2025 Tournament (Knoxville, TN)

Teams

1. Verb Benders – Norfolk, VA
2. Lemon Pepper Poetry Slam – Little Rock, AR
3. Bx3 Poetry Slam – San Antonio, TX
4. The Writer’s Den Poetry Slam – Richmond, VA
5. Slam Connection – Williamsburg, VA
6. Spellbound Poetry Slam – Richmond, VA
7. Slam Richmond – Richmond, VA
8. Orlando Poetry Slam – Orlando, FL
9. Rich Ink – Richmond, VA
10. Say What – Greenville, SC
11. Austin Poetry Slam – Austin, TX
12. Detour Slam Team – Fayetteville, NC
13. Pure Ink – Buffalo, NY
14. Bull City Slam Team – Durham, NC
15. New Jeru – Rahway, NJ
16. GrowHouse – Tampa, FL
17. Tribe Slam – Columbia, SC
18. Beasts of the Mountain – Asheville, NC
19. Lost Voices – Fayetteville, NC
20. Back Porch Poets – Asheville, NC

Indies

1. Sara Fox – Fayetteville, NC
2. Jerri Hardesty – Brierfield, AL
3. Andrew Gomez – Miami, FL
4. Gwen Cee – Louisville, KY
5. E. Bailey – Birmingham, AL
6. Patricia – Hampton, VA
7. Levi Frost – Richmond, VA
8. Nathan Wallace – Atlanta, GA
9. Motives – Coushatta, LA
10. Rubix – Charlotte, NC
11. Derick Lee – Charlotte, NC
12. Urban Thoughts – Memphis, TN
13. The GYEXP – Hampton Roads, VA
14. Law Bullock – Fayetteville, NC
15. Writeous Soul – Memphis, TN
16. Rikki K – Monroe, LA
17. Caleb – Orlando, FL
18. Breaking Bad Representative – Deland, FL
19. Briana – Raleigh, NC
20. Khalil Houston – Richmond, VA

Indie Waitlist

1. Zeda Stew – Cincinnati, OH
2. Keira Selah – Chicago, IL
3. P Tha Poet – Detroit, MI
4. Kimberly Arrington – Seattle, WA

Registration for in-region teams and indies starts March 1st, 2025. For out of region teams and indies, registration starts April 1st, 2025. Please review the official rules here.

Please also make sure to pay your membership dues. You registration doesn’t count until your dues are paid.

Overflow Hotel

Hampton Inn & Suites Knoxville Papermill Drive
601 N Weisgarber Road
Knoxville, Tennessee 37919 USA

Hampton Inn & Suites Knoxville-Downtown

618 West Main Street
Knoxville, TN 37902

*Please note that the host hotel is full and only rooms with king sized beds are available for $199 per night.

Preliminary Bout Location

Knoxville Location Center
701 Henley Street,
Knoxville, TN 37902

Bout draw will be announced 2-4 weeks before the competition. Check back here for updates.

Check team and indie scores here!

Side events, workshops and more will all be listed here. Check back later for updates.

Volunteers are a vital component of SoFried’s success as a tournament. Please fill the form out below to help out with this year’s festival!