Auckland Poets Battle For A Chance To Be Crowned Champion

New Zealand Poetry Slam proudly presents The 3rd Auckland Regional Slam Heat– an exciting night that blends the art of performance with the fire of poetry from Auckland’s own artists. Blending personal narratives with passionate performances, poets battle it out to win a spot at the Auckland Finals.

Open to the first 12 poets to sign up, the top winners will move into the Auckland Finals this October. Winners of the Auckland Finals win a trip to Hamilton to represent Auckland at the National Slam Finals this November.

The only national adult poetry competition in the country, New Zealand Poetry Slam brings together poets, audience members, and a chance to be crowned New Zealand National Slam Champion.

Featuring US Poet Carrie Rudzinski Ranked 4th In The World
Named “Best Female Poet” at her first national poetry competition in 2008, Carrie Rudzinski has since performed her work across the United States, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and India. Ranked 4th in the world at the 2014 Women of the World Poetry Slam and 7th at the 2013 Individual World Poetry Slam, Carrie has represented Boston, Denver, and Los Angeles over the course of 11 national poetry competitions. In 2014, she taught Poetry and Performance at California State University Northridge in Los Angeles and is the author of four collections of poems. Her work has appeared in The Legendary, Muzzle, WordsDance, OnMag, Catalyst, Alight, and University of California Press.

3rd Auckland Regional Slam Featuring Carrie Rudzinski
Date: 29th July
Time: Doors 7pm, Show 7:30pm
Venue: Black Room at Manukau Institute of Technology’s Faculty of Creative Arts 50 Lovegrove Crescent, Otara
Price: $5 at the door

This event is all ages and uncensored. Competing poets must be 18 years or older.

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