Following the Teen and Adult Poetry Jam, please join us for the first round of the competitive Jax Youth Poetry Slam, Inc from 3:30-5:00.

(All participants must submit a voice and image release form.)

Though rules vary from slam to slam, the basic rules are:
•Each poem must be of the poet's own construction
•Each poet gets three minutes (plus a ten-second grace period) to read one poem. If the poet goes over time, points will be deducted from the total score.
•The poet may not use props, costumes or musical instruments

Scoring:
Of the scores the poets receive from the judges, the high and low scores are dropped and the middle three are added together, giving the poet a total score of 0-30.

What is poetry slam?
Simply put, poetry slam is the competitive art of performance poetry. It puts a dual emphasis on writing and performance, encouraging poets to focus on what they're saying and how they're saying it.

A poetry slam is a competitive event in which poets perform their work and are judged by members of the audience. Typically, the host or another organizer selects the judges, who are instructed to give numerical scores (on a zero to 10 or one to 10 scale) based on the poets' content and performance.