WORD UP! Poets Showcase

The WORD UP! 2013 Poets Showcase will be held on Saturday, January 12, at 2:00 pm in Arrington Auditorium of the Linn-Henley Research Library. Tessica "Lady Tess" Williams will be the headliner. She is the the first place winner of the 2012 Southern Fried Poetry Slam, which was held in June. She will be joined by other spoken word poets from around the region.

A poetry workshop for teens led by Real Life Poets follows the showcase.

For more information on WORD UP! 2013, visit Birmingham365.org.