Last year Asheville Wordslam competed for the first time ever on the national stage, and made such an impression that they were the only first-time team invited to perfom on the finals stage. This year promises to be even more amazing, as young poets ...

Hi all, I'm Matthew Kerber. I'm a recent graduate of Asheville high school and I will be attending UNC Chapel Hill next year. This is my first year doing SLAM poetry, but I can honestly say that in this short time, it has become a passion. I want ...

Hi there, I am Liam Kelley Black and I love performing slam poetry! My team and I have been given the honor to represent Asheville for the very first time at the National Youth Poetry Slam, Brave New Voices. This has been a dream of mine ever since ...

I'm Dakota Oder, and I've never loved anything quite as much as I love talking. I've been getting in trouble for being loud since I was a kid, and as a slam poet, I can actually put that to good use. This July I'm going to San Fransisco with some of ...

Though my fellow poets tease me for being the quote, 'page poet' of the group, I love the performance aspect of slam too much to limit myself to pen and paper. As an enthusiastic Thespian, I feel starved without the stage. Having a chance to perform ...

Dear Supporters, Poetry is my life. It's an unwavering passion that I have been blessed to experience. What you're doing means the world to me. You're not only supporting me financially, but also in spirit and love. For both complete strangers and ...

They call Asheville the Paris of the South. A city that sits in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountain, I’ve been breathing in the mountain air for 18 years and soaking up the cultural fusion. Internalizing the world around me and externalizing my ...

Going to Brave New Voices is not just a chance to see the beautiful city of San Francisco. For me it will be a once in a lifetime opportunity to be around inspirational writers, and meet people from all over the world. Traveling is such a rich ...