May Lavender Mic Poetry Slam

The winner gets a $100 cash prize!

Slam details:

All tickets are $20 and artists sign up to perform at the door.

Check-in & Draw Time: 7:30 PM

Slam Format & Rules:

The competition will be conducted in 3 rounds.

Rounds 1 and 2 are cumulative—scores from both rounds will be added together to determine which poets advance.

Round 3 is a clean slate—finalists will start fresh with no previous scores carrying over.

The round cuts will be

Round 1: All 10 poets

Round 2: Top 5 poets

Round 3: Top 3 poets

Poets will randomly draw their performance order at check-in.

Time Limit: Each poem must be 3 minutes or less, with a 10-second grace period. After 3:10, time penalties will apply:

3:10-3:20 = 0.5-point deduction

3:20-3:30 = 1-point deduction

3:30+ = Disqualification for the round

Your time starts as soon as you speak into the mic or engage with the audience.

No props, costumes, or musical accompaniment—the power is in your words and performance.

Each poem must be original and written by the performing poet.

Random Judges will be selected in the audience. Judges will score poets on content, performance, and overall impact on a scale of 0.0 to 10.0 (highest and lowest scores dropped, middle three averaged).

If there is a tie for the final round, a 1 minute sudden-death round may be implemented.

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