Poetry Slam

People say poets don’t have a place in the Olympics, but those people have never read a poem that hurled them a hundred yards with its sheer force and feeling. They’ve never read a poem that crushed their contemporaries or put the powerful in their place. Heck, they’ve never read a dirty limerick about a fellow named Eeenis from a place called … well, you get it.

We know there are a lot of wordsmiths, rhymesters, versifiers, and bards in our midst. Rather than keep you on the sidelines for these historic Olympic games, we thought we would give you a chance to show your stuff. We’ve all seen the pole vault, and we’ve seen the 100-metre race. We want to see what you can do with poetic meter.

The Rules of the Game

Each athlete must show up to the event with an original poem of their own making. No plagiarism. If you do manage to steal one of your competitor’s poems from right under their nose, though, we might give you props for stealthiness.

• One at a time they read their poem for the audience/judges
• No more than 5 minutes in length. Remember, it is quality, not quantity.
• The Judges will determine the winners
• Top 3 judge scores will be given gold, silver, bronze

Do you have stage fright? Feel free to pre-record your reading before the big event if it makes you comfortable.

Does My Poem Have to Rhyme?

Doth thou poem have to rhyme?

In a word: No.

We live in the modern world.  That means your poem does not have to rhyme. That said, we might toss you a few bonus points icome up with something that rhymes with “orange.” The writers at LinkNow have been trying for years, and even our AI software hasn’t come up with anything satisfactory.