Perth Slams now SUNDAY monthly? Yes! PERTH SLAM! Sunday Sessions. Do it!

Got a TWO-MINUTE poem? Bring it!

All Welcome. All People. All Ages.

FOURTEEN slam spots available each month.

FIVE randomly-chosen audience-judges.

Highest score wins the door takings!

Two minute time limit. No props. No costumes. Fast slam is a good slam!

Get on down to to our monthly slam event - now on a Sunday.

You know you wanna

Doors Open at 4PM.

Entry is $15/$7. Tickets only at the door.

POETS: If you would like to slam a poem (ie compete in the event), please get down early! There are only 14 available slots each month.

Say it with me now, LINE UP TO SIGN UP!

To help ensure your slam spot, we recommend poets rock up before 4pm. Grab a tasty beverage or snack from the Rosie - and form a queue of poets. Yes. With the other poets...

Our advice to aspiring slam poets: Rehearse the hell out of that poem and make sure to keep it under TWO MINUTES!

ALL AGES: All ages are most welcome to sign up to slam - or just consume the diversity of poetry. We are in a licensed bar so if you are under 18, remember to BRING YOUR ADULT.

JUDGES? We randomly choose five audience members from a hat to judge the poets. Also: Judges get TWO FREE DRINKS courtesy of the Rosie!

Come to Perth Slam and consume the literary spoken goodness! Perth Slam poets will blow your mind

Yep. Real Live Rockstar Poets in the Rosemount Hotel - right in the guts of North Perth. Every Month! Be One!

ENTRY is $15/7 Entry for everybody - both poets and punters.

Tickets and sign-ups only available on the door at the event. NO ONLINE TICKET SALES. So, do not buy Perth Slam tickets online. They aren't real

Witness Perth's original and best, genuinely authentic Poetry Slam action. Get in it!

Got questions? Please hit us up in the comments below.

Every month we have 14 spots available to slam. Winner takes the Door...

Really?

Yes! At the end of the night the highest scoring poet receives the door takings!

Really?

Yes. We give the winner the door takings. Seriously!

Really?

Yes. Often over $200. We do take out some venue and marketing costs.

So, come on down to Perth Slam - Freshly delivered two-minute be-spoken poems in your gorgeous little faces!

All Welcome. All People. All Ages.

Be Warned: Poetry can be dangerous. Expect challenging content and colourful language. Word!

100% REAL LIVE POETS in the Four5Nine bar at the Rosemount Hotel. It could be you. Be one! Win the cash!

If you wanna slam, please get down early!

Get some juicy, heartfelt poetry inside your beautiful faces!

Do a poem! Win the Money! Don't win money! Judge Poets! Clap hands! Click yo fingers!

Shout: "HIGHER!"

Enjoy the intensity, the diversity, the scintillating density of Perth's most interesting spoken wordsmiths.

If you are a first timer, we welcome you!

GO ON! DO IT! Seriously. Just do it! Two Minutes!

Each month we give you the opportunity to compete with up to 14 other poets to win the cash prize. And the audience is the judge

Content Warning: Our events are for ALL AGES and some content may NOT be suitable for children. Swears and big themes WILL happen. It's Poetry!

Will you be a Perth Slam Winner? Do you know someone who is the bestest poet in the world? Tag em! Bring em.

Have you got a poem inside you just waiting to be heard? What are you waiting for? Rock up to the event and sign up for your chance at Rock-Star Poet glory.

Perth Slam is this city's only monthly poetry slam. Come along and sign up to slam your poem or just witness the linguistic fitness of a live poetry slam!

JUDGES! You may get to be a judge! We give out tickets at the door for your chance to be a judge! That's right! An ACTUAL JUDGE of POETRY! The power! The Glory! The free drink voucher!

POETS! Poetry slammers get TWO MINUTES on the mic to impress the five randomly-chosen judges. The highest overall score wins the door takings.

AUDIENCE! It's all about short sharp bursts of performance poetry into your face - guaranteed!

Our website: https://www.perthslam.com

Doors open 4pm

LAST SUNDAY MONTHLY

Four5Nine Bar - Rosemount Hotel

459 Fitzgerald St, North Perth,

Perth, Western Australia, 6006

Entry: $15 or $7 Concession. EFTPOS ONLY.

Sign up to SLAM @ 4pm

Slam event starts at 4.15pm.

Finishes at 530pm.

14 slam spots are available each month.

Please read our rules: https://www.perthslam.com/rules

Hosted by Allan Boyd (aka the antipoet) and Joni Boyd (aka Checkout Chick) with special operations and hardcore logistical administrative and tactical calculator support from the always delightful Tonja (she is a scientist - not a poet).

WHAT IS A POETRY SLAM?

Poetry slam is a competitive performance arts event, in which poets perform timed spoken word poetry before a live audience and a scattered panel of randomly chosen judges

WHAT HAPPENS AT PERTH SLAM?

Slam contestants are given a microphone, a live audience and just two minutes to impress the judges with their ORIGINAL spoken word poetry.

No Props. No Costumes. Just pure words! You CAN read from your phone, tablet or paper, notebook etc. Just NO PROPS or accompaniments.

Five random judges are picked by the host. We pull raffle tickets given at the door from the AMAZING SLAM HAT!

Once judges are chosen (and after our "sacrificial" poet tests the judges skills), we draw each poet's name from the hat and the competition begins.

After each 2 minute performance, judges hold up score cards using a 1-10 scale, with 10 being the highest.

Of the five scores for each poet, only the middle three scores are counted - we remove the "haters" and the "lovers" score!

And at the end of the night, the poet with the most points takes a big cut of the door!

Our Perth Slam rules are based on the Australian Poetry Slam rules.

PERTH SLAM RULES:

• Sign up at the venue at 4pm

• Maximum of 14 entrants per Slam

• No Signups after the slam starts

• No musical accompaniment. No props. No costumes

• YES! Reading from the page or a device IS permitted

• Random draw for performance order

• Poem must be the original work of the performer

• 2 minute time limit. Time starts at your 1st word or when the timekeeper feels the performance has begun. 1 point for every 30 seconds over time is deducted by the timekeeper from your final score

• 5 judges chosen at random from the audience

• Pooling of judges tickets is not permitted

• Judges hold up score cards, marking each performer from 0.01 – 10. From the 5 scores, only the 3 middle scores are counted

• In the event of a tie, the 2 highest-scoring performers share the prize

• Winner is rewarded with the door takings (minus some admin costs)

• Slam winner cannot compete in the following month - but is invited to be our FEATURED Sacrificial Poet!

• Organisers of Perth Slam reserve the right to change any of these rules at any time.

CONTACT:

Allan Boyd - Perth Slam Organiser

Phone: 0402573580

Email: info@perthslam.com

Feel free to hit us up in the comments anytime...

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