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JUST BE(LOVED) Poetry Slam & Open Mic— LAST CHANCE SLAM ft UGBA
Fri, Mar 20
|Just Book-ish
JustBe(Loved) is a poetry slam and open mic that occurs every 1st & 3rd Friday at JustBook-ish and is curated by Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah and Crystal Valentine. This month’s feature will be Ugba, is a Brooklyn-based Black queer poet. This is also the last chance to qualify to for finals!
Time & Location
Mar 20, 2026, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Just Book-ish, 1463 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester, MA 02122, USA
Guests
About the event
JustBe(Loved) is a poetry slam and open mic that occurs every 1st & 3rd Friday at JustBook-ish and is curated by Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah and Crystal Valentine. This month’s feature will be Ugba, is a Brooklyn-based Black queer poet, performer, and activist. This is also the last chance to qualify to be a part of the JustBe(Loved) Slam Team!
UGBA
UGBA performed at a SpeakTogether student matinee at Edward R. Murrow High School in Midwood, Brooklyn, on May 16, 2018, speaking on the theme, “Live For The Moment,” and February 1, 2019, speaking on the theme, “All the World’s A Stage.” He also led a Summer Writing Workshop for SpeakTogether at Talent Unlimited High School on August 2, 2018, and August 7, 2018, and a College Readiness after-school workshop for SpeakTogether at Union Settlement in East Harlem on April 10, 2019.
UGBA is a poet, playwright, performance artist, and activist. He…