The award-winning Providence Poetry Slam is an enduring cultural staple housed at AS200 in downtown Providence since 1992.

Lovingly known as ProvSlam, this volunteer-run endeavor serves as a community space to cherish transformative storytelling and performance. One of the oldest and most acclaimed poetry slam venues in the nation, ProvSlam hosts the longest-running open mic and poetry slam in Rhode Island. 

Over 30 years later, the ProvSlam stage continues to convene a diversity of voices committed to exposing silenced narratives, courageous engagement with language and truth, and supporting one another along the way.

ProvSlam currently offers multi-genre open mics, competitive poetry slams, feature performances by traveling artists, and community writing workshops. After a hiatus, the beloved youth program will return for the 2024-2025 school year.