Guelph Poetry Slam 16th SLAMiversary!
Schedule
Sat Nov 16 2024 at 08:00 pm to 11:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Which Craft | Guelph, ON
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Yep, it's true; Guelph Spoken Word is turning sweet 16! Every year we make it is a testament to hard work, dedication, community and love of SPOKEN WORD, WRITTEN WORDS... ALL THE WORDS, SO SPREAD THE WORD.To celebrate this milestone we invite you to our monthly slam that started it all. 10 spoken word artists slam for their chance to win $100, there'll be open stage, treats and Prizes!
Rules of slam are simple:
No Props
No costumes
No Musical Accompaniment
Each poet has 3 minutes
Original material only
Eitan Gallant bio:
Eitan Gallant moved to Guelph in 2003 and fell in love with the place and the people. He got into the music scene with his former band, Half Dozen Down, followed by the poetry scene, with Guelph Spoken Word. In 2017, Eitan drove across the country for a few months with his partner, Carly, and as folks do, he got stuck out west for a few years. He is back in Guelph, now with a growing family, and he is ridiculously honoured to be the feature performer at the Guelph Poetry Slam 16th Anniversary Edition.
For Eitan, what began as a musical hobby developed into artistic creation and further developed into community collaboration. He has been spreading the good word - of good - to wherever it will be heard since his high school days. He was a two-time GPS team member, and a Canadian Festival of Spoken Word 2016 National Champion. Shouts out to the 2016 team!
Eitan’s performances, as described by Guelph’s former Community Music Collective, “…speak of love and community… He will leave you feeling inspired and like you want to hug the stranger next to you.”
How a slam works:
There will be 5 randomly selected judges giving scores from 0-10.
Judges will consider content and performance.
Highest and lowest scores will be dropped and the middle scores will be added for the highest possible score out of 30
Top four slammers will move on to a second round.
Poet with the highest score out of 60 will be considered this months champion
Things to consider:
Collaboration is encouraged.
Each prop, costume and musical accompaniment violation come with a 2.0 point deduction
Each poet will receive a 10 second grace period, after which 0.5 points will be deducted for every part of 10 seconds they go over.
All Guelph Spoken Word events are consider consent positive spaces; we ask that all person receive explicit consent before physically engaging another.
Also language and content of GSW events can sometime be intense, listener discretion is advised.
**Unfortunately our venue for GPS is not wheelchair accessible**
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Where is it happening?
Which Craft, 91 Wyndham St N, Guelph, ON N1H 4E9, Canada,Guelph, OntarioEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
