Part vaudeville, part elite poetry publication, and 100% guts and glory, The Lit Slam takes the (now classically American) form of competitive performance poetry and ups the ante by turning its randomly selected judges into Editors for an annual journal. The audience decides who to publish, and everyone gets an extraordinary show. This month we're featuring Dominique Ashaheed (dominiquechristina.com), a woman guaranteed to make you believe it's Independence Day all over again.
Part vaudeville, part elite poetry publication, and 100% guts and glory, The Lit Slam takes the (now classically American) form of competitive performance poetry and ups the ante by turning its randomly selected judges into Editors for an annual journal. The audience decides who to publish, and everyone gets an extraordinary show. This month we're featuring Dominique Ashaheed (dominiquechristina.com), a woman guaranteed to make you believe it's Independence Day all over again.
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