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E: 19/10 (5pm) win the chance to perform at a live slam poetry event. Age 13-19
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BBC Blast and The Poetry Society have partnered up to bring you this year's SLAMbassadors competition. Six winners will be invited to a two day masterclass event to be held in London with leading UK poets. The winners will also get the chance to show their skills at a live slam poetry event.
Write an original piece (poem or rap) on the theme of identity and win the chance to perform at a live slam poetry event. Record your original track in less than 60 seconds and upload to our showcase now!
What is slam poetry? Slam is the competitive art of performance poetry, spoken word and rap.
Rules of Slam:
DOs
* Do write an original piece of writing
* Do write about identity - who you are, where you have come from, what you see around you and how it affects you and others, cultural identity, national identity, human identity
* Do enter as a group, as well as on your own (up to five people allowed in a group)
* Do use beatbox, rap, mc-ing, polyvocal, acapella
DON'Ts
* Do not exceed 60 seconds
* Do not use music or backing tracks
We're looking for:
* An engaging performance
* Originality and artistic flair
* A piece that lyrically reflects the theme of identity
How to enter
If you are 13-19 and want to enter the competition send us an audio or video recording of yourself performing your original verse as a rap, song or spoken word in 60 seconds or less.
SLAMbassadors workshops are running during Blast on Tour events in: London, Bristol, Liverpool, Salford and Leeds. For more details and to book a FREE place on the workshops, go to Blast on Tour now!
For more information on Slam and a further workshop not on the Blast tour, find out more on The Poetry Society's SLAMbassadors UK website.
You can enter by:
1. Uploading your entry to BBC Blast website and tagging it 'slam09'.
2. Email your entry to blast@bbc.co.uk with your name, age and email address and put 'SLAMbassadors Competition' in the subject line.
3. Send by post with details of name, age and email address to: 'SLAMbassadors Competition', BBC Blast Online, MC3 D2, 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TS.
Proof of posting will not be taken as proof of entry.
BBC Blast and The Poetry Society have partnered up to bring you this year's SLAMbassadors competition. Six winners will be invited to a two day masterclass event to be held in London with leading UK poets. The winners will also get the chance to show their skills at a live slam poetry event.
Write an original piece (poem or rap) on the theme of identity and win the chance to perform at a live slam poetry event. Record your original track in less than 60 seconds and upload to our showcase now!
What is slam poetry? Slam is the competitive art of performance poetry, spoken word and rap.
Rules of Slam:
DOs
* Do write an original piece of writing
* Do write about identity - who you are, where you have come from, what you see around you and how it affects you and others, cultural identity, national identity, human identity
* Do enter as a group, as well as on your own (up to five people allowed in a group)
* Do use beatbox, rap, mc-ing, polyvocal, acapella
DON'Ts
* Do not exceed 60 seconds
* Do not use music or backing tracks
We're looking for:
* An engaging performance
* Originality and artistic flair
* A piece that lyrically reflects the theme of identity
How to enter
If you are 13-19 and want to enter the competition send us an audio or video recording of yourself performing your original verse as a rap, song or spoken word in 60 seconds or less.
SLAMbassadors workshops are running during Blast on Tour events in: London, Bristol, Liverpool, Salford and Leeds. For more details and to book a FREE place on the workshops, go to Blast on Tour now!
For more information on Slam and a further workshop not on the Blast tour, find out more on The Poetry Society's SLAMbassadors UK website.
You can enter by:
1. Uploading your entry to BBC Blast website and tagging it 'slam09'.
2. Email your entry to blast@bbc.co.uk with your name, age and email address and put 'SLAMbassadors Competition' in the subject line.
3. Send by post with details of name, age and email address to: 'SLAMbassadors Competition', BBC Blast Online, MC3 D2, 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TS.
Proof of posting will not be taken as proof of entry.
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