Poetry/Literature Events  

Norfolk Slam
1^st and 3^rd Mondays
The Venue, 631 35^th Street, Norfolk
Norfolk Slam is a bi-monthly slam competition held at The Venue on 35th, the first and third Mondays of every month. The monthly slams are being held to develop a team to send to the 2008 National Poetry Slam. This is not your father's poetry reading! Slam poetry is a dynamic, performance oriented genre wrapped in a competitive format. In addition to hosting some of the finest local spoken word performers, we also hold an open mic reading before each slam for those new to the scene to get their feet wet.

Amy Tan
September 11^th
Ferguson Center for the Arts
Amy Tan, best-selling author of "The Joy Luck Club," will speak at 7:00 p.m. on Sept. 11 at Christopher Newport University's Ferguson Center for the Arts.

Henry Rollins - Provoked  
September 30^th
NorVa
Spoken Word Show - If Henry Rollins were a question on a multiple choice quiz, the correct answer would be "D. All of the above." Best known to some as the frenetic frontman for punk rock legends Black Flag and latter the Rollins Band, and to others for his sharp-tongued spoken performances, Henry Rollins is an actor and an author. He's a businessman and a philanthropist. He's a GRAMMY-nominated singer and a GRAMMY-winning spoken word artist. He's an ad pitchman, a USO veteran, a world traveler and a TV host. And Above all else, he's a tireless performer, averaging more than 100 shows a year for the past two and a half decades.