PURE INK POETRY’S SOUTHERN FRIED SEND-OFF: WILLIAMSON, KERR, TAYLOR, STONE, TATE

In the middle of June, in Pompano Beach, FL over thirty teams from across the U.S. will compete in the 32nd Annual Southern Fried Poetry Slam Festival, one of the largest regional slam poetry festivals in North America. Buffalo’s own, Pure Ink Poetry will be one of those teams competing in this tournament.

In this send-off event, Team Pure Ink, who consist of Brandon Williamson, Yamilla Tate, Jheanelle Kerr, Dallas Taylor, & J.B. Stone, will showcase some of the poetry they’ll be bringing with them from the 716, in an effort to raise some last minute funds for their trip.

This event will be free and open to the public. Vendors tables will be available as well as other opportunities to donate what you can. Proceeds will go to the team’s funding for ground transportation, portion of accommodations, etc.