Question 1

What is a poetry slam?

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A poetry slam is competitive poetry. 5 audience judges score them on their performance. There are some rules - 3 minute time limit, no props or costumes, no punching down. Also, a poetry slam is just a trick to get the audience coming out to a poetry show. It's about the poetry, not the points.

Question 2

How does the score work?

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Audience members score out of 10 to 1 decimal place. The top score and the bottom score are removed and the three remaining scores are added up for a best of 30.

Question 3

Where do the poets come from?

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We have held a series of events up to this, and the top poets from each event get into this fina.

Question 4

What happens with the winners?

Accepted Answer

The top two winners can go on to the New Zealand National Poetry Slam, which happens on Nov 29th this year in Wellington

Question 5

Why are there two prices for tickets?

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We would like to make the event as accessible as possible, so there is a waged ticket price and an unwaged ticket price.

Question 6

How do we get to the venue?

Accepted Answer

The Tiakiwai auditorium is accessible via the National Library's entrance on Aitken street.

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