of Seventh Draft Poetry Family in Columbus. http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2018/7/1/our-first-of-the-july-double-features-adrienne-nadeau monthly 0.5 2018-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1526098057759-9XC1TEDMJUYNKU1P2VYC/18698454_10155457065810962_7942937560142855393_n.jpg Events - Our first of the July Double Features: Adrienne Nadeau Over the past decade ADRIENNE NADEAU has facilitated workshops and performed poetry at theaters, schools, prisons, summer camps, coffee shops, bookstores, and bars. ADRIENNE has toured internationally, gracing stages in Toronto, Sydney, Melbourne, and Paris … Although she can usually be found cursing at the snow, playing cribbage, and writing in Chicago dive bars. She has represented her city at the National Poetry Slam (Mental Graffiti 2011, Lethal Poetry 2013), Southern Fried (Lethal Poetry 2012), and slayed slams in her own right. Currently, her work can be found in The Legendary, Button Poetry and in her chapbook “Haters on the Train Won’t Stop Me from Wearing Mini Dresses & Listening to Trap Music.”     http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2018/8/19/omg-its-the-return-of-the-song-lyric-slam monthly 0.5 2018-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1534692432064-5TF917P8OX8WCRHZLG6Z/Art+of+Trap_MG_5159_MG_5159.jpg Events - It's Quiet Storm's Book Debut Tonight! Breanna McGowan is a poetry/spoken word artist residing in Dayton, OH. She has been writing for a couple of years now and is looking forward to what poetry will expand into in growing years to come. She is a caregiver at heart. Her job fuels her passion for poetry in spaces such as open mics, features, workshops, and traveling events. She is here to share her words with the world. Poetry is the vehicle, she's just along for the ride. http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2018/9/2/an-intimate-evening-with-alyesha-wise monthly 0.5 2018-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1522384186643-0ZX2UWSK2PGDS1ULXY97/IMG_9780.jpg Events - An intimate evening with Alyesha Wise!!!! The author of Carnival (NOT A CULT media), Alyesha Wise is a poet, teaching artist & TEDx speaker from Camden, N.J. Alyesha currently resides in Los Angeles, Ca and is the co-founder of Spoken Literature Art Movement (S.L.A.M.) - an organization providing poetry education and extensive programming for poets. Alyesha is currently the Hollywood (Da Poetry Lounge) Slam Team head coach and served as the Los Angeles (Get Lit) Youth Slam Team co-coach from 2014-2017. A 2014 Hollywood grand slam champion, she is also a 4-time member of the Hollywood Slam Team & a 2-time Women of the World Poetry Slam finalist. Alyesha has been featured on different platforms and publications such as Huffington Post, Bustle, Afropunk, WHYY, POPSUGAR, Buzzfeed and more. Some relatively recent highlights include - an artistic collaboration with Codeblack Films, Brave New Films and a feature in the Google Interstellar Project, in conjunction with the hit film Interstellar. Co-founder of Essence Magazine, Russell Goings, wrote to Alyesha, “In all, you are awesome.” http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2018/6/17/the-june-slam monthly 0.5 2018-03-30 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2018/6/3/our-june-feature-is-positively-lyric monthly 0.5 2018-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1522383491499-O6QRHVGE5SYM3DAO5EQ1/received_1756558487701602.jpeg Events - Our June feature is positively Lyric! At the age of eleven, LaMyra McGee picked up her pen with the intent of venting her frustrations. From the moment her pen touched the paper, LyricKantrail was born. Born and raised in Louisiana, she inherited her love of words from her mother who is also a poet. Lyric has been performing spoken word for over a decade and has been featured on stages all over the world from Texas to South Korea. Her poetry commands the attention of her audience with a passion that is simply unparalleled. After taking a hiatus from writing for the last few years, Lyric has come back home to the stage in 2018 ready to reintroduce herself to the world.   http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2018/5/20/knock-the-rust-offits-a-slam-night monthly 0.5 2018-03-30 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2018/3/18/april-showers-brings-a-really-awesome-slam monthly 0.5 2018-03-30 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2018/4/1/get-away-from-the-family-with-our-nonsense-show monthly 0.5 2018-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1522382840309-AB1ES47FLQ0QLPJK2RWT/FB_IMG_1521036449417.jpg Events - Get away from the family with our Nonsense Show! The Nonsense Man (Zackery Winchester) is on a lifelong quest to make this world a little weirder & less serious through several modes of communication including poetry, music, comedy & a singing, dancing magical turtle named Fraktyl who lives within us all. It is the sacred task of a Nonsense Man to remind us all of something too often forgotten. What that is..? I don't know. http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2018/3/10/the-annual-litfest-slam monthly 0.5 2018-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1520487029996-Y03B4740KJZQYQLHILIH/TlKERlH4.jpg Events - The Annual LitFest Slam!!!! http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2018/3/9/the-university-of-dayton-litfest-friday-night-features monthly 0.5 2018-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1520486707023-ZE8JSS9SLL8U7NN9GKS5/TlKERlH4.jpg Events - The University of Dayton LitFest Friday Night Features! http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2018/3/4/prophessor-x-features-tonight monthly 0.5 2018-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1520181509715-C6VY8QQ9JLQH9DENEQQW/28238810_1563971543652461_6317126631019295327_o.jpg Events - PROPHESSOR X FEATURES TONIGHT!!! http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2018/1/21/open-mic-and-slam monthly 0.5 2017-12-30 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2018/1/7/lets-kick-off-this-year-fucking-right-with-barbara-fant monthly 0.5 2017-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1514599552657-CP1NNMHW4JB7ITQZY5YU/Barb+Fant+photo.jpg Events - Let's kick off this year fucking right, with Barbara Fant!!! Barbara Fant, originally from Youngstown, Ohio is a minister, poet, and artist facilitator. She received her bachelor of art degree in English Literature and Language Arts in 2010 and her Masters of Theological Studies in 2012. She is a former employee of the Huckleberry House and of Art for a Child’s Safe America, working in shelters, correctional facilities, and elementary schools teaching art as a form of healing. She is a member of Transit Arts, ArtFluential of REACH communications, Is Said and the Advance Party, and has also been a regular performer on the radio show Street Soldiers. Commissioned by The Columbus Foundation, her poem “Today, Beginning Again,” written for Columbus’s Bicentennial year, can be found in Revealed: Columbus, The Story of Us. Her first poetry collection, Paint, Inside Out was released in April 2010 from Penmanship Books of New York City when she was awarded The Cora Craig Award for Young Women Authors. Additionally, she is the author of two chapbooks, RibCaged and Them Brilliant Suns, both released in March of 2017. She has been on four National Poetry slam teams from Columbus and has represented the city in five Individual National and World Poetry slam competitions. She placed 8th out of 96 poets in the 2017 Women of the World Poetry Slam. She currently works at The Columbus Foundation as the Nonprofit Outreach Administrator and is an MFA candidate at Antioch University Los Angeles. Barbara considers poetry her ministry. http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2017/10/15/paulie-lipman-feature-and-open-mic monthly 0.5 2017-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1507959329910-45K28TTPD80U80I3UTWP/Paulie.jpg Events - Paulie Lipman feature and Open Mic! Paulie Lipman is a former bartender/bouncer/record store employee/Renaissance Fair worker/two time National Poetry Slam finalist and a current loud Jewish/Queer/ poet/writer/performer. His work has appeared in the anthology ‘We Will Be Shelter’ (Write Bloody Publishing) as well as The Emerson Review, Drunk In A Midnight Choir, Voicemail Poems, pressure gauge, and Prisma (Zeitblatt Fur Text & Sprache). http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2017/9/17/its-our-first-ever-lip-sync-slam monthly 0.5 2017-09-16 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2017/8/20/it-our-anniversary-slam monthly 0.5 2017-07-13 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2017/8/6/were-saying-goodbye-to-nate-in-style monthly 0.5 2017-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1499914398724-CLL7C3FV50OGZ4CT36N1/image-asset.jpeg Events - We're saying goodbye to Nate in style! Nathan Tipton is best known to you for his work on potentially nothing… Buuuut! If you have seen this weird photo face-morph kiosk looking combo of Bill Nye and Ellen DeGeneres across Ohio, he was most likely reading poetry in a bow tie trying to help people love themselves. Oooor! He was playing guitar to help facilitate good vibes in an art show, wedding, or open mic. He received a BS in Physics and a Minor in Music from Wright State University in the spring of 2017, and is attending Penn State University for a Masters in Acoustics to help him explore the field of sound. He actually does enjoy long walks on the beach even though he’s only been there a handful of times, and he wrote this in third person which did feel weirdly masturbatory. http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2017/7/16/a-double-feature-present-for-you-with-d-colin-and-midnight monthly 0.5 2017-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1499914153813-BNBK0UNUE0R9ZS4GW1IH/D+Colin Events - A double feature present for you with D Colin and M.I.D.N.I.G.H.T. D. Colin   Danielle Colin has been writing poetry since she was 11 years old. For most of her teenage years, poetry was more of a personal outlet and shared with others on rare occasions. In college, she started writing more seriously as well as reading and performing her poetry more often. As an undergraduate, she majored in English with a concentration in African American literature and creative writing. She went on to pursue a Masters in English and Masters in Africana Studies concentrating in African American literature and creative writing. D. Colin self published her first collection of poems and prose in 2015. It is entitled Dreaming in Kreyol and is an homage to her Haitian heritage and history.   Originally from Bridgeport, CT, Danielle Colin is a published poet, educator and performer currently residing in Troy, NY. Performing with her abbreviated name, D. Colin has shared her work at many venues including the Nuyorican Poet’s Café and Busboys and Poets. Since 2010 she has been the featured poet at venues in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Washington D.C. Internationally, she has been the featured poet in London, England, Glasgow, Scotland and Toronto, Ontario Canada. She has competed at the Women of the World Poetry Slam two years in a row and is currently ranked 35 out of 96 women from around the country and overseas. D. Colin won first place at the QEW Slam with the Nitty Gritty Slam Team in 2017 and competed with the inaugural Nitty Gritty Slam Team team at the National Poetry Slam in 2012.   In 2014, she started and ran a poetry reading series called “Between the Lines” and currently she curates a weekly poetry/spoken word series called “Poetic Vibe” at Troy Kitchen that has featured poets from all over the east coast and mid-Atlantic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1499914058161-90HPJ0LO6TA6MTVXSMDP/M.I.D.N.I.G.H.T. Events - A double feature present for you with D Colin and M.I.D.N.I.G.H.T. Tarishi M.I.D.N.I.G.H.T. Shuler   Tarishi Shuler is an artist who goes by the name M.I.D.N.I.G.H.T. His pseudonym is an acronym which stands for Messiah Is Dominant Now Inspired GOD Helps Tarishi. Tarishi being his birth name is Swahili for messenger. He was raised by the three most important women in his life, his Great Grandmother, Grandmother and Mother. These three women were the ones that shaped him into the person he is today. Having all of these ingredients and most importantly the main element in his life GOD, has brought M.I.D.N.I.G.H.T. to this junction on his journey. Tarishi uses art to tell his and other people stories through spoken word. Poetry has giving him the opportunity to meet new people and learn in the process. Tarishi Shuler is a native of New Haven, CT. He now resides in Brooklyn, NY. He has performed and won various poetry slams across the country including the Nuyorican Poets Café in NYC, The Nuyorican Café in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, Yale University, New Haven, CT, The Lizard Lounge in Cambridge where he won the title of Lizard King, MA, Da Poetry Lounge in Los Angeles, CA and many more. He has won the Yale Peabody MLK & Zannette Lewis Invitational Slam in 2017 & 2016, and McDonald's McCafe Poetry Slam in NYC in 2016, 2013, 2012 & 2010. He was the Slammaster of the CT National Poetry Slam Team Verbal Slap in 2016. He has won the title of CT Grandslam Champion in 2016, 2012 & 2011He has competed every year at the National Poetry Slam since 2011 and has opened for very notable individuals such as Saul Williams, Grammy nominated Neo-Soul Artist Dwele, Abiodun Oyewole of The Last Poets, and former US President Bill Clinton. His work has been featured on Russell Simmons All Def Poetry in 2016 and he also won 3rd place on the World's Famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, NY.   Besides doing art, Tarishi has previously worked for Love 146. A non-profit organization that advocates against human trafficking & child sex exploitation. Now he works for the Discovery Center. A non-profit, diversity and antiracism training program serving elementary and middle school's throughout Connecticut while still living in Brooklyn, NY. http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2017/7/2/double-feature-july-part-1 monthly 0.5 2017-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1498670820455-RVDDDTK080D9OET213Z8/image-asset.jpeg Events - Double Feature July part 1! http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2017/6/25/the-june-slam-a-cover-slam monthly 0.5 2018-09-02 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2017/6/4/an-intimate-evening-with-jason-baldinger-and-our-open-mic monthly 0.5 2017-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1496265589710-1KUKEOZFNWHVS4AO3D0G/image-asset.jpeg Events - An intimate evening with Jason Baldinger and our open mic! Jason Baldinger has spent a life in odd jobs. Somewhere in time he has traveled the country, and wrote a few books, the latest of which, Fragments of a Rainy Season, will be available through Six Gallery Press later this year. A recent list of publishing credits include: Uppagus, Anti Heroin Chic, In-between Hangovers, Your One Phone Call, Nerve Cowboy, Winedrunk Sidewalk and Lilliput Review. You can also hear audio of some poems on the bandcamp website by just typing in his name.   http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2017/5/7/huntorprey-returns-to-dps monthly 0.5 2017-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1492962008331-JT4BR6H70Y3D9Z5FAJLT/image-asset.jpeg Events - HuntorPrey returns to DPS! You may recognize Ohio artist HuntorPrey from his 2013 debut, “The Motion Sound Picture”, a breakthrough project filled with cinematic stories of blue collar living inspired by his time living in Cincinnati as well as native Toledo, Ohio. Since the release, not only has Hunter carved a name for himself in the midwest live performance and slam circuits, he’s become an inspiring and necessary voice and activist in his local community; from assisting in support to the Flint Water Crisis to speaking at local BLM protests. On December 16th, HuntorPrey will return to his craft with the release of his newest project, the riveting “Running Man” EP, produced entirely by Ill Poetic, via Definition Music.. “This EP is an intimate view of the city I grew up in (Toledo) and the community that raised me, The Junction. From there, the record branches out to the macro issues we’ve been facing as a (people/country/etc) these past few years. I want this project to feel closer to the listener. So it’s very lyric-centered. The music is stripped down and the scope is a mix of both hip-hop and spoken word.” HuntorPrey’s “Running Man” will be available on all streaming and purchasing platforms with physical product and performances to be announced shortly. Pre-Order “Running Man” HERE. Enjoy our first release from the EP, “Cornerstore (Acoustic)” featuring CJ the Cynic & Charles Foster. http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2017/4/2/kwynn-is-coming-home-and-a-freemybars-party monthly 0.5 2017-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1487511958081-0FHC7P2F74VEWU7NVJ2L/image-asset.jpeg Events - Kwynn is coming home and a #freemybars party! Kwyn Townsend Riley is a writer who wants to write the wrongs of the world. From the Southside of Chicago, Kwyn channels her everyday experiences into her art. Most of her work focuses on prominent social justice issues such as systemic racism, sexism and gun violence. She is a celebrated poet, playwright, writer and leader. In her undergraduate career at the University of Dayton, she was recognized as a leader for social justice. She was awarded the Nancy M Bramlage Award for 2016 and Visionary Leadership Award in 2015. Her play “UNNOTICED” was produced at the University of Dayton for the Whitebox Theatre Festival, Black History Month and Women’s History Month. Kwyn truly lives her life according to Psalms 46: 5 “God is within her, she will not fail”. Her poetry has been featured in Huffington Post, Blavity, and ForHarriet. Currently Kwyn is back at her home in Chicago as a freelance writer. Make sure to check out her blog at kwynology.weebly.com and you can follow her on Twitter and Instagram at kwynology. http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2017/5/21/its-the-may-slam monthly 0.5 2017-02-19 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2017/4/16/the-april-slam monthly 0.5 2017-04-23 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2017/3/19/the-march-slam monthly 0.5 2017-02-19 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2017/3/10/university-of-daytons-litfest monthly 0.5 2017-02-19 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2017/3/5/an-intimate-evening-with-billy-tuggle monthly 0.5 2017-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1487510638309-PJ8XNPFDBQXNHT4FM5G7/image-asset.jpeg Events - An intimate evening with Billy Tuggle! Billy Tuggle is a South Side Chicago native; a vocalist, performance poet, mentor and teaching artist. His involvement with HipHop and poetry slam has led him to perform and present his craft in schools, museums and cafes across North America. His work has also circulated widely on the internet via Button Poetry and All Def Digital [Def Poetry] among other platforms. He has represented his home town a record 13 years running in major slam and won the 2015 National Head to Head Haiku Champion. Billy has shared stages with such luminous writers/performers as Patricia Smith, Saul Williams, DJ Spinna, Brother Ali, Psalm One, Aesop Rock, Nikki Patin, Rebel Diaz and Pugz Atoms; he is a co-founder of the Chicago Four Star Poetry Club; creator of the Haiku Battle Royal. Billy's most recent collection is the chapbook 'Incantation'.   http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2017/2/19/the-annual-fk-valentines-day-show monthly 0.5 2017-01-03 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2017/2/5/a-heartfelt-night-of-poetry-ft-siri-imani monthly 0.5 2017-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1483426141852-Z2CEGXPTV1ZQFCFKRNFV/image-asset.jpeg Events - A heartfelt night of poetry ft. Siri Imani http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2017/1/22/the-january-slam monthly 0.5 2017-01-03 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2017/1/8/the-new-year-kickoff-with-fayce-hammond monthly 0.5 2017-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1483425164191-S3MJ3NIG1MF4PX3HJ1WH/image-asset.jpeg Events - The New Year Kickoff with Fayce Hammond! http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2016/12/18/the-anything-goes-slam monthly 0.5 2016-11-16 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2016/12/4/the-slam-prom monthly 0.5 2016-11-16 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2016/11/20/the-sock-puppet-slam monthly 0.5 2016-11-16 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2016/11/6/the-november-open-mic-with-alexis-rueal monthly 0.5 2016-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1478356648003-VAWR2FSFWKQETLQZIVIX/image-asset.jpeg Events - The November Open Mic with Alexis-Rueal Alexis-Rueal has been poeting in Columbus since 2011. In that time, she has authored two chapbooks. been published in online and print journals, competed at the National Poetry Slam with Writers' Block Poetry Night, and published her first full collection, "I Speak Hick." When she's not writing or hosting the Second Friday Fete open mic. she studies ballroom dance and hangs out with her husband, three cats, and a goldendoodle. http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2016/10/16/coversong-lyric-slam-tonight monthly 0.5 2016-10-16 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2016/9/18/the-september-slam monthly 0.5 2016-09-05 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2016/9/4/the-cap-of-ladyfest-weekend-open-mic-night-featuring-rachel-wiley monthly 0.5 2016-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1472842479850-98GV6JL0EBDLXY73Y4ZL/image-asset.jpeg Events - The Cap of Ladyfest Weekend Open Mic Night Featuring Rachel Wiley! Rachel Wiley is a poet, performer and body positive activist from Columbus, Ohio. She is on staff at Writing Wrongs Poetry Slam Rachel has competed in multiple National Poetry Slam Competitions and was a finalist twice in 2011. She has toured nationally performing at Slam Venues, Colleges and Festivals including the 2014 Geraldine Dodge Poetry Festival in Newark, NJ. Her work has been featured by the Huffington Post ,Everyday Feminism ,Frigg Magazine, Drunken Boat, Drunk in a Midnight Choir and Nailed Magazine. Rachel's first full length collection of poems Fat Girl Finishing School was published on Timber Mouse Press. http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2016/8/21/the-2nd-dayton-poetry-slam-17th-anniversary-show monthly 0.5 2016-08-17 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2016/8/7/the-first-dayton-poetry-slam-anniversary-show monthly 0.5 2016-08-05 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2016/7/17/the-first-ever-dayton-anti-slam monthly 0.5 2016-07-12 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2016/6/19/june-show-and-siaara-freeman-feature monthly 0.5 2016-06-18 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2016/6/5/june-is-for-hot-shit-open-mic-and-bradley-k-meyer-feature monthly 0.5 2016-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1464842793191-3QZ7JJNA1E2GC8EK1723/image-asset.jpeg Events - June is for Hot Shit open mic and Bradley K Meyer Feature! http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2016/5/22/the-smack-your-mama-slam monthly 0.5 2016-05-22 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2016/4/17/dayton-poetry-slam-new-shit-slam-goseepoetrylive monthly 0.5 2016-04-14 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2016/4/3/open-mic-night-with-atlas-featuring-goseepoetrylive monthly 0.5 2016-03-31 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2016/3/16/thcex9cs1q9mj41zsmx3sjsp566wc8 monthly 0.5 2016-03-16 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2016/3/6/redemption-dance-company-features-and-an-open-mic monthly 0.5 2016-03-06 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2016/3/11/university-of-dayton-litfest monthly 0.5 2016-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1456327934592-YX8LAPNZVG7DF3MMESK5/image-asset.jpeg Events - University of Dayton LitFest! http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2016/2/21/poetry-slam monthly 0.5 2016-02-20 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2016/2/7/feb-7th-show-featuring-ed-mabrey monthly 0.5 2016-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1454085951409-F0CV4DN5S8SJU307UH8J/image-asset.jpeg Events - Feb 7th Show featuring Ed Mabrey! http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2016/1/17/ted-says-goodbye monthly 0.5 2016-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1453043204022-UKATA93U28XLWQ5D4GPO/image-asset.jpeg Events - Ted says goodbye!   Ted "Ted Says Yes" Bularzik tunes his heartstrings to the beat of your eardrums. A lifelong poet, he has performed his poems in venues across the Northeast and Midwest. For the past year, he has been one of two poets organizing and hosting the Dayton Poetry Slam, a bi-weekly open mic event in Dayton, Ohio. His poetry is ears-open and eyes-wide, and seeks to shed light on interpersonal and social issues through the use of personal experience. In his free time, he enjoys bobbing for apples, saving up nuts for the winter, and eating his way out of gingerbread houses. http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2016/1/3/kicking-off-the-year-with-hanif-abdurraqib monthly 0.5 2015-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1451423162193-K0MX5TDS9VDYT9IFO4KH/image-asset.jpeg Events - Kicking off the Year with Hanif Abdurraqib http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2015/12/20/the-annual-oh-shit-its-christmas-show-ft-chris-wiley monthly 0.5 2015-12-12 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2015/12/6/december-poetry-slam-and-open-mic monthly 0.5 2015-12-03 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2015/11/15/the-november-slam monthly 0.5 2015-11-15 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2015/10/27/open-mic-featuring-radwinn-van-wyk monthly 0.5 2015-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1445928107554-G8VO2638XC9WQ5NV0BQI/image-asset.jpeg Events - Open Mic Featuring Radwinn Van Wyk http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2015/10/18/poetry-slam-and-open-mic monthly 0.5 2015-10-27 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2015/10/4/an-evening-with-furaha-henry-jones-and-open-mic monthly 0.5 2015-09-29 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2015/9/20/the-september-slam monthly 0.5 2015-09-17 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2015/9/6/ethan-rivera-features-and-open-mic monthly 0.5 2015-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1441230570035-J8GVDNHN8A7IV9WB76YB/image-asset.jpeg Events - Ethan Rivera Features and Open Mic http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2015/8/16/song-lyric-slam-and-open-mic monthly 0.5 2015-08-05 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2015/7/31/sunday-8215-open-mic-featuring-cheryl-morton monthly 0.5 2015-07-31 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2015/7/19/sunday-open-mic-slam-and-someones-getting-shaved monthly 0.5 2015-07-17 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2015/7/5/red-white-blue-and-scared-open-mic monthly 0.5 2015-07-03 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2015/6/21/open-mic-and-slam monthly 0.5 2015-06-19 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2015/5/31/huntor-prey-features-and-open-mic monthly 0.5 2015-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1433262619588-VAIW9BQ394XU3AY69K26/image-asset.jpeg Events - Huntor Prey Features and Open Mic http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2015/5/17/open-mic-and-slam monthly 0.5 2015-05-10 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/events/2015/4/21/open-mic-featuring-rachelle-chelle-smith monthly 0.5 2015-04-21 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/sir-james-condi-montauk daily 0.75 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1349716585331-K3JB6B2GYNDECZHKV3L2/ships.jpg Sir James Condi - Transient https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1349722563007-P51L1NEVDRVOR4GBVDX1/ships.jpg Sir James Condi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1349579553855-8KWLGVUCLAE1ZN7QX6LX/Violet+9.jpg Sir James Condi http://daytonpoetryslam.com/heinrich-harrison-montauk daily 0.75 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1349724608879-0S6FLEP6WIET2M5NWB2N/1349579787586.jpeg Heinrich Harrison - Transient https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1349579787586-DI0XOAYVPEA41ZL01I5F/Violet+20.jpg Heinrich Harrison https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1349579795381-9OJLQ805FVLOCFDYI1KF/Violet+25.jpg Heinrich Harrison https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1349579793092-WFS97H6XJSRZ5BTGAPGA/Violet+24.jpg Heinrich Harrison http://daytonpoetryslam.com/charlotte-stowe-montauk daily 0.75 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1349717233373-NG6WE4G60EQQMXPQEUYF/Violet+21.jpg Charlotte Stowe - Transient https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1349719524242-JCWG0ISAW4GF6DYRJBN5/Violet+21.jpg Charlotte Stowe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1349719538761-2WD4MF4MUXUSEXM14VXO/Violet+24.jpg Charlotte Stowe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1349719538743-H1RODVX8U572G9W9BTV2/Violet+25.jpg Charlotte Stowe http://daytonpoetryslam.com/cid-tolkien-montauk daily 0.75 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1349712882655-WLRA5HN3MUGD579SVYHE/plateau.jpg Cid Tolkien - Transient https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1349623309729-79BU2EONAK8Y1QYBU7JG/plateau.jpg Cid Tolkien https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1349623184204-OURB96M9ZZJZFW81SLDB/lonely-mount.jpg Cid Tolkien https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1349623164117-CZHB4YQWVUFT19GNQ39X/mist.jpg Cid Tolkien http://daytonpoetryslam.com/emily-london-montauk daily 0.75 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1349580367904-S7254EZ29N8DE10NJFH8/Violet+15.jpg Emily London - Transient https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1349579743952-LAAITA8IQ0E56T7NUPHQ/Violet+15.jpg Emily London https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1349579748249-MPS0N8CYC9SCTIYL4PVX/Violet+18.jpg Emily London https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1349579749906-A9XIECCIU0JEG2OMKT8T/Violet+19.jpg Emily London https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1349579744686-GFT5W9G8YL6TGCYEJNWB/Violet+16.jpg Emily London http://daytonpoetryslam.com/index-montauk daily 0.75 2025-05-09 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-01-21 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/history daily 0.75 2023-03-13 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/home daily 1.0 2025-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1682904953409-2ZHYATHZKC4QQK7RQUWL/Your+paragraph+text+%281%29.png Dayton Poetry Slam http://daytonpoetryslam.com/donations daily 0.75 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/2628cceb-d218-49f3-bacc-00184c4f99cc/Screenshot+2025-11-04+192939.png Donations - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/9167d22f-82e9-409b-a480-06ca40654001/1000028709.jpg Donations - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://daytonpoetryslam.com/good-reads daily 0.75 2025-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/adde7353-16ea-4e53-bc91-c5bb6e0399b3/SMW.jpg Good Reads - "It's all about perspective..." “Each reader extracts something unique from my writings, and that’s precisely why I write. By Crafting visual imagery that resonates uniquely with each reader’s personal reality, I aim to offer a momentary escape—a pause from life’s demands, however brief.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/721bfea7-62e4-4017-98bb-deeac31d5a3b/AJ.jpg Good Reads - "Polychotomy," the debut poetry collection by Adelia Jupiter. Through the lens of a god broken down by the trauma of mortal existence, these poems explore the multifaceted nature of identity from the very beginning. Despite the fractures, the pieces journey from pain, blame, and self-loathing toward self-love, compassion, and the extraordinary sensation of acceptance. "Polychotomy" is a powerful testament to rising from brokenness and embracing the divine within, inviting readers to witness the evolution of the self into the synthesis of godhood and humanity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/6691d49e-c85c-4d77-9519-8fc4f286c08c/Screenshot_20221128_082431.png Good Reads - “Leave your expectations at the door and come as you are." ”Leave your expectations at the door and come as you are.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/6304ea4e-1137-41a7-bbda-fdf3f55141ef/51zVouxY9BL.jpg Good Reads - About Steven M Wuebker: Life as a corporate executive, a culinary professional, a retail associate, and a lover of all-things creative, Steven M. Wuebker writes from a perspective of having “lived 100 lives” as one reader has stated. His ability to incorporate everyday nuances, current events, magical moments, and never-ending hope for the future into his poetry is uncanny. His poems are short in length yet exceptionally detailed in wordplay. His writing magically stimulates intense and deep imagery, aimed at creating mental montages that linger long after the page is turned. He hails from southwestern Ohio and “Pages Torn From A Plague...” is his first book of poetry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/fae11d4d-f9fe-4602-9af8-ca7b650f87e1/BethM.png Good Reads - About “Love Letters to Myself" “Poetry focused in the areas of learning from past mistakes, overcoming trauma and living for today enmeshed with nature photographs taken and chosen by the author to embody the poems that they accompany.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/07df7240-9258-45b4-8480-6527a8bcb97b/Gabby.jpg Good Reads - “for the birds…truly” Gabby Loomis-Amrhein’s debut collection seeks to address trans struggle and liberation in the crepuscularity and in-betweenness of rural being. Showing the country itself as queer, "evening primroses" serves as a sort of field guide for growth and change in that space, marking the passage of time between woodcock dance and trillium bloom, a record of having been, becoming, coming out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/0c309df8-2f25-48e3-9436-b707a724227e/Eden.jpg Good Reads - “(…) My body is a temple. Therefore I am always home”. Sometimes we get the privilege to know the indicative years of our life while we are living them, so we take more pictures, listen to more songs that make us feel like we are in a movie, and write down every memory that makes us warm. The last year of my twenties felt overwhelmingly sacred to me; I knew that life would continue to not go as expected but I needed to taste every moment. In this body, at this time, with my community and alone I desperately wanted to capture it all. I stopped trying to sell myself and invested in what I loved instead. I stopped trying to explain myself and learned to just be, it's been intoxicating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/80782cca-1e3c-40af-815f-a1e8daac4aee/Hebruise.png Good Reads - “He Bruise”,by Chayyim Eliezer Ben Isreal “This collection is a compilation of thoughts, emotions, and situations experienced along a journey of trying to figure out who I am” http://daytonpoetryslam.com/meet-the-cohosts daily 0.75 2023-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/353dda89-8f84-4692-84f5-1d7fc17b458d/FB_IMG_1678667670159.jpg Meet the Co-Hosts - Make it stand out Meet Johnathon (this has not been fact checked and the narrator's credibility is questionable)! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/1a4b04cc-07a8-40ed-a8b6-3d2525b8de95/20230218_143539.jpg Meet the Co-Hosts - Meet Link! Link Schreiber has been a mainstay of Dayton Poetry for almost 2 decades now. He's been the host and organizer of the Dayton Poetry Slam since 2003. He's worked tirelessly to offer a microphone to anyone in the Miami Valley and allow them to get their voice out to the public. When not working a poetry show, he's teaching online courses for Strayer University and enjoying life being a husband and a #girldad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/bd2fd4b4-ce7d-492d-86d4-69241abdfc47/Screenshot_20230312_203531_Facebook.jpg Meet the Co-Hosts - Make it stand out Johnathon was born in 1985, there is still much debate being had about whether or not this was a mistake. Johnathon was always a bright student, with a penchant for socializing and being the center of his attention. Because of this, he attended college at Wright State University where he'd earn his bachelor's degree in Mass Communication. He DJed at the University radio station, WWSU, where he was also General Manager during his final two years as student. After graduating, Johnathon would work several retail jobs. Many people would say he drifted during this time, although he has assured us he didn't make enough money to go anywhere prior to getting his current job in 2011. After getting that job though, he did start going places. In 2015, he went to Colorado and attended his first poetry slam thanks to his friend Lindsay Thomas. Upon returning home, he went to his first Dayton Poetry Slam Show. After a year or so, he would begin to help co-organize the event. Johnathon lives with his fiance, Kristina, in Dayton, Ohio. They have two dogs (Pugsley and Arlo), a cat (Corin), and a crested gecko (Bowie). They have taken on the title the King and Queen of Halloween When asked how they obtained this title, Johnathon referred us to Monty Python and the Holy Grail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/4af35e7e-2af8-4b50-ad88-2d77f0313d54/IMG-1264.jpg Meet the Co-Hosts - Meet Ayesha! Ayesha was born in 1994, making her the baby leg of the quadruped! She is an aspiring poet, fiction writer, and can play at least 3 instruments half-way. Her hobbies consist of too many crafts, being a member of a social justice choir known as The World House Choir, which is based out of Yellow Springs, and spending an obscene amount of her free time playing video games that are objectively too difficult for her. Ayesha lives with her many plants, her two cats, Izzy and Castiel, and her puppy, Bellatrix Lestrange Alexander. She will indeed talk your ear off about any of them if prompted. She hopes to see you on the stage at our upcoming shows! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5535fca9e4b0b1ba91f8d1c4/557925ba-447f-43d9-a0f2-1753423a782a/FB_IMG_1678670890115.jpg Meet the Co-Hosts - Meet Morgan! Morgan started attending DPS in 2019 to support her friend (Ayesha's) poetry readings. She instantly fell in love and has continued attending ever since. Eventually she was inspired enough by all of her talented peers to begin writing poetry herself. Morgan's biggest passion is music, specifically singing, and she enjoys performing with World House Choir based out of Yellow Springs. Morgan also collects hobbies; including knitting, crochet, cross stitch, needle felting, photography, and jogging. She co-hosts a podcast about the joys of reading and friendship with fellow DPS host, Ayesha. The podcast is called Good Reads, Better Friends. Morgan spends a lot of her free time singing to her cats, eating cheese, and dreaming up unrealistic scenarios in her head. She is most happy when her hair is dyed an obnoxious color. http://daytonpoetryslam.com/the-prompts daily 0.75 2025-01-21 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/community-guidelines daily 0.75 2023-11-05 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/chapbook-guidelines daily 0.75 2025-11-05 http://daytonpoetryslam.com/about-montauk daily 0.75 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1350441775225-IJMQT4K4Z48MQNA4OKX4/ships.jpeg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1350441759922-NKU5OB8ZIW62XB889M04/boatmen.png About - Transient http://daytonpoetryslam.com/contact-montauk daily 0.75 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1349817862394-TX3STM31V0TM7UILO6ID/1349812992530.png Contact - Transient http://daytonpoetryslam.com/read-me-montauk daily 0.75 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1377096507573-1MU42OOOOGIM9URAJ9D9/515c4225e4b0afec1218b21e.png Read Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1377096775448-0L7B4Q54H1VLOGFF1DPR/synthetica+%2820130821%29.jpg Read Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5052176b84aeb45fa5cfcc83/1377097104716-HDI53XJVV0DKZ24A3T68/51e453dee4b06abd3403c22e.png Read Me