Sacrificial Poets is hosting an open mic on Tuesday that will feature UNC graduate Julia McKeown and the UNC Wordsmiths.
The free event will take place at Flyleaf Books from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Sacrificial Poets is a non-profit organization in Chapel Hill that promotes education in the arts of spoken word poetry and hip-hop.
D.J. Rogers, the executive director of Sacrificial Poets, said the event is an opportunity for community members to come together and embrace their love of poetry.
“The mission of Sacrificial Poets is to spread the art of storytelling and challenge people to tell their own stories through personal word,” Rogers said.
“This event is a chance for individuals to express themselves in an accepting family environment, and it allows our community to interface with our youth and to tell their own stories.”
The Wordsmiths are the main spoken word organization on campus and UNC’s collegiate branch of Sacrificial Poets. They host several events a month and represent Carolina in national poetry competitions.
The executive director of the Wordsmiths, Kat Tan, said the organization has two main functions: to promote the love of poetry and to help people compete in slam poetry at the highest levels. She said she hopes Tuesday’s event will help promote underclassmen to join the organization and carry on its legacy.
“I expect to see a lot of faces there that saw us at Week of Welcome,” Tan said. “I’m seeing it as an opportunity to make new friends and to introduce some really cool people to the world of poetry. I’m really excited about that.”
