Steph Love

This Friday! Join us for Waiting to Exhale - Women’s only open mic - at @studiogallerynfk 7P - 11PM $3!!! This night is dedicated to the ladies who just wanna vent about some things through their art! Whether it’s poetry, singing, rapping, storytelling, comedy, etc. come hang with us and get free!! All are welcome to attend, but the mic is for the women! Let this be the pregame for the evening! I hope to see some familiar faces as well as some new faces! See ya there! *cues Whitney Houston* #shoop #waitingtoexhale #studiogallerynorfolk #womensonlyopenmic #love #relationships #openmic #oneofmyfavoritemovies #getyoshit #getyoshit #andgetout #quotablesfordays #okbye https://www.instagram.com/p/B2KrRdBnytT/?igshid=1qsqfxnlpdw0d

Good morning y’all! Pop-Ups & Poetry at @seldenmarket is this Saturday from 12-4! I’ll be hosting the open mic portion! We need poets, singers, musicians, comedians, magicians, whatever your specialty is, we need you on the mic! Lol. Come through and check out the awesome shops while you’re there! And pick up some sliders from @slidethrufam while you’re there too! See y’all Saturday! #brangyoselves #seldenmarket #norfolk #downtown #nfk #openmic #popupsandpoetry #poetry #spokenword #performers #writers #exciters #loversofart #imhosting #thisisgonnabefun #seeyathere #okbye https://www.instagram.com/p/B1teZVeHYN6/?igshid=1carr23q0tn6w

We’re baaaaaaaack!!!! Join us August 7th at @thevenueon35th as we kick off our Verb Benders Slam 2020 season with a very special guest, Michelle Dodd! As always we need poets and spectators!!!! Come check out how the 757 gets down in competition! #brangyoselves #verbbenders #getbent #bendemtiltheybreak #poetryslam #spokenword #poetry #feature #michelledodd #richmond #norfolk #VA #poets #writers #competition #venueon35th #v35 #parkplace #okbye #lol https://www.instagram.com/p/B0RubcbHD6K/?igshid=6jk36ye79qgl

Happy born day in heaven @muah_mybella ! Today is a day that we will honor you and also continue to bring awareness towards the fight to end domestic violence! I will never forget you! Love and miss you always beautiful Bell! 🙏🏼💜#bellamygamboa #bellamygamboaday #bellamyday #716 #enddomesticviolence #domesticviolenceawareness #dvawareness #dv #restinparadise #beautifulbell #fromthearchives #4bellamy #bebrave https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz-xStin05E/?igshid=32xbr7wsjf99

This team you see here has been through so damn much together, y’all. We worked our asses off for months, all while facing personal issues, individually. To say that this has been a journey, an odyssey, and a damn rollercoaster over these last couple of months is not enough lol! We took 2 one’s, and 1 two this week. I watched my teammates DO WORK! We kicked it up from the open mic, the slammaster slam, haiku slam, our bouts, all the way to the underground slam! I’m suuuuuper proud of this team here, no matter what! We didn’t make final stage this year, but there’s always Tampa next year... oh yeah, and to my VA peeps in 2021, @sofriedpoetry is coming to Richmond! Dates soon come! I’m gonna close this out by saying, I love you, Maddie, Gye, Cass and Sed! You guys worked so hard and I couldn’t be prouder! Thank you for giving this year your absolute all! 😘💜🙏🏼 #verbbenders #getbent #bendemtiltheybreak #norfolk #757 #slamteam #slamily #sofriedfaync #sofried #southernfriedpoetryslam #fayettevillenc https://www.instagram.com/p/BycaS9nnzWw/?igshid=eccldxiw27te

Tomorrow night! The Verb Benders Slam Team will be doing one more send off at our home venue @thevenueon35th during their open mic! Come see and show some love before we head off to Southern Fried! #verbbenders #getbent #bendemtiltheybreak #spokenword #thevenueon35thstreet #norfolk #parkplace #sofriedbound #sofriedfaync #southernfriedpoetryslam https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNjneDnteg/?igshid=1by6h2lekn26n

Sending a huge thank you to Remax Central Va Beach and @layaroatropical in Norfolk for sponsoring our poetry showcase last night! Sending love to everyone who made it out to support this event and also to those who were called up to randomly perform lol! We packed the house, the food was BANGIN! Annnnd the poetry was on point! Our last send off is at @thevenueon35th on Monday June 3rd! Come show us some love before we head out to Southern Fried next week! #verbbenders #getbent #bendemtiltheybreak #layaroatropical #remaxcentral #vabeach #norfolk #757 https://www.instagram.com/p/ByFwLvhnpOg/?igshid=1l649kzpuy2qa

Sending a huge thank you to @q5tv for having us at @cipher_tuesdays last night!!!! Tonight we got more for y’all!!!!!! The Verb Benders Slam Team has a special showcase at @layaroatropical, sponsored by Remax Central in Va Beach and La Yaroa! This is a FREE show!!!! FREE99!!! Come out and enjoy some poetry and some great food! Let’s pack the house!!! I hope to see y’all there! #brangyoselves #verbbenders #getbent #bendemtiltheybreak #spokenword #poetry #slamteam #slamily #sofriedbound #ciphertees #norfolk #layaroa #remaxcentralvabeach https://www.instagram.com/p/ByDK-qXHnSd/?igshid=120v125rsrm0l

May 29th! The Verb Benders Slam Team will be featuring at @layaroatropical !!! This is a free event and we wanna pack the house! So, bring everybody you know! Come hungry bc the food is dope! See ya there! https://www.instagram.com/p/BxtNOvKnGU8/?igshid=9ziu0nptedd0

😂😂😂 one of my favorite parts from this weekend was being a #freshradioreporter on behalf of @realfreshradio with @mspj777 lol!!! If you follow me on the twits (Twitter - steph_love500) then you’ve seen a lot of these already 😂😂 ahh man... what a great time this was! #sitwfest #tbt #latergram #wearevirginia #va #twouptwodown #community #unity #love #somethinginthewater #757 #oceanfront #vabeach #beachgirl #ahhhyessss #overandout #lol https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw9rniCHOMx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15zu1tg5r9tct

#sitwfest #tbt #latergram post numero uno! What a weekend, y’all! I can’t wait to do this again next year! #wearevirginia #va #twouptwodown #community #unity #love #somethinginthewater #757 #oceanfront #vabeach #beachgirl https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw9o0WZHuN9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=95xmcj91snpj

Tomorrow!!!! @twpthemovement’s Grand Slam Finals is going down at @downinggross from 2-5! Im so hyped for this and to hear these incredible young writers! Also! Verb Benders will be featuring at this event! Then at 6:30 at @thevenueon35th the #VerbBenders has a special feature and it’s onllllyyyy $5! So you got a choice of poetry in the afternoon or in the evening or both! I think you should do both! Lol either way, I think you should come check us out! I hope to see some new and familiar faces! Let’s pack the house for both events! https://www.instagram.com/p/BwLXDNrHXb9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=127hp0ua5drwu

Saturday Saturday Saturday! *monster truck rally voice* Catch the Verb Benders Slam Team runnin poems at @thevenueon35th - doors open at 6:30 and it’s only $5! We will have merch on deck for sale, such as tshirts, buttons and CD’s! Come check us out to see what we’ve been workin on! Let’s pack the house! #brangyoselves #verbbenders #getbent #bendemtiltheybreak #slamteam #verbbendersslamva #norfolkva #thevenueon35th #757 https://www.instagram.com/p/BwGdXjIH2ta/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16l8ec0ezsy0a

Tomorrow!!!! Poet Fest is going down at @thevenueon35th !!!! We start at 12 and it’s $10 for the entire day! This is going to be an action packed day so you do not wanna miss this! There will be vendors, open mics, book signings, a workshop, a slam, features, improv, all of the poetry your little heart desires, and so much more!!!! Come through and show some love and come get some of this poetry! I hope to see some new and familiar faces there!!! #brangyoselves #poetfest #poetfest2019 #thevenueon35th #spokenword #poetry #openmic #feature #workshop #poetryslam #nationalpoetrymonth2019 #napomo2019 #norfolk #parkplace #poets #writers #etcetcetc https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv4E9-1H7v_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1di81i5apkoue

Tonight! @thewritersdenrva own Roscoe Burnems will be featuring at our first ever “Who’s Got the Props?” Slam at @thevenueon35th - doors open at 6:30 $5. In traditional slam, you can’t use props during your performance but tonight, you can bring allllllll the props for your performance! I’m expecting to see some Thanos gauntlets, a juggling act, a stage set up and some more stuff lol. You do not wanna miss this event! As always, we need poets, judges and spectators! See ya tonight! #brangyoselves #verbbenders #getbent #bendemtiltheybreak #verbbenderdslamva #757 #norfolk #richmond #thewritersden #roarbihhh #roscoeburnems #douglaspowell #roscoeisdoug #thegodchysalistour https://www.instagram.com/p/BvzMil7HoiV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=149ew7l6evlj9

More April things! The Verb Benders Slam Team will be featuring Saturday April 13th at our home @thevenueon35th !!! You don’t wanna miss this! Doors open at 6:30 and it’s only $5! Y’all know what to do! #brangyoselves #verbbenders #getbent #bendemtiltheybreak #slamteam #poetry #spokenword #stephlove #cassisfree #maddieg #godchildtheomen #gyenyamesoldier #verbbendersslamva #norfolk #757 #thevenueon35th #feature #performance #nationalpoetrymonth2019 #napomo2019 #okbye https://www.instagram.com/p/BvpCUKLHN-Q/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1urg0ava7ayst

More stuff coming up! We are moving right along in our Exhibition Slam season! Next up is our first ever “Who’s Got the Props?” SLAM! Those who are familiar with slam know that, props are not allowed. But in this slam, they are encouraged! We will have a special guest feature joining us this night too! Richmond’s own, @thewritersdenrva Slam Team Coach, Roscoe Burnems! You do not wanna miss this event! As always, we need poets, judges and spectators for this, so come on out and bring everybody with you! #whosgotthepropsslam #verbbenders #getbent #bendemtiltheybreak #writersdenrva #roarbihhh #april #nationalpoetrymonth #brangyoselves https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu5TmVwn2Sd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=m8r6yy285xsj