Starts: 5:30 pm

Location:Downtown Arts Center, 141 E Main St, Lexington, KY 40507, United States

(from Facebook Event page) The Lexington Youth Arts Council will be holding its annual Poetry Slam on November 13 at the Downtown Arts Center! An application is necessary to present, but anyone is welcome to show up to read at the open mic before the slam, or just come to listen.

Admission is $5 and includes food! Doors open at 5:30.

Cash Prizes will be awarded:
-$75 to First Place
-$50 to Second Place
-$25 to Third Place

Applications can be found by clicking here.

Starts: 7:00 pm

Location: Common Grounds Coffee House, East High Street, Lexington, KY, United States

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Started in 2007 by Colin Watkins and Katerina Stoykova-Klemer, Poezia is open to anyone committed to improving their craft.
They meet every Thursday at Common Grounds, and the prose group meets every Tuesday at the same time.

Starts: 8:00 pm

Location: Apollo Pizza 228 S 2nd St, Richmond, Kentucky 40475

(from Facebook Event page) Join us for a night with legendary Kentucky authors Ed McClanahan and Gurney Norman.

Readings start at 8:00 but guests may want to arrive beginning as early as 6:00 for dinner and drinks before the show.

After the readings the authors will take questions and sign copies of their books. Books will be available for sale at Apollo Pizza the night of the show.