Session & Speaker Details
SESSION DETAILS
Panel B: Making Money with Poetry
May 16th 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Baltimore Unity Hall (Open to All)
A conversation with poets from diverse backgrounds who will share their secrets to successfully making money with poetry and proving you don’t have to be a starving artist. Come listen, ask questions and be engaged as the panelists explore the pitfalls and successes of navigating the business of poetry.
Moderator: Unique the Word
Panelists: Kenneth Something, Ashlee Haze, Freequency, Hannah Sawyerr
OLD BAYBY: A One-Womxn Show
May 15th 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The Voxel (Ticketed Event)
OLD BAYBY is an original poetic memoir written and starring Unique The Word. This one womxn show will highlight key moments, lessons in healing, and poetic milestones from Unique’s life as a 20+ year Black queer performer, educator, lover, and ex-hot mess in recovery, expressed through humor, passion, and grace.
Special opening acts include local Baltimore/DC multimedia literary & performance artists: Nicola Uatuva, Niara, Vetiver, & Jade Flower Foster, with sounds from DJ Black Reignbow.
A 20-minute talkback and Q&A will follow.
Baltimore City Poetry Slam Team Film Screening Premiere
May 17th 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The Voxel (Ticketed Event)
The renowned Baltimore City Poetry Slam Team has competed nationally and internationally on world poetry stages, earning multiple titles individually and collectively for over ten years.
For two years, a film production team documented this journey from coaching to stage, and the Slam Team is excited to debut this film with the audience.
A talkback will follow the film, featuring the cast and production crew, moderated by Unique The Word.
Special opening acts include local Baltimore/DC multimedia literary & performance artists: Nicola Uatuva, Niara, Vetiver, & Jade Flower Foster, with sounds from DJ Black Reignbow.
A 20-minute talkback and Q&A will follow.
Unique Mical Robinson is a writer/performer, professor, and proud Baltimore, Maryland native. She received her M.F.A. in English from Mills College, and a B.A. in creative writing/Black studies from Hampshire College.
