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n. A competition at which poets recite their poems before an audience and are given scores by judges.
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A poetry slam is a competition at which poets read or recite original work. These performances are usually judged by selected members of the audience or by a panel of judges. Typically, the judges score on a scale of 0–10 (zero being the worst, ten being the best). The highest and lowest scores are dropped and the middle three are kept. The highest score one can receive is a 30 and the lowest is a zero.
Usage examples of "poetry slam".
And then last night he'd beaten Vanilla Ice by a pentameter in the poetry slam at Warehaus 57.
We bought the toys, had trivia contests, and even participated in an all-Star-Wars poetry slam a week before the opening.
She has published short fiction and articles, and has been known to read her poetry at such places as a San Francisco Sex Education benefit, a Lollapalooza Poetry Tent, and a poetry slam or two.
He walked another half block and could see the activity on the street up ahead: tourists out walking, waiting for tables in Italian restaurants, barkers trying to lure tourists into strip clubs, sailors barhopping, hipsters smoking outside of City Lights bookstore, looking cool and literary before the next poetry slam, which would go off in a bar across the street.
His performance credits include National Public Radio, the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, and the National Poetry Slam, where he placed second in 1997.
His performance credits include National Public Radio, the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art and the National Poetry Slam, where he placed second in 1997.