Winter 2023
La Paloma New Moon Poetry Slam
La Paloma Theater, 471 S. Coast Highway, Encinitas CA
7:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Poets call 6:00 p.m.
(for those who want to enter the competition, be there at 6:00p.m.)
Doors Open to the Audience at 6:30 p.m.
FREE ADMISSION
FREE TO PARTICIPATE *
$$$ PRIZE MONEY collected from the audience will go to the top 3!!
Emcee: Marit Anderson
---Interested poets line up at the front of the La Paloma at 6:00 p.m. and the first 12 names pulled from the famous popcorn bucket will be the lineup for the night.
---There will be 3 elimination rounds going from 12 to 8 and the final 3 for the last round.
---No props, musical instruments, costumes or recorded music allowed.
---Poets need three (3) original creations not to exceed three minutes each (one poem for each round).
---Performances exceeding three minutes receive a penalty. Time starts when the poet adjusts the mic and addresses the audience.
---Penalty for exceeding the three minute time limit is 1/2 point for every ten seconds over the ten second grace period.
---5 judges picked at random from the audience will score on a scale of 1-10 based on performance and craft. High and low scores are dropped.
Huge Thanks to Our Sponsor:
Surfing Madonna Oceans Project
*Poets under 18 years of age will need a signed parent permission to participate. As a celebration of First Amendment free speech rights, Poetry Slams are uncensored and sometimes contain mature themes, adult language, and strong political views.
