- June Poetry Slam at X House in Nyack NYX House, Nyack, NY
We're currently holding a poetry slam the first Saturday of each month.
What's a poetry slam? It's a performance poetry competition judged by the audience. We use anonymous whole-room voting, so everybody in the audience gets to decide how the slam goes.
If you want to complete in the slam, bring at least 3 original poems, each of duration 5 minutes or less.
Show consists of:
- short open mic [4 people max]
- a poetry slam limited to 8 folk; the slam'll be 3 rounds with poets eliminated each round
- a $5-$10 cover (sliding scale: $10 if you can manage $10, otherwise $5)
- prizes: $75 for first place, $25 for second place
Sign-ups and doors open at 7:30 PM; sign-ups close at 8:00 and the show proper starts at about 8:02.
CART captioning is available with sufficient advance notice.
Slam format/rules @ https://www.rocklandpoets.org/slam-format-rules
- June 21 Poetry Slam at Round Table Brewery in Garnerville, NY -- $200 PRIZE!Round Table Brewery, Garnerville, NY
SPECIAL EVENT!
We're having an extra poetry slam on the third Friday in June at Round Table Brewery at the GARNER Arts Center in Garnerville NY.
What's a poetry slam? It's a performance poetry competition judged by the audience. We use anonymous whole-room voting, so everybody in the audience gets to decide how the slam goes.
If you want to complete in the slam, bring at least 3 original poems, each of duration 5 minutes or less.
Show consists of:
- short open mic [4 people max]
- a poetry slam limited to 8 folk; the slam'll be 3 rounds with poets eliminated each round
- a $5-$10 cover (sliding scale: $10 if you can manage $10, otherwise $5)
- prizes: $200 for first place, $25 for second place, a free drink for third place
Sign-ups and doors open at 6:00 PM; sign-ups close at 6:30 and the show proper starts at about 6:32.
CART captioning is available with sufficient advance notice.
Slam format/rules @ https://www.rocklandpoets.org/slam-format-rules