Sister Spit began in San Francisco in the 1990s as a weekly, girls-only open mic that was an alternative to the misogyny-soaked poetry open mics popular around the city (and the nation) at that time. Inspired by two-bit punk bands who managed to go on the road without hardly knowing how to play their instruments, Sister Spit became the first all-girl poetry roadshow at the end of the 90s, and toured regularly with such folks as Eileen Myles, Marci Blackman, Beth Lisick and Nomy Lamm.
The tour was revived as Sister Spit: The Next Generation in 2007, and has toured the United States annually since, with authors and performers such as Chinaka Hodge, Dorothy Allison, Lenelle Moise and Justin Vivian Bond. In this next incarnation, out of respect to the changing gender landscape of our queer and literary communities, Sister Spit welcomes artists of all genders, so long as they mesh with the tour’s historic vibe of feminism, queerness, humor and provocation.
2020 TOUR
▶ Sun, Mar 8: Sister Spit SEATTLE
4-6pm, Northwest Film Forum $20
▶ Tue, Mar 10: Sister Spit PCC
TBA, Portland Community College FREE
▶ Wed, Mar 11: Sister Spit TACOMA
7-9pm, Tacoma Rainbow Center $15-$20
▶ Thu, Mar 12: Sister Spit PORTLAND
7-9pm, Psychic Sister $20-$40
▶ Fri, Mar 13: Sister Spit OLYMPIA
6:30-8:30pm, Olympia Timberland Library FREE
▶ Sun, Mar 15: Sister Spit Oakland
7-9pm, White Horse Bar $20
▶Wed, Mar 18: Sister Spit San Francisco
7-9pm, The STUD $20
▶ Fri, Mar 20: Sister Spit Los Angeles
7-9pm, A Love Bizarre $20
▶ Sat, Mar 21: Sister Spit Long Beach
6-8pm, MADE by Millworks FREE