Youtube in order to be considered for the finals) to the Facebook.com/humansandpoetry on or before Thursday, March 26th.
1B. Make a ten dollar donation via paypal at [email protected] or venmo at gonzonc. Be sure to include the information about what video you posted so we can line it up.

Judging:
First round will include all applicants and will be judged by members of the Humans and Poetry Facebook Community. Judging for the first round will be completed with the winners announced on Monday, March 30.
Second round will be Top 3 poets only and will be judged by Ashvegas.com, the specific judge is yet to be determined.

Can I submit written work without performing it in a video?
NO. While we love written work this is a competition for performance poetry.
Slam from your living room.

In lieu of recent events and with slams and performances postponed for the foreseeable future Humans and Poetry is teaming up with Ashvegas.com to bring you an online poetry slam.

The theme is community, and we want to challenge poets to write something new, rather than recycling an older poem. Let’s all feel this moment and use our gifts to express how to move forward.

Here’s the skinny:

THEME:
COMMUNITY – Poems should be about this theme to be considered.

Prizes:
1st – $100 and featured on Ashvegas.com
2nd – $75 and featured on Ashvegas.com
3rd – $50 and featured on Ashvegas.com

When is it due:
All poems must be received by 11:59 pm on Thursday, March 26th. No late submissions will be considered.

How to Submit:
1A. Upload your Youtube video (all applicants must use videos through
Can I accompany myself with a musical instrument, drum, music in the background, pet howling etc?
NO. No poems with accompaniment of any kind will be considered. Your voice is to be the only instrument.

How long can it be?
No submissions over 3:15 (three minutes and fifteen seconds) will be considered.

Can I submit multiple poems?
You may submit up to two original poems with separate donations.

Can I read someone else’s poem or have them read mine?
NO. Original submissions only will be considered.

Can I promote violence, hatred, or bigotry in my poem?
NO. These submissions will be deleted and the originator will be publicly shamed.

Can I wear a crazy costume for my video?
You know what, we have been saying no a lot. Fuck it. Wear whatever the fuck you want to, as much or as little as you want to, dress up like a star wars character, whatever. The only rule is that it must stay within the facebook community standards, and that because of that, we would ask that men cover their nipples with tassles or pasties in solidarity to the bullshit double standard FB is perpetuating.

his lecture is part of the new Creative Sector Talks series.

Katelyn Kirnie Director of Public Art Chattanooga will share projects and address the question, How do you acknowledge a city’s history of racial tension and exclusion while also building public spaces that welcome and celebrate diversity? James McKissic, President of Artsbuild will share how their Equity in the Arts Grant program is building a more inclusive Chattanooga and how the organization has changed funding to be more equitable and responsive to Chattanooga’s arts and cultural community.Both presenters will share examples of how Creative Placemaking is empowering residents to make positive change in their communities.

Public Art Chattanooga is dedicated to presenting a wide variety of high quality public art – working with the community to enhance the civic environment and enrich the lives of visitors and residents.

Since 1969, ArtsBuild has served as a catalyst for the arts in Chattanooga and Hamilton County. Through grant-making, arts education initiatives, and arts advocacy, we are focused on what the arts can do to make our community a better place.

Free for AAAC Members, $5 for Non-Members

Join us Thursday, March 26 at 6:30 pm when N.K Jemisin presents her new novel, THE CITY WE BECAME (on sale March 24, 2020).

We are pleased to partner with UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program and English Department for this event, which will be held at in Lipinsky Auditorium on the UNCA campus.

There are two ticket options:

(1) Ticket includes admission for one person and a copy of THE CITY WE BECAME (hardcover)

(2) Ticket includes admission for two people, a copy of THE CITY WE BECAME (hardcover) and a copy of HOW LONG TIL BLACK FUTURE MONTH (paperback)

N. K. Jemisin will sign books following reading and audience Q&A. Books will be available to pick up at the event.

***Stay tuned for important details about the event and signing. When purchasing your ticket(s), please make sure you provide an email address where you can receive emails from the Brown Paper Tickets automated system.***

ABOUT THE CITY WE BECAME
Five New Yorkers must come together to defend their city from an ancient evil in this stunning new novel by Hugo Award-winner and NYT bestselling author N. K. Jemisin.

Every great city has a soul. Some are as ancient as myths, and others are as new and destructive as children. New York City? Shes got six.

But every city also has a dark side. A roiling, ancient evil stirs in the halls of power, threatening to destroy the city and her six newborn avatars unless they can come together and stop it once and for all.

In a starred review, Kirkus calls THE CITY WE BECAME “Fierce, poetic, uncompromising.”

N.K. Jemisin will present her new book, The City We Became, just two days after its public release. This ticketed event takes place at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, in Lipinsky Auditorium, presented in partnership by Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, and UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program and Department of English.

This is a ticketed event with different ticketing/book purchase options, with online ordering at: https://www.malaprops.com/event/ticketed-nk-jemisin-presents-city-we-became-unca

Free tickets (which do not include the book) are available for UNC Asheville students and employees – contact Lilly Augspurger, 828.251.6099 or [email protected].

Living and writing her speculative fiction in Brooklyn, Jemisin’s new novel features five New Yorkers who must come together to defend their city from ancient evil. She is the only author to win three Best Novel Hugo awards in a row, which she did for her Broken Earth trilogy. Jemisin also has won a Nebula Award and two Locus Awards among the many honors for her eight novels, a novella, and two short story collections. A former counseling psychologist and educator, she also covered science fiction for three years for the New York Times Book Review. For more information about Jemisin, her books and this event, visit the Malaprop’s website.

Visitor Parking on the UNC Asheville Campus – Visitors may park in faculty/staff and non-resident lots from 5:00 p.m. until 7:30 a.m., Monday through Friday, and on weekends, holidays, and campus breaks. Visitors are not permitted to park in resident student lots at any time. Campus map is here – use menu bars to find parking lot locations.

Building accessibility information is available here.

Accessibility Contact: Highsmith Student Union, [email protected] or 828.251.6990.

Mountain Gateway Museum & Heritage Center celebrated the opening of its newest traveling exhibit, “Steeped in Time: Tea and Traditions” on Saturday, January 18, 2020. The exhibit will run through the July 4th weekend at MGM, located at 24 Water Street in Old Fort. Admission is free.

Mountain Gateway Museum & Heritage Center celebrated the opening of its newest traveling exhibit, “Steeped in Time: Tea and Traditions” on Saturday, January 18, 2020. The exhibit will run through the July 4th weekend at MGM, located at 24 Water Street in Old Fort. Admission is free.