The London Poetry Slam is here again! Come out and show the love!
Poetry slams are energetic poetry competitions where the emphasis is on the connection between speaker and audience. Poems are judged on content AND delivery. That said, the points aren’t the point–the poetry is.
The London Slam events will consist of 2 rounds, starting with up to 10 poets (2nd round half the number of poets from the first round, or half minus one). Five judges randomly selected from the audience will give scores out of 10; the highest and lowest scores are dropped and the highest scoring poets move on to the next round. In the event that more than 10 poets register, performers’ names will be drawn randomly. Please note that this means that if you plan to slam, you should have 2 poems prepared in the event that you make it to the 2nd round.
Audience members are encouraged to be vocal, enthusiastic, and engaged. They’re also encouraged to influence the judges with applause or heckling. Poets are likewise encouraged to influence the judges by buying them drinks.
FRI Dec 17, 8pm
(7:30pm doors, sign-up)
BIG HALL
$5
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