Since 2011.

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Thousands of artists.

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FAQ:

  • All of our in-person and online open mics are selected at random. For our in-person experiences, once the doors open and for 30 minutes only, you can sign a raffle ticket as your entry. Once we get started with the open mic, poets are selected one at a time, at random for the duration of the night. For our online open mics, once you join the LIVE you can Submit a Request to Join and poets will be selected at random. Poets are allowed one poem only within a 5 minute timeframe for both experiences.

  • Just show up, whether in-person or online. The best way to be tapped into what we do and become a part of our community (family), is to simply show up and be yourself. Be supportive, be loving, be engaging, be fun, be creative, be unique, be all the things that will make you feel like family and then you will be… family.

  • Once our tickets are Sold Out, no further tickets will be sold online or at the door. We set the tickets available for purchase to match the capacity given by the venue and are unable to add any extra people. We advise grabbing tickets as early as possible as our experiences sell out every month and if you miss your chance to grab for the upcoming one, grab tickets to the following one so you don’t miss out on the fun.

  • Yes, we are open to taking our Poetry Open Mic Experience to venues and schools/universities across the country. Please email us at findus@voicesinpower.com with some information and we can move forward from there.

  • If you’ve performed at one of our experiences in the past few years and want your professionally shot and edited footage of your performance, you can email us at findus@voicesinpower.com. You can purchase your video for $25 and we will send over your performance video.

  • There is no “one answer” for this question. We base who we feature at our Poetry Open Mic Experiences for many reasons, but one of the main ways to get a feature is to show up and perform on our stage. We love booking features that our audience responds well to. But again, this isn’t the only way. We are watching and are constantly looking for poets to feature as we continue to expand. Stay active, and we will find you and reach out, if we are interested in booking you as a feature.

  • We are constantly looking to expand, but are taking it a bit slower so that we can provide a high quality, packed out experience when we arrive in new cities. With that, the best way to know where we are next is to follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our email and text list. Currently, we are in Philly, NY, London, with Miami coming at the end of this year. All current experiences with tickets for sale can be found using the link in our bio or on our website www.voicesinpower.com.

  • Submissions are always open and all you have to do is send us an email to findus@voicesinpower.com to get some more information on how to submit and our selection process. Poets in new cities or potential cities we are expanding to are more likely to be selected as this is another way for us to tap into that city to increase our awareness there. Please note: We receive many submissions and not all will be selected.

  • We have a few pieces of advice we could share, but this isn’t an easy nor quick answer to give to set you up properly to succeed, so we are currently putting together some courses to start consultations for open mic curators. Stay connected by following us on social media and subscribing to our email and text list. More information will be listed on www.voicesinpower.com soon.

  • We have a few things we could share, but this isn’t an easy answer to give, so we are currently putting together some courses to start workshops for both writing and performance for poets and spoken word artists. Stay connected by following us on social media and subscribing to our email and text list. More information will be listed on www.voicesinpower.com soon.

  • You can find the full performance of posted videos on our YouTube channel. You can also find clips on our Instagram, TikTok and our Facebook platforms. As for YouTube, if you do not see your video on our channel yet, please know ALL performances are shared on our YouTube channel. We have a schedule and we ask that you stay patient as we get our videos uploaded.