Condensed Rules MATRIX Poetry Slam

* Poems can be on any subject and in any style. Each poet must perform work that s/he has created. * No props/costumes/musical instruments/pre-recorded music. * Performances will be timed by a timekeeper. * No performance will last longer than three minutes. The time begins when the performance begins, which may be before a first utterance. Performance officially begins when the performer makes a connection with the audience. After three minutes, there is an official 10 second grace period. After the grace period, a penalty of 0.5 points for every 10 seconds will be deducted from the overall score. * It is acceptable for a poet to incorporate, imitate or otherwise "signify on" the words, lyrics or tune of someone else (commonly called "sampling") in his performance. * A poem may be used only once during an evening. A total of 6-9 performers will be allowed to register. Registrations will be accepted first-come, first-served (except for this first slam) on the night of the performance. Registration will begin a half an hour prior to advertised performance time. * Scoring will be "Olympic-style" on a scale from 1-10 * Performers shall compete in three rounds, with the average high score determining the winner. * Judges will be selected from the audience. All efforts shall be made to select 3-5 judges who will be fair. Read more at: www.austinslam.com/therules.htm

Feel free to write me back with questions.

Tony Brewer
M A T R I X
poetry editor
tony@matrixmag.com

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