Books & Spoken Word
Hammer & Tongue – ft. Team Slam
Monthly open poetry slam night hosted by Hammer & Tongue returns at a new venue.
8 Slammers will compete to get through to the next regional final in June. Those interested in performing can sign up on the door.
Instead of the usual featured acts there will be a Team Slam.
Each of Hammer & Tongue Bristol team have created a slamming team who will compete to represent Bristol at the national finals in January.
Slamming rules: slammers are chosen at random from the sign-up list to perform – spoken word only, no music, no props. Each competitor has 3 minutes from the time they start talking on the mic. After 10 seconds grace period, they start losing points (1 point for every 10 seconds). At the end, they’re given points out of 10 by 5 judges chosen from the audience, while the top and bottom scores are removed to ensure fairness. The slammer gets a score out of 30.
The winner of that evening’s competition goes through to the Regional Final (the Bristol one is held in June), and the winner (and runner-up) of the Regional Final goes through to the National Final. The winner of the National Final gets crowned H&T National Slam Champion.
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