About.
What if we:
so we can have a few guaranteed moments of joy during the polarizing holiday season;
while STILL navigating a global pandemic ?
- took the poetry slam platform format;
- made it virtual;
- mandated the event be used to draw Black Folx together;
- intentionally incorporate comedy, laughter, and uplifting words;
- and PAID spoken word artists to compete in it 🤯
so we can have a few guaranteed moments of joy during the polarizing holiday season;
while STILL navigating a global pandemic ?
The HAM Slam.
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More Info.
The event title is a play on both the slang term ham; a silly, playful, and/or exaggerated performer; as well as the urban acronym HAM (Hard As a Mother*******)
Virtual Tickets will be sold for the Live Event on December 17th. All tickets are $12.50.
To Buy Tickets Click Here: GET TICKETS
Virtual Tickets will be sold for the Live Event on December 17th. All tickets are $12.50.
To Buy Tickets Click Here: GET TICKETS
The Live Slam event on the December 17th will be broken into 4 rounds.
Round 1: Who Are You?
• Poets must share who they are in a poem. (3 Minutes or less)
Round 2: Viral Video.
• In the workshop on December 10th, poets will be shown a funny viral video and asked to write a piece about it. This round will showcase those pieces. (3 Minutes or less)
Round 3: On the Spot.
The audience will be given an opportunity to vote on a humorous subject for poets to create a new piece within the slam. Poets will be given 10 minutes to write a new 1 minute piece based on the audience's vote. (1 minute)
Round 4: Lift Us Up.
•Poets will share a piece written to lift up the black community. (2 Minutes)
A weighted voting system will be used to calibrate votes from both a 3 person guest judge panel and the audience voting via
an online poll.
Round 1: Who Are You?
• Poets must share who they are in a poem. (3 Minutes or less)
Round 2: Viral Video.
• In the workshop on December 10th, poets will be shown a funny viral video and asked to write a piece about it. This round will showcase those pieces. (3 Minutes or less)
Round 3: On the Spot.
The audience will be given an opportunity to vote on a humorous subject for poets to create a new piece within the slam. Poets will be given 10 minutes to write a new 1 minute piece based on the audience's vote. (1 minute)
Round 4: Lift Us Up.
•Poets will share a piece written to lift up the black community. (2 Minutes)
A weighted voting system will be used to calibrate votes from both a 3 person guest judge panel and the audience voting via
an online poll.