Da Poetry Lounge

Da Poetry Lounge is the largest weekly open mic performance space for poetry in the US.[1] It is located in Los Angeles at the Greenway Court Theatre.[1]

History

Da Poetry Lounge was founded in 1998 as "Dante's Poetry Lounge" by poets Dante Basco, Ron "Shihan" VanClief, Devan "Poetri" Smith and "Brutha" Gimmel Hooper.[2][3] The DPL has a slam poetry team that performs in national poetry competitions. Performers have to show up to the Tuesday night readings early to sign up to perform. The artists then perform on a first-come-first-served basis.[1]

References
  1. "Da Poetry Lounge: A Dinner Table of Artists". The Corsair. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  2. "Poetry Flash > archive". poetryflash.org. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  3. Ignao, Lalaine. "Actor Dante Basco takes his 'Da Poetry Lounge' to the market". usa.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
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