You too could do slam poetry. Don’t know what it is or how to do it. You’ve come to the right place.
What is Slam Poetry?
Slam poetry is performance-based art and the poem is through speech and performance instead of conveying it as the written word.
You watch instead of read the poem.
Slam poetry is not rapping
People often confuse slam poetry with rapping. It’s not. Slam poetry is done without the aid of music or props.
Slam poetry doesn’t rely on rhyme. It can rhyme – and it’s also fine if it doesn’t.
Slam poets are scored on a scale of 1-10 by audience members.
The mixture of content with the passionate gesturing and performing makes it great conduit for expressing a whole gamut of human emotions and debate on social issues.
The workshop
Slam Poetry prize-winning poet and educator Sarah Temporal will take you through the steps of slam poetry in a fun and inclusive workshop.
