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Perth Slam's Final Event for 2024! Who is Perth's Best Slam Poet 2024? Find out! This is... The PERTH SLAM GRAND SLAM 2024. ARE. YOU. READY? For the CUP!
Wait? What? Is this November already?
Yeah. It is.
Okay, so its time for us to invite some of the top-placed poets to vie for the title of 2024 Perth Slam Grand Slam Champion.
They can win the much coveted PERTH SLAM GRAND SLAM ANNUAL CUP.
The Grand Slam winner will receive the annual trophy (a very nice coffee cup indeed) and as usual: all of the CASH!
AND THE EXTREME GLORY!
And for the very first time we introduce the inaugural GRAND SLAM WINNER PEN.
And also for the first time ever, witness the first ever PERTH SLAM GRAND SLAM WINNER BUMPER STICKER!
And a torch keyring thing.
And like a magnetic clip.
Yeah these are things. We ordered them.
And did we mention this is the LAST PERTH SLAM FOR 2024. We'll be back in February 2025 for more slammy fun times. 🤞🤞🤞
Note there there may be a few SPOTS AVAILABLE to "TAKE DOWN A CHAMP".
Stay Tuned in the comments to find out more about that...
DOORS OPEN 4PM.
$5/$10 ENTRY
And of course the DOOR SALES GO TO THE WINNER!
Okay, but WHATS GOING ON? Well, Its a Poetry Slam! Come on down!
Get some awe inspiring performance poetry inside your beautiful faces! Do a poem if there's space in the list! Win some Money! Judge Poets! Clap hands! Click yo fingers and enjoy the intensity, the diversity, the scintillating density of Perth's most interesting spoken wordsmiths.
If you are a first timer, we welcome you! DO IT! Seriously. Just do it!
Each month we give you the opportunity to compete with up to 14 other poets to win the cash prize.
Please Note that this month it's the 2024 GRAND SLAM and the open spots will be limited.
And the audience is the judge 🙂 Could be YOU! Free drinks for the random judges.
Content Warning: Our events are for ALL AGES and some content may NOT be suitable for children.
Will you be a Perth Slam Winner? Do you know someone who is the bestest poet in the world? Tag em! Bring em.
Have you got a poem inside you just waiting to be heard? What are you waiting for? Sign up!
Perth Slam is this city's only monthly poetry slam. Come along and sign up to slam your poem or just witness the linguistic fitness of a live poetry slam!
You may get to be a judge! We give out tickets at the door for your chance to be a judge! That's right! A JUDGE of POETRY! The power! The Glory!
Poetry slammers get TWO MINUTES on the mic to impress the five randomly-chosen judges. The highest overall score wins the door takings.
It's all about short sharp bursts of performance poetry into your face - guaranteed!
Our website: https://www.perthslam.com
Doors open 4pm
LAST SATURDAY MONTHLY
Four5Nine Bar - Rosemount Hotel
459 Fitzgerald St, North Perth,
Perth, Western Australia, 6006
Entry: $10 or $5 Concession.
CASH ONLY at the door.
But there is an ATM in the venue.
Sign up to SLAM @ 4pm
Slam event starts at 430pm
Please read our rules https://www.perthslam.com/rules
Hosted by Allan Boyd (aka the antipoet) and Joni Boyd (aka Checkout Chick) with special operations and hardcore logistical administrative and tactical calculator support from the always delightful Tonja (she is a scientist - not a poet).
WHAT IS A POETRY SLAM?
Poetry slam is a competitive performance arts event, in which poets perform spoken word poetry before a live audience and a panel of randomly chosen judges
WHAT HAPPENS AT PERTH SLAM?
Slam contestants are given a microphone, a live audience and just two minutes to impress the judges with their ORIGINAL spoken word poetry.
No Props. No Costumes. Just pure words! You CAN read from your phone, tablet or paper, notebook etc.
Five random judges are picked. We pull raffle tickets given at the door from the AMAZING SLAM HAT!
Once judges are chosen (and after our "sacrificial" poet tests the judges skills), we draw each poet's name from the hat and the competition begins.
After each 2 minute performance, judges hold up score cards using a 1-10 scale, with 10 being the highest.
Of the five scores for each poet, only the middle three scores are counted - we remove the "haters"💩 and the "lovers" 😍 score! And at the end of the night, the poet with the most points takes a big cut of the door! 🤑
Our Perth Slam rules are based on the Australian Poetry Slam rules.
PERTH SLAM RULES:
• Sign up at the venue at 4pm SHARP (Slam Starts at 430pm)
• Maximum of 14 entrants per Slam
• No Signups after the slam starts
• No musical accompaniment. No props. No costumes
• YES! Reading from the page or a device IS permitted
• Random draw for performance order
• Poem must be the original work of the performer
• 2 minute time limit. Time starts at your 1st word or when the timekeeper feels the performance has begun. 1 point for every 30 seconds over time is deducted by the timekeeper from your final score
• 5 judges chosen at random from the audience
• Pooling of judges tickets is not permitted
• Judges hold up score cards, marking each performer from 0.01 – 10. From the 5 scores, only the 3 middle scores are counted
• In the event of a tie, the 2 highest-scoring performers share the prize
• Winner is rewarded with the door takings (minus some admin costs)
• Slam winner cannot compete in the following month - but is invited to be our FEATURED Sacrificial Poet!
• Organisers of Perth Slam reserve the right to change any of these rules at any time!
More details at our website: https://www.perthslam.com/
CONTACT:
Allan Boyd - Perth Slam Organiser
Phone: 0402 573 580
Email: [email protected]
Please feel free to hit us up in the comments ANYTIME...
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
four5nine, 449 Fitzgerald St, North Perth WA 6006, Australia,Perth, Western Australia
