NYC Voices: A Poetry, Prose & Spoken Word Experience - 5 Boroughs Unite

InspiredWordNYC (http://inspiredwordnyc.com) presents NYC Voices: A Poetry, Prose, Spoken Word Experience - 5 Boroughs Unite @ the Parkside Lounge in the East Village - an amazing and amazingly diverse event celebrating NYC based literary artists from all the boroughs.

This is something pretty special. 

Featuring Dynamic Poets, Writers, Spoken Word Artists, Performance Artists repping Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Queens, and the Bronx + special guests:

Special Guest Marguerite Maria Rivas (Staten Island’s 1st Poet Laureate)

Phillip Giambri aka The Ancient Mariner (Manhattan)

Megan Kemple (Brooklyn)

Roy Angelo Ruiz aka the Laundromat Poet (Queens)

Zen Mateo (Brooklyn)

Doug Cala (Staten Island)

Eleana S. Kouneli (Queens)

Special Guest Lady Kay (Westchester)

+ Open Mic

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Hosted by Poetic Boy D (Bronx)

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$15 ticket = $10 cover + $5 drink (non alcoholic options available) minimum

***$13 Early Bird Special a week prior to the event = $8 cover + $5 drink (non alcoholic options available) minimum

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LIMITED OPEN MIC. 6 minute time limit. Only POETRY, PROSE and SPOKEN WORD. NO MUSIC. Signup is online only and starts @ 6:30pm. 1st come, first serve. 

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18+ age limit. Under 18 with adult supervision. 

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When: Last Wednesday of every month

Where: The Parkside Lounge, 317 East Houston Street (corner of Attonrey), East Village, Manhattan

Why: Because culture & arts, great literary events are vital to New York City

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Doors open at 6:30pm

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Donations are welcome and appreciated. Use the donation option on the event page.

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Make sure to bring a printed out version of your ticket/tickets or be prepared to show your ticket/tickets (with confirmation number) on your phone. 

Please Note: No TRANSFERS or REFUNDS will be granted, though you are welcome to find REPLACEMENTS for your tickets.

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Produced by the long-running Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word, which has featured Grammy, Golden Globe, Tony, Obie, and Pulitzer Prize winners, as well as Emmy nominatees, American Idol finalists, America's Got Talent finalists, and HBO Def Poetry stars.

Directions

Take the F train to 2nd Avenue, go up the 1st Avenue stairwell and walk east.