Annual Teen Poetry Grand Slam!

Open to all people ages 13-19 living on Cape Cod or the islands. Teens who are not in school are welcome to participate. Send your name, age, address, email, school, and phone#, to Lauren Wolk at lwolk@cultural-center.org. Walk-ins included as time permits. No hate language. No props, no music, no costumes. Each poem must be performed within three minutes. Prepare two! Poems should be performed, not read, but you may bring your poems on paper in case you need a prompt. The slam will consist of two rounds, with all poets participating in both rounds. Scores will be determined by an average of the two rounds. PRIZES: $100 for All-Cape Teen Slam Champion. $75 second prize. $50 third prize. “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.”–Poetry Slam, Inc. This free event is part of the Rise and Shine Program and is supported by grants from the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, the Education Foundation for Dennis and Yarmouth, the David A. DeMaria Foundation, the Joan Bentinck-Smith Foundation, and the Local Cultural Councils of Bourne, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Falmouth, Harwich, the Mid-Cape, Provincetown, Sandwich, and Truro.