WiLD ONiON NOT A TYPiCAL OPEN MIC

“Northern Kentucky University alumnus Samuel T. Phillips has been using a typewriter for about six months. He mostly uses it to type short stories and poetry, which he posts online and reads to rooms full of people. Phillips wants to share his story, and he wants to give others a place to share their experiences, through poetry, music, and other forms of artistic expression…”
-roxanna blevins

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“There can be an intense comfort within the familiar. Local poet and spoken word artist Samuel T. Phillips and I met at a bar in his home base of Covington. The Jameson sitting between us facilitates our conversation and lures the words and truths from this otherwise reluctant soul. A few rounds into our interview, Samuel discloses that he stopped by Gypsy’s on his way here for two doubles, bracing himself to open up to a stranger. Even with the bolstering of the whiskey, his eye contact is infrequent and fleeting, so what I find remarkable is the space between the quiet soul on the adjacent bar stool and the justly angry, powerful voice behind his prose, as if some other shade of himself takes form when the pen tucked behind his ear hits paper…”
– trish richter

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POETRY SLAM to BRiNG WORD ART to COViNGTON

“Sam(uel) Phillips is pounding the streets of Covington preaching the word of poetry. The Poet, Covington resident and Northern Kentucky University alum is founder of The Running Word, a twice-monthly open mic held at The Bean Haus (now KungBrew ’25) in MainStrasse. The more than a year-old poetry night draws crowds ranging from 15 to 30 people, and Phillips feels like it’s time for the next step in the city’s literary scene. Enter Phillips’ first-ever Covington City Lights Poetry Slam…”

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” The more than a year-old poetry night draws crowds ranging from 15 to 30 people, and Phillips feels like it’s time for the next step in his city’s literary scene.

Enter Phillips’ first-ever Covington City Lights Poetry Slam, to be held at 5PM June 24 at The Blue Bar in Covington.

‘I would like the poetry slam to be part of a revolution for this area to just rise up in more spoken word arts other than just poety,’ Phillips said.

Phillips feels like there are plenty of yet-to-be-found pomes and “word art” smiths out there who just need an opportunity to step up to the mic.

‘It’s important to be able to have that outlet…’ “