Knoxville, TN
June 11th – 14th
Tournament Information
TEAM: VERBAL SLAP
INDIE: THE GYEXP
HEAD TO HEAD HAIKU: JOHN BURKE
NERD SLAM: PIXIE
SLAMMASTERS SLAM: CP MAZE
ROOKIE SLAM: WILL COOK
UNDERGROUND SLAM: JOHN BURKE
BOUTFIT SLAM: MARLEY QUINN
Bout draw has been set! Click the link below to check the bout draw order.
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.
Official schedule and other information.
Side events, workshops and more will all be listed here. Check back later for updates.
Monologue Slam
Wed, June 11 · 10:30pm – 11:30pm
Old City Performing Arts Center
111 State Street
Knoxville, TN 37902
Erotic Open Mic
Thu, Jun 12 • 10:30PM
Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus
621 Lamar Street
Knoxville, TN 37917
Hip Hop Open Mic
Fri, Jun 13 • 10:30 PM
Nobel Kava
2321 Sutherland Ave
Knoxville, TN 37919
Finals Night Celebration
Sat, Jun 14 • 10:30 PM
Sassy Ann’s
820 N. 4th Ave
Knoxville, TN 37917
Preliminary Bout Location
Wed- Fri, June 11-13 · 6-10PM
Knoxville Convention Center
701 Henley Street,
Knoxville, TN 37902
Monologue Slam
Wed, June 11 · 10:30pm – 11:30pm
Old City Performing Arts Center
111 State Street
Knoxville, TN 37902
Erotic Open Mic
Thu, Jun 12 • 10:30PM
Barrelhouse by Gypsy Circus
621 Lamar Street
Knoxville, TN 37917
Teams
- Verb Benders – Norfolk, VA
- Bx3 Poetry Slam – San Antonio, TX
- The Writer’s Den Poetry Slam – Richmond, VA
- Slam Connection – Williamsburg, VA
- Spellbound Poetry Slam – Richmond, VA
- Slam Richmond – Richmond, VA
- Orlando Poetry Slam – Orlando, FL
- Rich Ink – Richmond, VA
- Say What – Greenville, SC
- Detour Slam Team – Fayetteville, NC
- Pure Ink – Buffalo, NY
- Bull City Slam Team – Durham, NC
- New Jeru – Rahway, NJ
- GrowHouse – Tampa, FL
- Tribe Slam – Columbia, SC
- Beasts of the Mountain – Asheville, NC
- Lost Voices – Fayetteville, NC
- Back Porch Poets – Asheville, NC
- Slam Nubian – Pooler, GA
- OUTLAWS – Rock Hill, SC
- Volta Slam – Indianapolis, IN
- HuSTLe City – St. Louis, MO
- Fountain City Poets – Kansas City, MO
- Philly Reincarnated – Philadelphia, PA
- No Philter – Philadelphia, PA
- North Star Poets – Rochester, NY
- Nuyorican Poets Cafe – New York City, NY
- Verbal Slap – New Haven, CT
- Urban Echo Slam – Detroit, MI
- Detroit Echo – Detroit, MI
- Slam Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
- The Collective – Chicago, IL
Team Wait List
- The Regulators – Kansas City, MO
Indies
- Sara Fox – Fayetteville, NC
- Jerri Hardesty – Brierfield, AL
- Andrew Gomez – Miami, FL
- Gwen Cee – Louisville, KY
- E. Bailey – Birmingham, AL
- Patricia – Hampton, VA
- Levi Frost – Richmond, VA
- Nathan Wallace – Atlanta, GA
- Motives – Coushatta, LA
- Rubix – Charlotte, NC
- Derick Lee – Charlotte, NC
- The GYEXP – Hampton Roads, VA
- Law Bullock – Fayetteville, NC
- Chi-CARE-ah Cal-u-et – Chicago, IL
- Rikki K – Monroe, LA
- Caleb – Orlando, FL
- Breaking Bad Representative – Deland, FL
- Briana – Raleigh, NC
- Khalil Houston – Richmond, VA
- Zeda Stew – Cincinnati, OH
- P Tha Poet – Detroit, MI
- Kimberly Arrington – Seattle, WA
- Silent Knight – Columbus, OH
- LadyK – Fresno, CA
- Shockie G – Pittsburgh, PA
- The Prodigy Truth – Houston, TX
- Paperboy – Pontiac, MI
- Just Ace – Philadelphia, PA
- Lady 380 – Houston, TX
- The Artist Known as Brxx – Cincinnati, OH
- Godz Inkpin – Cincinnati, OH
- Cocoa Flo – Owensboro, KY
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.
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