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Middle School Poetry Slam

Join DC SCORES as we kick off poetry slam season with our middle school performances!

Middle School Poetry Slam

November 13 @ 5:30 pm 8:30 pm

4301 13th St. NW
Washington, District Of Columbia 20011 United States
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Join DC SCORES middle school poet-athletes at the first poetry slam of the fall season. Thousands of young people from our middle school programs will take to the stage as they perform original spoken word poetry in a competition judged by some of the top poets in the DMV. 

DC SCORES slams are the biggest youth poetry events in the DMV, with more than 3,000 young people performing over three nights. For more information about our program, visit our What We Do page.

This event is free and open to the public, and you do not need a ticket to attend. 

Parents and families, please contact your school’s coach for information about bus pick-up and drop-off for the event.

This year, Middle School Slam will consist of a competitive slam competition, followed by an open mic.

Schools Participating in Slam (alphabetical order)

Brookland Middle School

Cardozo Education Campus

Hart Middle School

Ida B. Wells Middle School

John Francis Education Campus

KIPP DC: WILL Academy

Leckie Education Campus

Lincoln Middle School

MacFarland Middle School

Meridian Middle School

Sousa Middle School

The Sojourner Truth School

Schools Participating in Open Mic (alphabetical order)

Excel Academy

Jefferson Middle School

Kelly Miller Middle School

KIPP DC: AIM Academy

KIPP DC: KEY Academy

McKinley Technology Middle School

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