Wellington Regional Poetry Slam FINAL

The Team from Alexander Turnbull Library

Date: Saturday, 27 October, 2018
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: $15 waged, $10 unwaged
Location: National Library, Tiakiwai Conference Centre (lower ground floor), Corner Molesworth & Aitken Streets, Wellington. Entrance on Aitken Street.
Contact Details: events.natlib@dia.govt.nz, ben@motifpoetry.co.nz

Here it is, the grand finale. Experience the energy of some of the capitals best poets as they battle it out to be the new Wellington poetry slam champion!
Wellington’s 2018 Poetry Slam Champion

It’s all been building up to this! Across the year, Poetry in Motion has been running poetry slams, now the winners will come together and battle it out to be Wellington’s 2018 Poetry Slam Champion.

Poetry Slam is taking the world by storm
Poetry Slam is the competitive format taking the world by storm. A high energy, enthralling event where performance poets are judged by random members of the audience in an arbitrary but totally engaging way.

Since 2011, many of Greater Wellington’s finest performance poets have competed and this year’s events have been no different. Sold out events, packed open mics and searing hot slams scream out that poetry is alive and kicking in the capital.

Cash prizes for the first three places
There are cash prizes for the first three places, PLUS the winner will travel to Christchurch in November to compete for the title of New Zealand Slam Champ.

Festival of Slam Wellington
For the first time this event is part of the ‘Festival of Slam Wellington’, a day of free workshops, panel discussions and performance leading up to this event.