Ohio Poetry Awards(Versified Exspressions)

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2021 Ohio Poetry Awards presented by Versified Expressions is a Red Carpet Event honoring the talent in the state. VE is also hosting a $1000 Cash Prize Poetry Slam

Ohio Poetry Awards


Ohio Poetry awards

Awards in this listing will be given to one individual of each city (Akron, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati and Canton)

•Best Host Award
•Best Open Mic Dj
•Crowd Favorite
•Virgin on the mic award / For the new poet on the scene from 2020-2021 who come in killing it.
•Best Venue (Showing love to the venue owners for allowing the art to manifest)

Awards below will only be given to one individual

•Coaches award(The Walter Evans coaching award)
This award is for a performer who necessarily not performing still but giving back by coaching helping the newer Performers coming in. Everyone has a person in the poetry community that they can reach out to and get advice or teachings from
•Best Author (I have a panel of 5 people who have read each authors book and will vote on who has the best poetry book as a whole)
•Best Feature (That poet who gets booked regularly because of the way they perform and kill it on every stage they touch)
• Gatekeeper Award
• Best poetry group award
• Spoken Truth Award

Ohio Poetry Awards Nominations

Awards in this listing will be given to one individual of each city (Akron, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati and Canton)

•Coaches award(The Walter Evans coaching award)
This award is for a performer who necessarily not performing still but giving back by coaching helping the newer Performers coming in. Everyone has a person in the poetry community that they can reach out to and get advice or teachings from
•Best Author (I have a panel of 5 people who have read each authors book and will vote on who has the best poetry book as a whole)
•Best Feature (That poet who gets booked regularly because of the way they perform and kill it on every stage they touch)
• Gatekeeper Award
• Best poetry group award
• Spoken Truth Award

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