🌟 ATTENTION POETS! Signup to audition for 2023 Spoken Word To GoGo Championship [SP]
LIVE AUDITIONS: MAY 4TH
VIRTUAL VOTING: MAY 6TH -14TH
SEMI-FINALS: MAY 20TH @ ANACOSTIA RIVER FESTIVAL
FINALS: JUNE 24TH @ 31ST ANNUAL GIANT BARBEQUE BATTLE
PERFORMANCE RULES
Each poem must be of the poet’s own construction alongside a pre-selected gogo track.
Each poet gets 3 minutes 30 seconds (plus a ten-second grace period) to read one poem; if the poet goes over, points will be deducted from the total score.
The judges will then score the pieces anywhere from 0.0 to 10.0, evaluating such qualities as PERFORMANCE, CONTENT and ORIGINALITY. The high and low scores of each performance are tossed and the middle three are added giving the performer their score. A poet’s time begins as soon as they say anything on stage or engage the audience in any way.
The poet may NOT use props, costumes, or musical instruments. This includes the removal of clothing.
The poem can only be performed by one person.
Poets ARE allowed to read from paper and electronic devices such as laptops or cell phones. There will be no point penalty assessed unless it’s used as a PROP (as outlined above).
The poet with the most points wins the slam
Use of profanity is not permitted.