Bars Fest: Poetry Meets Versus hosted by Amir Safi

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Bars Fest is a head-to-head poetry competition between Houston’s best contemporary poets. This edition will feature match ups between poets:

Jada Luciano v Lady 380
LJ Hamilton v Essential Mortal
Banke The Author v Rarity
and more!

Poets will compete in 3 head-to-head rounds against their oppents with three random judges selecting a winner for each round until an overall winner of each match up is crowned. Best 2 out of 3 rounds wins. Winning 3 rounds represents total dominance. Don’t miss this collision of poetic excellence coming to a stage near you.

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Cover: $20

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RUDYARD’S HAS IT’S OWN PARKING LOT. YOU CAN ALSO LOOK FOR STREET PARKING. DO NOT PARK WHERE IT IS PERMITTED PARKING ONLY. THEY WILL TOW YOU!

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