Slaminal Farm ! The 15th Cheltenham Poetry Festival Slam

Get ready for the bardic battle of the year when 15 of the UK’s most exciting spoken-word artists go head-to-head for the prestigious Cheltenham Poetry Festival Cup and the coveted title of 2025 Slam Champion.

Who will win this poetry power struggle and demonstrate that ‘All slammers are equal, but some slammers are more equal than others?’

Expect revolutionary rhymes, breathtaking bardic brilliance, and anti-establishment writing in a wordy war where things may well just get a little animal.

This unmissable adrenaline-fueled spoken word standoff is hosted by seasoned slam champs Clive Oseman, Chloe Jacquet, and Nick Lovell.

This is THE spoken word night of the year, so please book early to avoid disappointment.

You may also like the following events from Cheltenham Poetry Festival:

• Next Wednesday, 7th May, 07:00 pm, Mythology, magic, archetypes - poetry reading with Ruth Padel, Pat Edwards, Lucy Heuschen in Cheltenham
• Next Friday, 9th May, 06:30 pm, Origins and The Poetry of Science - Joseph Conlon, Jo Durrant, Derek Healy in Cheltenham
• Next Saturday, 10th May, 11:00 am, Poetry and Pythagoras Plus Open Mic in Cheltenham

Also check out other Arts events in Cheltenham, Literary Art events in Cheltenham, Festivals in Cheltenham.