A DATE FOR THE DIARY!!!!!!
4th November. Beorma Bar, Guild of Students. £2.
On Thursday the 4th the performance poetry society, 'Writers Bloc' will be hosting a unique event - a poetry slam, featuring two teams of four from the University of Birmingham and Bath Spa University. Poetry slams originated in North America, where national team competitions are held annually, but there are currently no regular team slams in the UK.
A poetry slam differs from a regular poetry reading in that the poems are selected competitively to outdo the opponent and win the favour of the crowd. On the evening the audience will get to decide which poet has won each bout, and the team with the most wins will earn the titles of slam champions.
The competitive edge pushes poets to be truly inventive - expect coordinated team poems, and part dramatised duo pieces as well as an overall very high standard of poetry.
We created this event with the hope of getting more Universities involved, and creating a slam team league. This is about making a community of young poets who can grow and improve by competing and socialising with one another.
The Birmingham spoken word scene is just bubbling away under your radar, and this event is a great way to dip your toes into the pleasingly warm waters that is the performance poetry circuit here in Brum.
If you ever thought poetry had to be about poems about pretty flowers, listened to quietly, then this event will change your whole perspective. Come and vote, come and heckle, come and see how poetry can truly involve an audience and be inspired.
See the 'Writers Bloc' Facebook event for more details
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=136770773037850
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