The Writer's Den Monthly Poetry Slam
Schedule
Sun Jan 08 2023 at 07:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Location
Addis Ethiopian Restaurant | Richmond, VA
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You love spoken-word poetry? Are you a slam poet? Want to be on a slam poetry TEAM!? or judge a poetry slam? Try your hand at the premier poetry competition in Richmond! The team that is currently ranked 3rd in the nation is hosting their monthly qualifying poetry slams for spoken-word artists looking to make the team!$10 admission
Doors open at 7pm
Show at 8pm
Short open mic after the slam (if time permits)
Rules #InTheDen
- There are 3 elimination rounds. All registered poets will compete in the first round, the top scores will move forward in the competion that night.
-Each round is clean slate. We do not add the scores together from previous rounds
-Poems must be your original work
-poems are scored by 5 judges on a scale of 0.0 to 10.0. the highest and lowest scores are dropped. The three remaining score are totaled giving a poet their score for that round. the highest score a poem can receive is a 30.
-The order of performances is determined during the slam via a random draw. The host will pull names out of a hat.
-poets get the maximum amount of 3 minutes and 10 seconds to perform. anything second over that results in a 0 for that round. The time starts once the poet engages the audience either by addressing the crowd verbally or doing a purposeful movement that infers the performance has started.
-no props are allowed onstage. you may read from a page or device but do not make reference to the page or device because it will be considered a prop at that point. violation of the prop rule will result in disqualification
-the season works on a point system: you get 1 point just for slamming, 2 points for placing 4th, 3 points for placing 3rd, 4 points for 2nd, and 5 points for winning. top 10 poets with the most points by February will be asked to compete in March to.see who makes the team.
- winner of that night will receive a small cash prize.
contact Roscoe Burnems or DM @thewritersdenrva on IG for more info
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Where is it happening?
Addis Ethiopian Restaurant, 9 N 17th St,Richmond,VA,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
