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USS presents Liv Mammone

July 25, 2017 @ 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

$5 – $10

 

Union Square Slam is spending the summer showcasing our fire 2017 Slam Team, as they prepare for the National Poetry Slam in Denver this August. Each team member will lead a workshop before their feature, so don’t miss your chance to engage with these brilliant writers and performers! All proceeds go directly to the artists.

Tonight’s feature: Liv Mammone
 
 

Liv Mammone is an editor and poet from Long Island, New York; where she lives with her parents, brother, and family of feral cats. She has previously taught creative writing at Hofstra University and Queens College. Her poetry has appeared in wordgathering, Wicked Banshee, The Medical Journal of Australia, Rogue Agent, QDA: a Queer, Disabled Anthology, Grabbing the Apple and Typo Magazine. As a spoken word poet, she has featured at Sarah Lawrence, Artists Without Walls, Stonybrook University, and Union Square Slam. She is the first visibly disabled person to be on a New York City slam team. She’s a two time nominee for 2016’s Best of the Net poetry anthology.
 

SHOW DETAILS:

6:30pm: Workshop
7:30pm: Sign-ups and Socialize
8:00pm: Open Mic
9:00pm: Feature
 

We are located at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division, inside The LGBT Community Center (208 W 13th St, #210)

Please note: the Bureau is closed on Tuesdays in July and August. We will open at 6 PM for Union Square Slam events.

Our venue is all ages and wheelchair accessible.

 

Workshop: $5
Open Mic and Feature: $5

No one is turned away for lack of funds.

 

 
 

 

Details

Date:
July 25, 2017
Time:
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Cost:
$5 – $10