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Join us for our 2026 Poetry Slam Series. Bring your poetry to perform or just a friend to come and enjoy! RSVP encouraged but not required. RSVP is for performers and attendees. This does not sign you up to compete. Sign-in for competing will be at the door. Performers should have three pieces ready, one for each round.Sign-in begins at 7:00 PM
Entry Fee: Pay what you can with a recommended $5 donation
Cash prizes!
RULES:
1. Each solo poem must be of the poet’s own creation.
2. Each group poem must feature the primary author of the poem. If more than one person is considered to be the primary author, then they all need to be performing the poem.
3. Memorization is not required or necessary. The poet may choose to bring a sheet of paper or chapbook to the stage to read off their phone(s).
4. Each poet gets three minutes (plus a ten-second grace period) to read one poem. If that poet goes over time, points will be deducted from the total score by the scorekeeper. The poem/performance will lose 0.5 off their score for each 10 seconds they go over.
5. The poet may not use props, costumes, pre-recorded/taped music, or musical instruments while performing. It’s just you and your poem on stage. BUT you are allowed to sing or beat box or make any other sounds with your body in your performance.
6. The poems may NOT include sexist, racist, homophobic, or transphobic comments. Don’t be rude. However, anger, upset and frustration are totally legitimate emotions to express in your poem, just be creative in how you go about doing it.
7. The poet receives scores out of 10 from five randomly selected judges. The high and low scores are dropped and the middle three are added together, giving the poet a total score out of 30.
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Event venue
The Bookhouse, 120-A Reynolda Vlg Wy, Winston Salem, United States
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