Previous events

• Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:00 pm
• Chico Slam
• Grub House Theater: Chico, CA (MAP)
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• Wednesday, April 27, 2011
• Workshop
• Gavilin College: Gilroy, CA (MAP)
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• Tuesday, April 26, 2011
• Reading
• Gavilin College: Gilroy, CA (MAP)
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• Sunday, April 17, 2011 2:30 pm
• Musings Poetry Reading w/Musical Guest Blair
• Scarab Club: 217 Farnsworth, Detroit, MI, United States (MAP)
•  FB Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=142299222505467
  
  
  

• Saturday, April 16, 2011 7:00 pm
• Benefit: Branch County Coalition against Domestic Violence
• Masonic Temple: Coldwater, MI, United States (MAP)
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• Friday, April 15, 2011 6:00 pm
• Magnetic Poetic
• Michigan Technological University: Houghton, MI (MAP)
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• Sunday, April 10, 2011 5:00 pm
• Spirit Spit
• Spirit of Hope: Corner of MLK and Trumbull (MAP)
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• $3 Suggested Donation

• Saturday, April 2, 2011 7:00 pm
• Reading With A. Van Jordan, Matthew Olzmann and Tommye Blount
• N'Namdi Gallery: 52 East Forest, Detroit, MI (MAP)
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• Free

• Monday, July 13, 2009 7:00 pm
• Springfed Arts Reading
• Detroit Opera House: Detroit, Mi, US (MAP)

• Saturday, May 30, 2009
• Rustbelt Regional Slam
• Toronto, ON, Canada (MAP)

• Friday, May 29, 2009
• Rustbelt Regional Slam
• Toronto, ON, Canada (MAP)

• Thursday, May 28, 2009
• Rustbelt Regional Slam
• Toronto, ON, Canada (MAP)

• Thursday, May 21, 2009 6:00 pm
• Inside Out Literary Gala
• Wayne State University: Detroit, MI, US (MAP)
• All of the brightest students of the Inside Out's Literary Arts Project converge read their work, accept awards and celebrate the launch of the dozens of books we publish for each site we work with. I'll be hosting high school portion. 
  

• Friday, April 24, 2009 6:30 pm
• Teen Poetry Slam
• Westland Public Library: 6123 Central City Parkway, Westland, MI, US (MAP)

• Wednesday, April 15, 2009 7:00 pm
• Seattle Poetry Slam
• Seattle, WA, US (MAP)

• Thursday, April 9, 2009 6:30 pm
• The God Engine Release
• Boll Family Theater in the YMCA: 1401 Broadway, Detroit, MI, US (MAP)
• I'll be reading poems from "The God Engine" as well as lots of new work from the full length manuscript I'm working on, tenatively titled Anxious Armor.
  
  Admission is totally FREE but donations will be accepted and encouraged to undercut wine costs. Yes. There will be free wine. A little bribe to sweeten the pot.
  

• Thursday, April 2, 2009 7:00 pm
• Justice for Palestinians
• The Scarab Club: Detroit, MI (MAP)

• Saturday, February 16, 2008 8:00 pm
• Afro Fest
• University of Windsor: Windsor, ON, Canada (MAP)

• Wednesday, February 13, 2008 8:00 pm
• Love Language
• University of Windsor: The Basement: Windsor, ON, Canada (MAP)

• Saturday, December 1, 2007 6:30 pm
• Live and Local
• Costick Center: Farmington, MI, United States (MAP)
• Live and Local is a city wide talent show that will also feature a guest performer: Jamaal "Versiz" May

• Friday, November 23, 2007 9:00 pm
• Hot Chocolate Poetry Series
• Artist Village: 17340 Lahser, Detroit, MI, United States (MAP)
• Hot Chocolate Poetry Series. Also features Reshoun, Mental and Nathan. Hosted by DJ Big Kahunna

• Saturday, November 17, 2007 7:00 pm
• A Brother's Perspective
• Ujima Theater: 545 Elmwood, Buffalo, New York, United States (MAP)
• Q-Nice and Tom Noy of Cleveland will be joining me to rock on this one. Ntare is pulling us together.

• Friday, October 19, 2007 7:00 pm
• Inside Out Reading
• Detroit Artist Market: 4719 Woodward, at Forest, Detroit, MI, United States (MAP)
• Please come out this Friday, October 19 to the Detroit Artists’ Market (4719 Woodward, at Forest) to enjoy the work of the five tremendous poets: George Henry Francine Harris Stephan Johnson Jamaal May and Thomas Park. This is the second of five readings in the Writers’ Reading Series--highlighting local poets and writers who work for InsideOut Literary Arts Project. The reading begins at 7pm, and light refreshments will be served. See you there!!

• Thursday, August 30, 2007 6:00 pm
• Spoken Word at Cornell
• Cornell University: Ithica, New York, US (MAP)
• Performing with the poets of Hip-poetics: Omari King Wise and Chantay Legacy Leonard

• Sunday, July 1, 2007
• Cave Canem
• Paradise (MAP)
• Jamaal's Second year as a Cave Canem Fellow. He will be absolutely out of the loop during this time.

• Saturday, June 30, 2007
• Cave Canem
• Paradise (MAP)

• Friday, June 29, 2007
• Cave Canem
• Paradise (MAP)

• Thursday, June 28, 2007
• Cave Canem
• Paradise (MAP)

• Wednesday, June 27, 2007
• Cave Canem
• Paradise (MAP)

• Tuesday, June 26, 2007
• Cave Canem
• Paradise (MAP)

• Monday, June 25, 2007
• Cave Canem
• Paradise (MAP)

• Sunday, June 24, 2007
• Cave Canem
• Paradise (MAP)
• Jamaal's Second year as a Cave Canem Fellow. He will be absolutely out of the loop during this time.

• Friday, June 22, 2007
• Allied Media Conference
• Detroit (MAP)
• I was asked to be a part of the opening ceremony on Friday.

• Sunday, June 10, 2007
• Lit Fest
• Detroit (MAP)
• "slam poets" (as we're being labled) will be performing at 2pm during lit fest. This is a free event running as part of the festival of the arts.

• Saturday, June 9, 2007
• Detroit Festival of the Arts on Library Lawn
• Detroit (MAP)
• This will be an outdoor version of the Comerica Java and Jazz series and a part of the Detroit Festival of the Arts.

• Thursday, June 7, 2007
• Farmington Hills Civic Center
• Farmington Hills (MAP)
• AT THE FARMINGTON HILLS CIVIC CENTER
  33332 Grand River Ave
  Farmington, MI 48336
  
  Tickets:
  $10.00 in Advance
  $15.00 at the Door
  Time 8:00pm-10:00pm
  
  Performances by: Audra Kubat, Epiphany, Kahn Davison, Versiz, Lashaun phoenix Moore, Cassie Poe, Karega Ani, Patrick Mills, Omari B, and More.....
  
  Refreshments Will Be Served:
  Fruit, Wine, Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries, Wing Dings, and more...

• Saturday, June 2, 2007
• NCORE
• San Francisco (MAP)

• Friday, June 1, 2007
• NCORE
• San Francisco (MAP)

• Thursday, May 31, 2007
• NCORE
• San Francisco (MAP)

• Saturday, May 26, 2007
• Black Exp at Cobo Hall
• Detroit (MAP)
• Buy Black weekend is here check the line up. I rock at 630 on Sat. but be sure you're there at 6 to catch Finale.
  
  Friday
  
  
  
  2:00 - 2:40 Paul Miles (blues)
  
  4:00 - 4:20 Cooperative Opposites (hip hop)
  
  4:30 - 4:50 Selah David (poet)
  
  6:00 - 6:40 Yaminah Brock & Jerry Brooks (soul)
  
  8:00 - 8:20 Self-Meyi (hip hop)
  
  8:30 - 8:50 WAE (hip hop)
  
  
  
  Saturday
  
  
  
  2:00 - 2:20 LaShaun Phoenix Moore (poet)
  
  2:30 - 2:50 Truth (hip hop)
  
  4:00 - 4:20 Lady T (hip hop)
  
  4:30 - 4:50 MacMillion Productions (hip hop)
  
  6:00 - 6:20 Finale (hip hop)
  
  6:30 - 6:50 Versiz (poet/emcee)
  
  8:00 - 8:20 D Brown (r&b)
  
  8:30 - 8:50 Asylum 7 (hip hop)

• Saturday, May 12, 2007
• Nadir Remix-tape Release Party
• Detroit (MAP)
• I'll be jamming with Nadir and his band. Anyone who has seen me jump on stage with him or Black Bottom Collective can tell you how that's going to go down.

• Saturday, May 5, 2007
• TBA
• Toledo (MAP)
• Multi-format show with hip hop poetry and other genres. Hosted by Sarah City Lopez

• Saturday, April 28, 2007
• No Regrets Lounge
• Toronto (MAP)

• Friday, April 27, 2007
• Max Fisher Music Center
• Detroit (MAP)
• I'll only be calibrating for the final stage slam but you definitely want to come out detroit's new generation of slammers. It promises to be a high energy night.
  7pm

• Thursday, April 26, 2007
• Ferris State
• Big Rapids (MAP)
• 7pm Free

• Sunday, April 22, 2007
• Scarab Club
• 207 Farnsworth, Detroit, MI (MAP)
• Poetry Reading with Robert Fanning and others. Free. I'm looking forward to participating in more page readings this year.  More info coming.

• Friday, April 20, 2007
• Liberty Temple Baptist Church
• Detroit (MAP)
• Located at Greenfield and 6mile (McNichols). There will be a screening of a film on Assata Shakur at 7pm after which, I'll be performing for a short amount of time.

• Tuesday, April 17, 2007
• Farmington High School
• Paradise (MAP)
• Jamaal is performing on his birthday. They promised him cake!

• Friday, April 6, 2007
• Fire
• Kalamazoo (MAP)
• 1249 Portage St. Kalamazoo MI  (inside the Portage Street Fire Station)
  $5 at door

• Thursday, March 8, 2007
• TBA
• Milwaukee (MAP)

• Wednesday, March 7, 2007
• TBA
• Milwaukee (MAP)

• Tuesday, February 27, 2007
• Berkley High School
• Berkley (MAP)

• Tuesday, February 20, 2007
• WSU Medical School
• Detroit (MAP)

• Sunday, February 18, 2007
• Citadel of Faith
• Detroit (MAP)

• Thursday, February 15, 2007
• Detroit Job Core
• Detroit (MAP)
• Hip hop performance.

• Wednesday, February 14, 2007
• University of Windsor
• Windsor (MAP)
• Come spend Valentines Day with poets, musicians and artists expressing love through their craft . This promises to be a soulful, uplifting evening with poetry my Jamaal "Versiz" May, Marsha Carter and others as well as music by Patrick Mills. A 3 Dollar Donation gets you in.
  
  Jackman Dramatic Art Theatre Center
  Feb. 14 7pm-9pm
  $3
  

• Tuesday, February 13, 2007
• Grant Middle School
• Detroit (MAP)

• Monday, February 12, 2007
• Detroit Job Core
• Detroit (MAP)
• Spoken word performance

• Saturday, February 3, 2007
• Public Library Main Branch
• Detroit (MAP)
• Black history month kick off at 11am. Free to all.

• Friday, February 2, 2007
• Maxfield Training Center
• Farmington (MAP)
• Versiz loves the kids! A room full of teenagers attending a diversity conference. I can't wait.

• Tuesday, January 23, 2007
• New YMCA building Downtown
• Detroit (MAP)
• Kick off for the Broadside Press' new workshop series for teens. Starts at 6pm free for all to attend.

• Friday, December 22, 2006
• STEEL
• Detroit (MAP)
• This won't just be a poetry showcase. It's a soulful explosion with live music including jazz and soul. This promises to be exciting night from start to finish. Presented by Next Level entertainment

• Friday, December 15, 2006
• 1515 Broadway
• 1515 Broadway, Detroit, MI (MAP)
• Versiz will be rocking a late set on Friday December 15 at a venue that has always yeilded great experiences for the poet. From Slam Team fundraisers to the Best of Both Worlds tag-team effort with Kahn Davison, 1515 Broadway has always proved to be a great stage for Versiz. If you've only seen Versiz in bits and pieces at slams or open mics you should take advantage of this opportunity to witness the type of extended set that has garnered praise from all over the country. The show will also feature some of the best spoken word artists the city of Detroit has to offer. Show time is 10pm. Contact Ben Jones for tickets: 313 629 7637.

• Saturday, December 2, 2006
• Urban Beanery Cafe
• 1155 Madison Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI (MAP)
• Prestige Image, LLC
   
  Presents
   
  An Evening with
   
  Jamaal “Versiz” May
   
  At the Urban Beanery Cafe
   
  Saturday, December 2, 2006

  Doors open 6:00 PM Show starts 7:00 PM

  For more information call

   616-245-6414

  Tickets: $75.00

  

• Wednesday, October 11, 2006
• Indiana University
• Bloomington, IN (MAP)
• This show will be an aids awareness concert featuring spoken word, hip hop and soul.
  

• Saturday, September 30, 2006
• W/ Saul Williams @ Prive
• 155 Congress, Detroit, MI (MAP)
• Starring: SAUL WILLIAMS
   
  Featuring:  Khary Turner of the Black Bottom Collective,
  
  Jamaal “Versiz” May, & Phyllis
  
  Performances by: Invincible, the Iron Sheik, & Misinformants
  
  Spoken word from 8-10
  open mic from 10-12
  afterparty w/hip hop dj 12-2
  
  

• Tuesday, September 12, 2006
• Kieran's Irish Pub
• Minneapolis, MN (MAP)
• Versiz features at the Minneapolis Slam.
  

• Monday, September 11, 2006
• The Artists' Quarter
• St. Paul, MN (MAP)

• Saturday, August 19, 2006
• Flint Unplugged at the Greater Flint Arts Council
• 16 S. Saginaw St., Detrot, MI (MAP)
• Versiz will join his Flint family, Ed 'The Future' Wilson and Amber 'Wizdom' Lakes for what is being dubbed the Family Reunion show.

• Friday, August 18, 2006
• Winnder Inn Bed and Breakfast
• 97 Winder, Detroit, MI (MAP)
• This will be a literary event promoting literacy and introducing new Detroit writers to the community. Proceeds from the event will benefit The Alicia Celeste Tucker Foundation. The ACT Foundation promotes literacy in the City of Detroit.

• Saturday, August 12, 2006
• National Poetry Slam
• Austin, TX (MAP)

• Friday, August 11, 2006
• National Poetry Slam
• Austin, TX (MAP)

• Thursday, August 10, 2006
• National Poetry Slam
• Austin, TX (MAP)

• Wednesday, August 9, 2006
• National Poetry Slam
• Austin, TX (MAP)
• Versiz is representing Detroit alongside Karega Ani, Lashaun Pheonix Moore, and Omari Barkesdale.    
  

• Sunday, August 6, 2006
• Trixies Coffee House
• 25925 Gratiot, Roseville, Roseville, MI (MAP)
• Versiz will be the featured artist for this open mic set. 8pm Free

• Saturday, August 5, 2006
• Black Pearl Poetry @ The Brownstone
• 122 E. Main St, Columbus, OH (MAP)

• Friday, August 4, 2006
• Meetery Eatery
• On Woodward across from the Historical Muesem, Detroit, MI (MAP)
• 8:30pm $5
  Versiz W/th the 2006 Detroit Poetry Slam Team. The send off show.
  

• Saturday, April 29, 2006
• Cobo Hall
• Detroit (MAP)
• Versiz is rocking show that will also feature Jessica Care Moore, Third Eye Open, The Last Poets and the Take the Land Slam for $500. The finalists that will be competing are 2006 slam team member Karega Ani, coach Cassie Poe and assitant coach Lashaun Pheonix Moore. 

• Tuesday, April 18, 2006
• Detroit Public Library
• Detroit (MAP)
• Featuring at the Popular Comerica Java and Jazz Series. When i find out what Jazz Artist i'm paired with this year, i post it.

• Saturday, April 1, 2006
• New YMCA on Broadway
• Detroit (MAP)
• Versiz will be performing as part of the Walking Project alongside great poets and musicians such as Blair.

• Saturday, March 25, 2006
• Indiana University
• Bloomington (MAP)

• Friday, March 24, 2006
• Indiana University
• Bloomington (MAP)

• Thursday, March 23, 2006
• Indiana University
• Bloomington (MAP)

• Wednesday, March 22, 2006
• Indiana University
• Bloomington (MAP)

• Friday, March 17, 2006
• Fire
• Kalamazoo (MAP)
• Versiz is the featured artist at this blazing open mic.

• Wednesday, February 15, 2006
• 5th Avenue @ Comerica
• Detroit (MAP)
• 5th Avenue Dtown: Hip Hop feat.: Magestik Legend, Leaf Erikson, Versiz, & The Lyricists

• Sunday, February 12, 2006
• Kamikaze Coffee Shop
• 4630 Warrensville, Cleavland, OH (MAP)
• Featured at "The Vibe Session" poetry series.

• Saturday, February 11, 2006
• Detroit Historical Society
• Detroit MI (MAP)

• Friday, January 27, 2006
• University of Wisconsin
• Madison WI (MAP)
• Versiz and 3rd Eye Open are tag-teaming the University of Wisconsin to bring the truth at a heightened unprecedented level. If you know people in the area let them know it will be worth their time. i can give'em details.

• Saturday, January 21, 2006
• Johanson Charles Gallery
• 1345 Division St. between Rivard and Russell, Detroit, MI (MAP)
• World Can't Wait (www.worldcantwait.org) is a coalition of organizations and individuals that seeks "to create a political situation where the Bush administration's program is repudiated, where Bush himself is driven from office, and where the whole direction he has been taking U.S. society is reversed." They have purchased advertising in the New York Times and on Air America Radio and elsewhere, but much more is needed. On Saturday, January 21, 2006 a broad array of musicians, artists and bands will present a benefit concert at the Johanson Charles Gallery in Detroit, Michigan to raise money for and consciousness around the World Can't Wait coalition and the movement to drive the Bush regime out of office. Scheduled performers include hip-hop artists Invincible, Finale, DJ Houseshoes, Versiz, Abstrakt Intellekt, Tasherre D'Enajetic, Ultramaddness and Asylum 7, rock and blues musicians White, Ras Kente and the Take No Prisoners Posse (with their Hendrix tribute), Zuby, Howard Glazer, Carolyn Striho, and Rachele Eve, reggae band Basiks and funk and soul artists Midtown Underground, Lola Valley and NADIR's Distorted Soul.

• Saturday, January 14, 2006
• University of Michigan Flint
• Flint MI (MAP)
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• Friday, December 9, 2005
• Impact Center
• Detroit (MAP)
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• Saturday, November 12, 2005
• Northland Mall
• GreenFeild, Southfield, MI (MAP)
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• Thursday, October 13, 2005
• Indiana University
• Bloomington (MAP)
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• Friday, October 7, 2005
• Mumford High School
• Detroit (MAP)