13th Annual SERNC Poetry Slam: REGISTRATION PAGE ONLY!!!

The Southeastern Regional North Carolina Poetry Slam is an event that happens here in Fayetteville, NC. This year, the event will take place on Sept 28th.

This page will be for poets to register for the $1,000 Poetry Slam. Registration to compete in the slam = $ 50 per person. There are NO REFUNDS

There are 14 slots available for so first come, first serve. If you have any questions, please contact LeJuane Bowens at ZWxqYXBvZXRyeSB8IGdtYWlsICEgY29t See you guys and for all the poets competing.....GO IN!!!!

* **RULES FOR THE SLAM***

1. Each solo poem must be of the poet’s own creation.

2. Memorization is not required or necessary. The poet may choose to bring a sheet of paper or chapbook to the stage to read off of their phone(s).

3. Each poet gets three minutes (plus a ten-second grace period) to read one poem. If the poet goes over time, points will be deducted from the total score by the scorekeeper. The poem/performance will lose .5 (point 5) off of their score for each 10 seconds they go over.

4. The poet may not use props, costumes, pre-recorded/taped music, or musical instruments while performing. It’s just you and your poem on stage. BUT you are allowed to sing or beat box or make any other sounds with your body in your performance.

5. The poem may NOT include sexist, racist, homophobic, or transphobic comments. However anger, upset and frustration are totally legit emotions to express in your poem, just be creative in how you go about doing it.

6. The poet receives scores out of 10 from five randomly-selected judges. The high and low scores are dropped and the middle three are added together, giving the poet a total score out of 30.

7 . ALL SCORE ARE CUMULATIVE.

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