Invitational Poets List:
1. Sydnie Sawicki
2. ShAy Black
3. Marley Quinn
4. Jenice Pleasant
5. San The Poet
6. Asma Olajuwon
7. Sassy The Poet
8. Elaine Hill
9. Starry Lail
10. Gran Ma
Volunteers will Receive a Free Audience Ticket
Sign-up to be a volunteer at the poetry slam!
http://witsendpoetry.blogspot.com/p/volunteer.html
SLAM RULES
1. Prize Money: First Prize $350
Second Prize $100
Third Prize $50
2. Bout draw is at 7:15pm 10 Poets. No Waiting List. No refunds.
3. This is a three-round poetry slam. 10-6-4 Cut.
- The first two rounds of the competition are cumulative with the first round featuring 10 poets then cutting down to 6. The final round will feature only the top 4 poets and will be a clean slate. Standard tournament slam rules apply. Prop, plagiarism or costume violations will result in [-2 ] points from the score for that round. There will not be a tiebreaker round, rather prize money will be split in the event of a tie for first. If there is a tie during preliminary rounds, up to one additional poet may advance in some cases. Poets should bring at least 3 poems. Poems do not need to be memorized but memorization will help your score. Learn more about slam at http://www.witsendpoetry.com/whatisslam.html.
5. The Time Limit. 3:00 minute time limit. At 3:10:01 a time penalty will be assessed. A poet is certainly allowed several full seconds to adjust the microphone and get settled, but as soon as s/he makes a connection with the audience (“Hey look, she’s been standing there for 10 seconds and hasn’t even moved”), the timekeeper can start the clock. After 3:00 minutes, there is a 10-second grace period (for example: (in the 3 minute rotation) up to and including 3:10:00). Starting at one hundredth of a second over the grace period, a penalty is automatically deducted of .5 from the poet’s overall score, and an additional .5 is deducted for each additional 10 seconds. THE MC/BM MAY STOP THE POET AT 4:00 MINUTES.
6. Influencing the Crowd Before the Bout Begins. Poets are allowed to talk casually with anyone in the crowd before the bout begins (except the judges, if they have already been chosen). They are not, however, allowed to give anything to the audience or have anyone do this for them. See full PSI
tournament rules for more information.
7. Black Phoenix is the slammaster. Please see our page What is Slam for full rules as well as below. Kimberly Simms will adjudicate any protests.
INVITATIONAL NOTES:
Questions email witsendpoetrysc@gmail.com.
First Prize $350
Second Prize $100
Third Prize $50
In the event of a tie, the two champions will each receive $175.
And the 2nd place will receive $50. (With no 3rd place).