October 26: Weeds Off The Wall Open Mic Poetry Contest #4

Subject: ALERT!! ALERTA!! ALERT!! ALERTA!!!
its a weeds thing...

poetry contest #4

possible definitions to "of the wall" ;

1) not main stream
2) totally unusual
3) something you'd rather not do in other venues
4) something you'd say "holy shit" i can't believe he/she said that"
5) in other words something that is not safe...
6) bizarre

what: "Best Off The Wall Poem" poetry contest
when: Monday October 26th
time: 9p sign up/ 10pm first contestant
where: WEEDS
1555 n. dayton
why: $50.00 prize money
host: gregorio gomez
barkeep: sergio mayora

so come on by sit right down and sign up between 9 and 10pm...first poet will be on the mike by 10pm; come hell or high water...last poet by 10:45...(which means there's a limited number of slots) and the judges will retire and unanomisly choose a winning poem...

open mike will continue soon after the last poet contestant reads...
when the judges makes their determination of a winner...i will announce it and present the "prize money"...
looking forward to seeing you at weeds.

Chicago Poetry Calendar october 2009

• **Chicago Poetry Calendar Exclusive: Haki Madhubuti at Unity Temple


• **Ongoing Thru 10/31/09 Crab Orchard Review Accepting Submissions for Land of Lincoln Issue


• **Every Monday: Weeds Poetry OpenMic


• **Every Tuesday: Safe Smiles at Trace


• **Every Wednesday: In One Ear at Heartland Cafe


• **Ongoing from October 1 thru 11: Chicago Calling Arts Festival at Various Venues (Now Includes Complete Schedule Of Events)


• **Ongoing Throughout October: The Chicago Book Festival (Complete Schedule)


• **10/01/09 Tara Betts and Tristan Silverman at Katerina's


• **10/01/09 Tristan Silverman and Tara Betts at Katerinas


• **10/01/09 MAKE Literary Magazine Issue 8 Release Party


• **10/02/09 Mercury Cafe Final Poetry Show


• **10/02/09 Tara Betts book release at Silver Room


• **10/04/09 Poetry Reading at Woman Made Gallery


• **10/06/09 Parole Hearing for Norman Porter aka JJ Jameson


• **10/06/09 Homolatte at Tweet with Gregg Shapiro


• **10/07/09 Guild Complex Presents Angela Jackson and Carolyn Rodgers at Southside Community Arts Center


• **10/07/09 Reading Under The Influence at Sheffield's


• **10/07/09 Series A presents Michelle Taransky and Nick Demske


• **10/07/09 Bookslut Reading Series at Hopleaf


• **10/07/09 Poetry Center of Chicago, New Media Poetics


• **10/07/09 Catherine Bowman at Columbia College


• **10/07/09 Mary Ann Hoberman at University of Chicago


• **10/08/09 Poetry, Prose and Pints at Wild Pug


• **10/09/09 Luis Humberto Valadez at Union Street Gallery in Chicago Heights


• **10/09/09 Sneza Zabic, Chad Heltzel, Renoir Gaither, Beatriz Ruiz at Hull House


• **10/09/09 John Koethe Reads For Poem Present at U of C


• **10/11/09 Gregory Pickett at Uptown Poetry Slam


• **10/13/09 Quickies FUNdraiser at Innertown Pub


• **10/13/09 Bookslut Reading Series at Hopleaf


• **10/15/09 MASQUERADE! Words That Kill at The Spot with Emily Rose


• **10/15/09 Amy Guth, Stacey Ballis and Jen Lancaster at Book Cellar


• **10/15/09 Chris Green book release at DePaul


• **10/16/09 My Chicago for Your Ljubljanica at Hideout


• **10/20/09 Bookslut Reading Series at Hopleaf


• **10/20/09 Homolatte at Tweet


• ** 10/21/09 Guild Complex's Palabra Pura at Decima Musa


• **10/23/09 Christine Rhein & Zoe Keithly at Women and Children First


• **10/27/09 Book Release for Paul Martinez Pompa's My Kill Adore Him at Estrella Negra


• **11/03/09 Homolatte at Tweet


• **11/04/09 Series A presents Jorge Sanchez and Francesco Levato


• **/11/05/09 Paul Martinez Pompa and Stella Vinitchi Radulescu at Katerinas


• **11/13/09 Maggie Anderson, Sara Tracey, Brooke Wonders, Derek Philips at Hull House


• ** 11/15/09 Billy Collins and Kay Ryan at Northwestern


• **11/19/09 Rockpile Poetry and Jazz Festival at Hideout


• **12/02/09 Series A presents Miekal And and Maria Damon


• **12/03/09 Reginald Gibbons at Hellenic Museum


• **12/03/09 Quraysh Ali Lansana and Judith Valente at Katerinas


• **1/06/10 Series A presents George J. Farrah

Chicago's Poetry Calendar

• **Chicago Poetry Calendar Exclusive: Haki Madhubuti at Unity Temple


• **Ongoing Thru 9/25/09 Accepting Poetry For Third World Press AIDS Day Anthology


• **Ongoing Thru 9/27/09 Caffeine Theatre's Under Milk Wood


• **Ongoing Thru 10/31/09 Crab Orchard Review Accepting Submissions for Land of Lincoln Issue


• **Every Monday: Weeds Poetry OpenMic


• **Every Tuesday: Safe Smiles at Trace


• **Every Wednesday: In One Ear at Heartland Cafe


• **9/26/09 Red Rover at Orientation Center Presents Kate Greenstreet and Gina Myers


• **9/26/09 The Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at Victory Gardens Theater


• **9/27/09 Rhino Poetry Forum with Kathleen Kirk at Evanston Library


• **9/28/09 Weeds Off The Wall Poetry Contest


• ** 9/29/09 Two With Water Series At Cafe Ballou


• ** 9/30/09 Guild Complex presents Susan Messer's book releae party


• **Ongoing from October 1 thru 11: Chicago Calling Arts Festival at Various Venues (Now Includes Complete Schedule Of Events)


• **10/01/09 Tara Betts and Tristan Silverman at Katerina's


• **10/01/09 Tristan Silverman and Tara Betts at Katerinas


• **10/02/09 Mercury Cafe Final Poetry Show


• **10/02/09 Tara Betts book release at Silver Room


• **10/04/09 Poetry Reading at Woman Made Gallery


• **10/06/09 Homolatte at Tweet with Gregg Shapiro


• **10/07/09 Guild Complex Presents Angela Jackson and Carolyn Rodgers at Southside Community Arts Center


• **10/07/09 Reading Under The Influence at Sheffield's


• **10/07/09 Series A presents Michelle Taransky and Nick Demske


• **10/07/09 Bookslut Reading Series at Hopleaf


• **10/07/09 Poetry Center of Chicago, New Media Poetics


• **10/07/09 Catherine Bowman at Columbia College


• **10/07/09 Mary Ann Hoberman at University of Chicago


• **10/08/09 Poetry, Prose and Pints at Wild Pug


• **10/09/09 Luis Humberto Valadez at Union Street Gallery in Chicago Heights


• **10/09/09 Sneza Zabic, Chad Heltzel, Renoir Gaither, Beatriz Ruiz at Hull House


• **10/09/09 John Koethe Reads For Poem Present at U of C


• **10/11/09 Gregory Pickett at Uptown Poetry Slam


• **10/13/09 Bookslut Reading Series at Hopleaf


• **10/15/09 Amy Guth, Stacey Ballis and Jen Lancaster at Book Cellar


• **10/15/09 Chris Green book release at DePaul


• **10/20/09 Bookslut Reading Series at Hopleaf


• **10/20/09 Homolatte at Tweet


• ** 10/21/09 Guild Complex's Palabra Pura at Decima Musa


• **10/23/09 Christine Rhein & Zoe Keithly at Women and Children First


• **11/03/09 Homolatte at Tweet


• **11/04/09 Series A presents Jorge Sanchez and Francesco Levato


• **/11/05/09 Paul Martinez Pompa and Stella Vinitchi Radulescu at Katerinas


• **11/13/09 Maggie Anderson, Sara Tracey, Brooke Wonders, Derek Philips at Hull House


• ** 11/15/09 Billy Collins and Kay Ryan at Northwestern


• **11/19/09 Rockpile Poetry and Jazz Festival at Hideout


• **12/02/09 Series A presents Miekal And and Maria Damon


• **12/03/09 Reginald Gibbons at Hellenic Museum


• **12/03/09 Quraysh Ali Lansana and Judith Valente at Katerinas


• **1/06/10 Series A presents George J. Farrah