CandleLIT Poetry Slam ft. Jaymes with a Y & Teej

The CandleLIT Poetry Slam happens on the first Wednesday of every month at the Bath Brew House, upstairs in the Tank Room!

Join us for the tense excitement of 9 poets going head to head with words, plus sets from featured artist and winner of last month's slam TEEJ and the winner of our march slam JAYMES WITH A Y!

Jaymes is a queer, disabled poet living in Bath. His poetry explores themes of identity, found family and the nuances of every day life, which is amplified by his active work in the community. Co-host and founder of Safe-T Pin Bath (a trans led variety night) and performing at SARI’s Voices of Victims event for Hate Crime Awareness Week, Jaymes always aims to uplift the unheard. Further successes for this Overachieving Performative Masc include being a 2x Semi Finalist at Uni Slam, a Lyra Fest Grand Finalist in 2025 and being published in the Chimes Community Anthology. All in all, Jaymes uses their poetry as a form of activism, turning their words into a home for raw honesty, resistance and power.

TJ is a Bath-based multi genre poet and friendly local witch. Representing Bath Spa, they were a semi-finalist in UniSlams 2021 and 2022. They explore themes of sexuality, grief, and mental health, while dabbling in mythology, cryptozoology, and the ancient art of self-deprecation.

9 poets get the opportunity to slam each month. You can pre-book a slam spot by purchasing a Slammer’s ticket. If they are sold out there will be 3 more Slammer spots available on the door on the night, first-come first-serve! Our event doors open at 7pm, and the event begins at 7.30pm, so if you want to grab a slot be there by the time doors open for a chance.

The slam winner gets a 10 minute paid set at the next month’s slot, a trophy (of sorts), and entrance into the Grand Slam to compete for the title of Bath Slam Champion.

The rules:

• You have 3 minutes. You have a ten second 'grace period' after the 3 minutes ends. After that, points are deducted for every 5 seconds you go over. For example: -5 points at 3.11. -10 points at 3.16. Your time begins from your first word or gesture to the audience (including introductions but not including a concise content warning).
• You must be the original author of the poem (if a group poem then you must between you have created all the content).
• No AI written content.
• If you reference or quote someone else's work, it should be a very minor amount of the poem and where possible be credited unless an obvious well known quote that everyone would know isn't your work.
• No nudity.
• No props. No costumes. No backing tracks or instruments.
• No hate speech, defined as disparaging a group or person with less power than you. Examples include (but are not limited to) racism, transphobia, ableism, homophobia, ageism, descrimination based on religion or nationality.
• Please use the microphone, as this is for accessibility of our audience members using hearing aids that connect to the PA system.
• The majority of your poem should be spoken. It may contain less than 25% singing. No backing tracks or instruments.
• Whilst you do not have to perform in English, the judges can only judge what they can understand. So we recommend having a majority of English in your poem.
• Last rule is a traditional rule within the poetry slam community: the point is not the point, the point is the poetry! Remember that by having an audience's captive attention for 3 minutes you have already won. So enjoy it!

The event organisers have the final say on disqualifications and they can disqualify any poet for any reason.

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We have 40% off concessions available for people who face financial barriers to the arts - please email [email protected] or DM us on Instagram for the code to apply at check out.

Please note that if you request a refund more than 48 hours before an event we will approve it, but the fee that eventbrite took when you bought your ticket they do not refund, so you will only recieve the amount that we recieved for your ticket. This is hidden information on the check out page so we've added it here for clarity.

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