IT'S AN evening dedicated to musical wordsmiths. Former high school English teacher Jonathan Brown is a hip-hop artist with an inclination toward punk rock and an impressive poetry resume. Published in the Worchester Review, Wordplaysound, The Nashville Review, and Indiefeed: Performance Poetry, Brown has won the 2010 and 2012 Tennessee Williams Literary Festival Poetry Slam, is a nine-time finalist at the LEAF Poetry Slam and the 2006 Bay Area Slam Champion, and has been a member of five National Poetry Slam teams.

Brown is joined by Savannah’s own Basik Lee, Cunabear, Valore, and Perpetual Care.

Friday, October 6, 9 p.m., $4.99 via wormholebar.com, 21+