The Beltway Poetry Slam Presents: The IWPS QUALIFIER OPEN SLAM
Join us for this Specialty Slam preparing spoken word and performance poets from the D.C. Metropolitan area, to battle it out for the chance to become the D.C. Beltway Poetry Slam Representative at the 2015 Individual World Poetry Slam (IWPS), slated to be October 7th -10th in Washington D.C. #IWPSDC.
Competitors will participate in a 3 round Slam, that will go from 12, to 9, to 6 Poets. Poets with highest score each round will advance. It is clean slate each round. Only The Top 3 by the end of the 3rd round will join the 2015 DC Grand Slam Champion at the IWPS FINALS on August 25th, for a chance to become the Beltway Poetry Slam Representative for #IWPSDC.
Sign Up for the slam begins promptly at 830PM. If more than 12 poets sign up, then Slammaster and Bout Manager will make a decision as to whether or not to go by the lottery system, or to allow every competitor to slam.
$5 Entry. Tickets available here or at the door
Full menu and Bar, Handicap accessible.
NO FEATURE For this Slam, just competing poets!!
