BPF 2010 - Dead Poets Slam

Open Mic Event

Contact: 07954-147464

An evening of scintillating competitive poetry hosted by The Bard of Windmill Hill, Trevor Carter. Special guest and and chief judge David C. Johnson plus musical support.

Following from the success of last year’s event, recruitment has started for this year’s Dead Poets’ Slam.
This is an open competition and free to enter. Entrants are asked to present the work of a favoured dead poet. Here are the rules of how it works:

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY AND GUIDELINES TO DEAD POETS SLAM
1. Entrants must select a dead poet and prepare three sets (of one or more poems) for public presentation.
2. Each set must not exceed three minutes. Excess time will be penalised.
3. Judges will score according to the quality of selection, presentation and interpretation, taking into account audience reaction.
4. David C. Johnson is acting as the senior judge, whose decisions will be final.
5. Apart from the time limit there are no rules of how someone may present their offering, which may be read from a script or from memory. The effort must be individual, ‘live support’ is not permitted.
6. After Round 1 three entrants will go forward to the final when they will present their second set.
7. The winner will be invited to read a final poem to conclude the contest. Hence entrants must have a poem / set prepared for the first and second round, and a final poem if they win.
8. Entrants must inform the organiser in advance who they are choosing to represent. They cannot change their minds on the night.
9. The organiser is happy to lend any support or advice to help participants prepare.
10. Entry to the competition is free and prizes will be awarded.

Price: £5.00

Time: 7:30pm