Team Slam New Orleans celebrates National Poetry Month on April 3

Team Slam New Orleans will celebrate National Poetry Month with a Youth Poetry Showcase and Adult Cash Slam on Sunday, April 3, from 1 – 4 p.m. at the New Orleans Museum of Art (1 Collins Diboll Cir.).

The Youth Showcase will take place from 1 – 2:30 p.m. Those interested in participating can find more information here. Registration has closed for the Adult Cash Slam, which will take place from 2:30 – 4 p.m.

Twelve notable slam poets will compete for the $800 cash prize: The Whitness, Sly Watts, Toiryan Milligan, Xavier CoolKid, Rachel Oyola, Monique Constance, Traverse, Dev, “Knowledge!,” FreeQuency, Kataalyst, and Queet T.

Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for students/seniors, $6 for children (7-17), and the event is free with museum admission.