POETRY SLAM Sign Up - A Denton Black Film Festival Experience

Slam Rules:

1. Each solo poem must be Original (of the poet’s own creation.)

2. Poets should recite their poems from memory.

3. Each poet gets three minutes (plus a ten-second grace period) to perform one poem. If the poet goes over time, points will be deducted from the total score by the scorekeeper. The poem/performance will lose .5 (point 5) off of their score for each 10 seconds they go over.

4. The poet may not use props, costumes, pre-recorded/taped music, or musical instruments while performing. It’s just you and the mic on stage. BUT you are allowed to sing or beat box or make any other sounds with your body in your performance.

4B: As far as props go…don’t write a poem about your phone and use your phone in your performance, or a poem about toques and point to your toque etc. As for costumes, you cannot change clothes during your bout. Changing your clothes for the performance of a different poem could be considered a costume change.

5. 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.

6. In the event of a tie, the top two poets face off in a final round.10 drop to six 2nd round final 4 poets

1st Place $700

2nd $300

3rd $100

$25 registration fee

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Tickets: $20 advance/ $25 at door

Concessions Available: Soft Drinks/Wine/ Beer and Snacks

Ticket page: https://dbff25.eventive.org/schedule/poetry-get-down-annual-slam-6762fbb6253fe7e824d78e2a

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The Denton Black Film Festival was created in order to address under-representation in film and media by giving Black stories an audience and Black creatives a platform. The festival has expanded to the Denton Black Film Festival Institute and serves filmmakers and creatives of all backgrounds.

Highlights include opening night film, The Spook Who Sat By The Door, the documentary Bastards of Soul, narrative feature Mister Gates, and closing night film Champions of the Mic.

Events will take place at multiple venues, including Alamo Drafthouse Denton, Campus Theater, Margo Jones Performance Hall, and more.

Immerse yourself in some of the best artistic showcases of Black cinema, music, spoken word, art and more. Learn more about the festival at dentonbff.com/film-festival

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Host or Publisher Denton Black Film Festival