Beginners’ Poetry Slam

Since the 1980s, poetry and performance have collided in the form of poetry slams – lively competitions of spoken word poetry – judged by the audience.

Celebrate the Bard’s birthday by bringing a poem and your personality to the Local History Library @ The Depot for a poetry slam designed for beginners. If you don’t have a poem prepared, arrive at 5 pm for help creating one using blackout poetry and cut-up poetry techniques.

We can’t wait to see what you create!