#slipnet

[capetownpoetree]

Have you signed up for the Open Book Poetry Slam? There are only 15 spots in each preliminary round and poets are only allowed to enter one preliminary. To sign up:

Lingua Franca Slam Friday August 29 7pm Artscape Resource Centre, Cape Town

Contact: Mbongeni Nomkonwana on 076 895 6093 or [email protected]

InZync Poetry Slam Thursday September 4 7pm Amazink Eater, Kayamandi, Stellenbosch

Contact: Adrian Van Wyk on 079 198 8095 or [email protected]

Poetica Slam Saturday September 13 12pm - 3.30pm Cape Town Central Library

Contact: Toni Stuart on 071 5733597 or [email protected]

[capetownpoetree]

Slipnet's InZync Poetry Sessions are back! They're partnering with the Roundhouse London and British Council ConnectZA on an international project calling Talking Doorsteps. In honour of women's month, they hae an all-female line-up, featuring Deanna Roger from the UK and Cape Town's own Koleka Putuma and Dejavu Tafari, as well as InZync's Inkcredibles.

Entry is free! Follow them on Twitter for updates: @Slipnet and @ConnectZA

[capetownpoetree]

It's that time of the year when aspiring poets match up against the clock and see whether they have what it takes to be the InZync Slam Champion. The InZync Autum Slam takes place this Friday, August 25 at Amazink in Kayamandi, Stellenbosch at 19:30. If you want to sign up, do not hesitate. 

Free shuttles are available from 18:30, departing from the parking lot at the University of Stellenbosch Arts and Social Sciences building on the corner of Merriman Avenue and Ryneveld Street. Shuttles run between Amazink and the Arts building all evening.  

[capetownpoetree]

The monthly InZync Poetry Session has lived up to its name as "the place where the poetries meet". This month is no different, with feature performances by local and international poets.

Cape Town's own Mbongeni Nomkonwana and Burni Aman share the stage with Luka Lesson, the Australiam slam champion.

Date: Wednesday 26th March 2014.

Time:19:00 for 19:30

Place: Amazink Eatery, Kayamandi, Stellenbosch.

Entry: Free

Shuttles are available from the University of Stellenbosch Arts and Social Sciences Building.

[capetownpoetree]

Naked Poetry Slam

Two poetic households both alike in dignity, in the fair Mother City, where we lay our scenetake to the stage for a battle of words at the Zabalaza Theatre Festival

Slipnet's InZync and Lingua Franca go head to head in the Naked Poetry Slam. Representatives from each of the poetry powerhouses will take part in the slam, as part of the Zabalaza Theatre Festival, on Saturday March 8, at 7.30pm, in the Baxter Concert Hall. There will also be featured performances by Adrian Different and Lwanda Sindaphi among others. Tickets are R30 at Computicket.

[inking-inzync]

Our next InZync session is on Friday, 30 August at Amazink Eatery in Kayamandi, Stellenbosch. Find the event here. For a taste of what to expect, watch the previous sessions vid, above!

InZync Poetry Sessions 2 August 2013 (by SLiPnetwork)

[inking-inzync]

Every Day Haiku #4

Break me like a bone,

So that it hurts me to heal -

Then I'll walk alone.