*LOUDER THAN A BOMB-TACOMA 2018!* This year Louder than a Bomb-Tacoma (LTAB) is bigger than ever, and it’s just around the corner! In addition to our poetry slam on April 28, we’ve put together a festival of great poetry events throughout the month of April to celebrate youth voice and National Poetry Month, including workshops, open mics, and a screening of the critically acclaimed documentary film Louder Than a Bomb. See what we have in store. Questions? Email info@write253.com APRIL 7: LTAB-Tacoma Launch Party and Open Mic (2-4pm) Tacoma Public Library (1102 Tacoma Ave. S.) *Bring your work and help us kick off National Poetry Month in style! All types of writing welcome!* APRIL 10: *Louder Than a Bomb* documentary screening (5:30pm) Tacoma Public Library (1102 Tacoma Ave. S.) *Watch the documentary about the LTAB that started them all! Check out the trailer for the documentary here <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzpLtcgSx_M>.* APRIL 14: Crossing the Street (10am-3pm) Post Office Gallery (1102 A St.) *Our pre-slam gathering of all the poets, coaches, and interested poets. You don’t have to be registered to slam at LTAB to come to Crossing the Street. (We invite you to come see what it’s all about, just please RSVP to info@write253.com <info@write253.com>.) Special guest Tacoma Poet Laureate Kellie Richardson will be there to speak and perform some her work.* APRIL 16: Creative Colloquy (7pm) Black Kettle Bites and Brews (744 Market St.) *This monthly open mic event is going to the youth! Check out five feature performers from the LTAB community, plus have a chance to read during the open mic!* *APRIL 26: *From Page to Stage: A Performance & Writing Workshop with Chicago poet Avery R. Young. (2pm) Tacoma Community College Student Center (6501 S. 19th St.) *Join us for a special workshop with visiting poet Avery R. Young. A great chance to hone your performance skills and generate work. Open to everyone!* APRIL 26: A DJ Workshop in 2 Parts: The Foundation of Hip Hop, Rhyming,and Breaking & Scratching Spoken Word (6pm) Real Art Tacoma (5412 S. Tacoma Way) *LTAB DJ Smokey Wonder is going to teach you how to work the crowd as you work the turntables. Learn the history of form and how to work with spoken word artists and MCs. Poets: slide through to collab in real time with DJs.* APRIL 28 Louder Than a Bomb Poetry Slam (Prelim bouts at 9am and 12pm, Slam finals at 3:30pm) Tacoma Community College (6501 S 19th St) *The LTAB slam! Schools and teams from all over Tacoma and Pierce County compete against each other in a friendly battle of words. (As we like to say: the point is not the points, the point is the poetry.) Preliminary slam bouts at 9am and 12pm. Finals at 3:30pm. * MAY 2 LTAB End of Season Celebration Reading f/ Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Derrick Brown, and Anis Mojgani (7pm) Real Art Tacoma (5412 S. Tacoma Way) *Let’s party with three amazing spoken word artists coming through on their west coast tour. All ages.* Louder Than a Bomb-Tacoma is presented by Write253 and the Tacoma Community College Office of Student Engagement. Funding is provided by Tacoma Arts Commission.