The Poetry Society’s Slam Championship is entering its ninth year of operation. Following eight years of exhilarating live events, showcasing of new talent, professional development for contestants, and the involvement of participants across a wide spectrum of faiths, backgrounds and abilities, we aim to involve as many young people as possible in reading, writing, and performing poetry.
Slam is the competitive art of performance poetry before a loud and lively audience. Young people across the UK are invited to enter the Championship by filming themselves performing a poem or rap piece and uploading it to our SlamCam YouTube site.
SLAMbassadors UK closes for entries on 29th October 2010
Help with the Theme
The theme is identity – who you are, where you have come from, what you see around you and how it affects you and others, cultural identity, national identity, human identity. Click here for advice with the theme.
Teachers
You can see our Teachers’ Tookit here – for advice with getting your school involved in this year’s slam.
What can I win?
Six acts will be chosen from across the UK to take part in an intensive, two-day masterclass with the spoken word artist Joelle Taylor. The winners work will be showcased at a live performance in Central London.
