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da Vinci Poetry Slam


As poet or spectator, join us for a riveting poetry competition, Olympic-style! Experience the captivating sounds of words as they punch the air. Poets in performance, speaking their personal, political, spiritual, and social thoughts!

Time & Place
When: Sunday, July 20: 2-3:30pm
Where: Mangiamo Bistro Stage

Who Can Participate
Open to all ages and all styles, forms, and subject matter sutiable for a family audience.

Entry Requirement
The poetry must be your own work and peformed without props, costumes, or music. A three-minute minimum applies.

Registration
Sign up at 1:30pm at the Mangiamo Bistro Stage.

Judging
Five judges will be selected from the audience and provided with scoring guidelines and forms.

Fees
You must have a Festival admission bracelet. Otherwise, there's no fee.

Awards & Prizes
Prizes and award certificates will be given out for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in two age categories: 6-12 and 13 and up.

Slam Contact
For more information, contact Linda Varsell Smith at 753-3335.

More on the Olympics of Poetry
For more information, check out Poetry Slam Inc. Get a sense of the SlamNation on the big silver screen or sit down for an informative read with either The Complete Idiot's Guide to Slam Poetry by Marc Kelly Smith & Joe Kraynak or Poetry Slam edited by Gary Mex Glazner.


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