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A poetry slam is a verbal boxing match wherein poets compete with spoken word pieces of three minutes or less, without props, costumes, or musical accompaniment. Each poem is scored between zero and ten by five judges randomly chosen from the audience, with the high and low score dropped for a maximum total score of thirty. Competing poets accumulate points throughout the year, with the top-scoring poets vying, through a series of semi-final slams and a five-round final slam, for four spots and an alternate position on the NYC team that will represent the louderARTS Project at the annual National Poetry Slam. The louderARTS Project has earned a reputation for sending slam teams that combine excellence in writing with compelling performance, refusing to sacrifice substance for flash in pursuit of victory.
Slammaster: Rachel McKibbens
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