Annual Showcase Themes
Month by Month Themes
January - “New Year, New You”
February - Black History Month
March - “Greener Pastures”
April - “Health is Wealth”
May - AAPI Heritage Month
June - “PU Picks”
July - “Pissed & Passionate”
August - Intergenerational
September - Suicide Prevention
October - Spooky
November - Trans Day Of Remembrance
December - Group Pieces Only
The January “New Year, New You” Showcase
This showcase is all about growing as a person, celebrating accomplishments (big or small), and setting goals for the future!
Every Third Wednesday - 7:30pm
@The Livestock Exchange Building, Suite #200
$5-20 Sliding Scale cover
The February Black History Month Poetry Showcase
This showcase is all about uplifting the voices of black poets and performers. So, if you are a poet who self-identifies as Black, Mixed, or Afro-Latin/Asian/Indigenous, then we want YOU to apply!
Every Third Wednesday - 7:30pm
@The Livestock Exchange Building, Suite #200
$5-20 Sliding Scale cover
The March “Greener Pastures” Poetry Showcase
This showcase only has one requirement: your pieces must be themed around the color green. Money, energy, jealousy/envy, gardening, being sick, traffic lights, weed, golf, olives, forests, Lady Liberty, spring - anything that you can relate to the color green is fair game!
Every Third Wednesday - 7:30pm
@The Livestock Exchange Building, Suite #200
$5-20 Sliding Scale cover
The April “Health is Wealth” Poetry Showcase
This showcase is all about health! We're looking for pieces about mental health, physical health, societal health, the Healthcare industry, how being healthy is or isn't accessible to certain groups of people, etc. Anything & everything that's related to health is up for discussion!
Every Third Wednesday - 7:30pm
@The Livestock Exchange Building, Suite #200
$5-20 Sliding Scale cover
The May AAPI Heritage Month Poetry Showcase
this showcase is all about uplifting the voices of Asian American & PACIFIC islander poets and performers! So, if you are a poet that self-identifies as AAPI, then we want YOU to apply!
Every Third Wednesday - 7:30pm
@The Livestock Exchange Building, Suite #200
$5-20 Sliding Scale cover
The June “PU Picks” Poetry Showcase
We are not accepting applications for this showcase! Instead, our leadership team will nominate five poets from our community who exemplify our core values to perform.
Every Third Wednesday - 7:30pm
@The Livestock Exchange Building, Suite #200
$5-20 Sliding Scale cover
The July “Pissed & Passionate” Poetry Showcase
At this showcase, we are exploring what gets you (& the audience) heated! We don't care if that means angry, inspired, galvanized, turned on, annoyed, or furious. Any piece that raises the temperature of the room (metaphorically speaking) is a piece we want to hear!
Every Third Wednesday - 7:30pm
@The Livestock Exchange Building, Suite #200
$5-20 Sliding Scale cover
The August Inter-Generational Poetry Showcase
At THIS showcase, you can bring pieces on ANY TOPIC you want! The ONLY restriction for this showcase is that you must be UNDER 21 or OVER 45 to apply.
Every Third Wednesday - 7:30pm
@The Livestock Exchange Building, Suite #200
$5-20 Sliding Scale cover
The September Suicide-Prevention Poetry Showcase
Because September is Suicide Prevention Awareness month, we will be showcasing poets whose work explores this important issue. We will also be donating 50% of our proceeds from this event to Suicide Awareness Survivor Support, or SASS MoKan, a local Suicide-Prevention organization.
Every Third Wednesday - 7:30pm
@The Livestock Exchange Building, Suite #200
$5-20 Sliding Scale cover
The October Spooky Poetry Showcase
Do you have poems about how much you love vampires? What about ghosting someone? (or BEING ghosted?) Have you ever written a sonnet for Frankenstein's monster? Then, we want YOU to apply for this showcase! Anything that touches on the spooky, scary, or supernatural is welcome at this event!
Every Third Wednesday - 7:30pm
@The Livestock Exchange Building, Suite #200
$5-20 Sliding Scale cover
The November Trans Day of Remembrance Poetry Showcase
This showcase is meant to highlight our trans/non-binary poets! If you have work that explores your experiences as a trans/non-binary individual or the collective trans/non-binary experience, we want to hear from you.
Every Third Wednesday - 7:30pm
@The Livestock Exchange Building, Suite #200
$5-20 Sliding Scale cover
The December Group Pieces Only Poetry Showcase
This showcase is for group pieces only! There will be more open feature spots than usual at this showcase, so if you only have one or two group pieces ready, we still want you to apply.
Every Third Wednesday - 7:30pm
@The Livestock Exchange Building, Suite #200
$5-20 Sliding Scale Cover