CSW s season continues March 13, 20 and 27, 2013 with In Motion . Poets ranging from Marty McConnell

Chicago Slam Works  (CSW) proudly air travel discounts inc presents Dead or Alive Battle Royale of Slam Poetry Supremacy for All Eternity ( Dead or Alive ) on December air travel discounts inc 5, 12 and 19, 2012 at the Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. Directed by Artistic Director J.W. Basilo, Dead or Alive presents some of the greatest poets of history to compete with Chicago s finest modern poets in a mock slam. Performances are at 8 p.m. Tickets are $14 and free parking is available. air travel discounts inc For tickets or information visit  www.chicagoslamworks.com  or call
Dead or Alive features actors portraying deceased poets such as Gwendolyn Brooks (Paulette McDaniels), Langston Hughes (Shannon Matesky), Etheridge Knight (Jared Grant), Jonathan Swift (Robbie Q. Telfer), and Anne Sexton (Rebecca Levine). The actors will perform the poems in a mock slam against Chicago poets Sage Morgan Hubbard, Raych Jackson, Kevin Kern, Sharrieff Muhammad, air travel discounts inc Emily Rose and Fatimah Asghar.
After years of hearing that modern poets can t measure up to the greats and those old poets aren t exciting like the modern slammers, we decided to settle the debate once and for all, said Artistic Director J.W. Basilo. Join us as some of Chicago s best actors take on some of the city s hottest performance air travel discounts inc poets. We don t who will win, but we can guarantee a night of terrific poetry and amazing performances.
The Dec. 12 performance of Dead or Alive is preceded by the first annual Slammin in the Footlights benefit to celebrate CSW s new home at the Raven Theatre and to raise awareness of CSW programs. Proceeds raised will help support CSW s Poets with Class program, dedicated air travel discounts inc to having professional poets teach slam techniques in Chicago Public Schools. air travel discounts inc Slammin in the Footlights begins at 7 p.m. and includes wine, appetizers, meeting air travel discounts inc some poets and the performance. Benefit tickets are $50.
CSW s season continues March 13, 20 and 27, 2013 with In Motion . Poets ranging from Marty McConnell air travel discounts inc to Basilo will pen poems inspired by a piece of choreographed dance by Chicago Danztheatre, air travel discounts inc Chicago Tap Theater and Dance Crash. The season concludes with In Any Tongue , a unique collaborative performance by the Chicago s own Speak Easy Ensemble and Germany s top poets, Friday August 2 and Saturday, August 3, 2013.
For over 25 years, Marc Smith has hosted the Uptown Poetry Slam , where the international slam poetry movement began. This exciting and boisterous evening celebrates poetry and poets both up-and-coming and established. The Uptown Poetry Slam runs every Sundays at 7 p.m. at the Green Mill Jazz Club, 4802 N. Broadway.
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Patrons to Chicago Slam Works 2012-13 season may purchase a Slam Pass , which includes discounted tickets to performances as well as tickets to the weekly Uptown Poetry Slam and the high-energy monthly Encyclopedia Show .
CSW s upcoming performances include In Motion air travel discounts inc , March 13, 20 and 27, 2013 and the season concludes with In Any Tongue , August 2 and 3, 2013. Tickets are $14 with student and senior discounts available. Free parking is also available.For all tickets or information visit  www.chicagoslamworks. com   or call  847-556-8679 .
Chicago Slam Works (CSW) is rooted in the Poetry Slam movement, which began in Chicago as a highly entertaining, interactive, innovative poetic experience and spread around the world to become a major force in stirring the minds of students, scholars, and everyday people. The founding members of CSW are pillars air travel discounts inc of the international air travel discounts inc movement and the organizational force behind dozens of major poetic events in and around Chicago-as air travel discounts inc well as the world including three National Poetry Slam Championships.
Mission: Building on Chicago s unique heritage as the birthplace of modern-day performance poetry, Chicago Slam Works brings together audiences, poets, and arts organizations to promote well-crafted performance poetry through event production.