Celebrate Women’s Poetry with Ladies’ Crystal Battle for the Bag Open Mic on JULY 12, 2026. $1000 Grand Prize. 50% of Ticket Sales will be donated to the NC Women’s Prison Book Project. (MEMBERSHIP IS NOT REQUIRED)

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UNIVERSAL POETS’ CLUB PRESENTS ITS 1ST LADIES CRYSTAL OPEN MIC “BATTLE FOR THE BAG” TO CELEBRATE WOMEN’S POETRY ON JULY 12, 2026, AT SHAPESHIFTER LAB IN BROOKLYN, NY. TICKETS GO ON SALE SUNDAY, JAN. 4, 2026, AT EVENTBRITE.COM. MARK YOU CALENDAR

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