Experience the captivating sounds of words as they punch the air.

As poet or spectator, join us for a riveting poetry event! Poets in performance, speaking their personal, political, spiritual, and social thoughts.

Who Can Participate

Open to all ages and all styles, forms, and subject matter suitable for a family audience. Pre-register by Friday JULY 1 and receive FREE admission Sunday, July 22. Your registration confirmation and ticket will be mailed to you the first week of July.

Entry Requirement and Fees

The poetry must be your own work and peformed without props, costumes, or music. A three-minute maximum applies. You must have a Festival admission bracelet. Otherwise, there's no fee.

Judging, Awards, and Prizes

Judges will be selected from the audience and provided with scoring guidelines and forms. Prizes and award certificates will be given out for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in two age categories: Youth and Adult (18+).

More on the Olympics of Poetry

For more information, check out Poetry Slam Inc. For an informative read, check out The Complete Idiot's Guide to Slam Poetry by Marc Kelly Smith & Joe Kraynak or Poetry Slam edited by Gary Mex Glazner.

Registration form

WAIVER & RELEASE:
On behalf of myself, my heirs, personal representatives, and assigns, I agree to indemnify and hold harmless da Vinci Days Inc., its officers, agents, volunteers, and employees from and against any and all liability, claims, suits, actions, loss, damage, costs and expenses arising out of or resulting from the intentional, deliberate, or negligent acts in the staging and implementation of the da Vinci Days Poetry Slam event, except for that resulting from the sole negligence da Vinci Days Inc.  I agree on behalf of myself to bear full responsibility for and to fully assume all the dangers, risks, and hazards of this activity, including but not limited to any damage(s) to my own property and/or bodily injury or death.