LA PALOMA WINTER SLAM FEBRUARY 24, 2013
                                 LA PALOMA THEATER: 471 SOUTH COAST HIGHWAY IN ENCINITAS 

SHOWTIME 6:00 PM
DOORS OPEN TO PUBLIC AT 5:30 PM - FREE

POETS CALL 5:00 PM - THE DOORS WILL OPEN AT 5:00 PM TO POETS WHO WISH TO ENTER 


16 YEARS OF SLAMMING POETRY IN OUR HISTORIC THEATER HAS MADE THIS ONE OF THE FAVORITE NIGHTS IN ENCINITAS. FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND OPEN TO ANYONE WHO WISHES TO ENTER.


 

POETS CALL IS 5 PM - DOORS WILL OPEN AT 5 AND ALL WHO WISH TO ENTER CAN PUT THEIR NAME IN THE POPCORN BUCKET - ONLY THE FIRST 17 NAMES DRAWN WILL BE THE LINE UP FOR THE NIGHT. ANYONE UNDER 18 WILL NEED A PARENT OR GUARDIAN TO SIGN THE RELEASE FORM PROVIDED THE NIGHT OF THE SLAM.

 

THE RULES ARE SIMPLE:

1. POETS NEED 3 OF THEIR OWN ORIGINAL POEMS THAT DO NOT GO OVER 3 MINUTES. 

2. THERE IS A 1/2 POINT PENALTY FOR EVERY 10 SECONDS OVER 3 MINUTES.

3. THERE ARE THREE ELIMINATION ROUNDS GOING FROM 17 POETS TO 8 TO THE 3 FINALISTS. 

4. NO COSTUMES, PROPS OR RECORDED MUSIC.

5. THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE FOR POETRY SLAMS IS TO LEAVE YOUR EGO AT THE DOOR.

6. IF YOU DON'T GET PICKED FOR THE FIRST 17 WE HOPE YOU STAY FOR THE FUN AND IF YOU GET CUT IN THE FIRST ROUND DON'T TAKE IT OUT ON THE JUDGES. THE AUDIENCE WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT. AND STAY TO ROOT ON YOUR FELLOW POETS.
 

POETS ARE JUDGED ON BOTH CONTENT AND PRESENTATION.