Hammer & Tongue doesn’t offer a place in the national final to the winners of “juried slams”. The effect of maintaining this format is that the progress of artists is independent from whims, prejudices, and preconceptions of commentators, academics, or artists. At Hammer & Tongue slams, the people decide who is their champion, the people that turn up on the night and have scorecards thrust in their hands. * A key tenet of a poetry slam, and one that is a core belief of Hammer & Tongue is the notion of an absence of expertise. No backing tracks or musical instruments.
5 randomly appointed audience judges*, Olympic-style scoring system (compound sum).
The poetry slams that Hammer & Tongue organises follow the PSI rules: May the artist who connects with the audience on the day best win! If you’re interested in becoming a Regional Coordinator in the Hammer & Tongue network please get in touch with Steve Larkin at email hidden JavaScript is required. The team slam is in its infancy, we hope to grow it as Hammer & Tongue increases its year round programmes in more areas of the UK. The Team Slam takes place between teams selected by The Regional Coordinator of each Hammer & Tongue and the winners of the Uni Slam.Ī team piece is one that is performed by 3 to 5 performers on stage at once each of whom must have a spoken role in the piece. Please let us know about any slam that you know of that you think should qualify its winner for the National Final if it’s not listed below – email hidden JavaScript is required The draw for the order of each group is made in advance of the event.Ī list of slams that have been represented previosuly whose winners will be invited again can be found below. The Hammer & Tongue Annual Regional Champions and National Champions + The runners-up of Hammer & Tongue Regional Finals Round 3 Genesis Slam, or Glastonbury Festival Slam Winners of significant slam titles that have involved more than one round or a very large field of artists e.g. Winners of one-offs, one-round slams, and people placed at large slams. The weight of the slam title will dictate which round of the competition that the artist starts in (exact make-up dependent on final number of entrants) usually: Round 1 The Individual Slam Title is decided over a number of rounds. There are two titles that will be up for grabs at The National Slam Final: The National Final recruits qualifiers from its own network and invites champions from slams run by other organisations in the UK such as Cheltenham Allstars and Glastonbury.
The Hammer & Tongue National Slam Final is widely recognised as being the premier event in the UK poetry slam calendar with the highest profile slam title. The next one will be in the same venue on Jan 9th and 10th 2021 (TBC)ĭo you run or have you run a poetry slam in the UK? Please email email hidden JavaScript is required to inquire about potential entry.Ī poetry slam is a live democratic spoken word competition where random audience members judge three-minute scripted spoken word pieces from contestants. In 2019 The National Slam Final was again held at the Royal Albert Hall in the Elgar Room.
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