El'J Dilla Poetry Slam Registration Page

Fri Feb 21 2025 at 08:00 pm to 10:30 pm UTC-05:00

The Sweet Palette | Fayetteville

LeJuane Bowens
Publisher/HostLeJuane Bowens
El'J Dilla Poetry Slam Registration Page
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Join us as we mix poetry with J Dilla in this first type of poetry slam in Fayetteville, NC
About this Event

* THIS PAGE IS ONLY FOR POETS LOOKING TO REGISTER AND COMPETE IN THE J DILLA POETRY SLAM DURING EL'J DILLA WEEKEND.*

Rules for the slam: The slam itself will have its first two rounds follow regular slam rules. For those who are not familiar with Poetry Slam, here are some guidelines.Though rules vary from slam to slam, the basic rules are:


-Each poem must be of the poet’s own construction;

-Each poet gets three minutes (plus a ten-second grace period) to read one poem. If the poet goes over time, points will be deducted from the total score.

-The poet may not use props, costumes or musical instruments;

-Of the scores the poet received from the five judges, the high and low scores are dropped and the middle three are added together, giving the poet a total score of 0-30.


In the third round, the four remaining poets will have to slam with an original poem based off of one of J Dilla’s works with the time limit being 3 minutes and 30 seconds. This round will only have one judge and the judge will be Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey. The list of songs will be send to the competing poets once they have registered. $25 to slam.


1st Place: $200 and trophy

2nd : $100

3rd: $50


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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Sweet Palette, 101 Person Street, Fayetteville, United States

Tickets

USD 30.52

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