Your Local Slam

Slam poets compete against one another, but also collectively as teams. Teams are generally organized around performance venues, their local slam homes. They compete with neighboring teams to hone their skills and sometimes compete in regional team slams for bragging rights. When they feel ready, they might step up to compete in the big top, the annual National Poetry Slam.

P4 has compiled a list of slams from information provided by Poetry Slam, Inc., the Nationals promoter, and from scouring the Internet. The information is searchable by Province or State, and City to help you find a team and its venue near you. P4 tracks all the basic information we can about each slam, but click on the link to the slam's websites for full details. 

A few notes about this list:

  • IMPORTANT:  Note that this listing contains both active and inactive slams.  If you want to search only active slams, be sure to select that option before your search.
  • Try as we might, no list of slam teams or venues can ever be complete or up-to-date. Teams form and dissolve and venues shift from place to place or go out of business, all without notice. 
  • If you see any errors or oversights in this list, please get in touch. We’ll do our best to update our list with your information. Thanks.
  • If you are an organizer with any of these venues, or know of any slams that are now listed here, definitely let us know!
Slam Name Countrysort descending Active? State/Province City Main Website
Omaha Poetry Slam United States Active Nebraska Omaha
The House Slam United States Active Massachusetts Boston Link
Write About Now United States Active Texas Houston Link
Verbal Slap Poetry Slam United States Active Connecticut Hartford Link
Rocktown Slam United States Inactive Arkansas Little Rock Link
Loser Slam United States Inactive New Jersey Red Bank Link
Art, Poetry, and Justice Slam United States Active Mississippi Jackson Link
Night Slam United States Active Massachusetts Brockton Link
Killeen Poetry Slam United States Active Texas Killeen Link
11th Hour Poetry Slam United States Active District of Columbia Washington Link
Flagslam United States Active Arizona Flagstaff Link
ABQ Slams United States Active New Mexico Albuquerque Link
Spoken Word in the City United States Inactive Mississippi Jackson
Boston Poetry Slam United States Active Massachusetts Cambridge Link
Laredo BorderSlam Poetry United States Active Texas Laredo Link
Beltway Poetry Slam United States Active District of Columbia Washington Link
Siren Slam United States Inactive Arizona Flagstaff Link
Final Friday Poetry Slam United States Inactive New Mexico Albuquerque Link
Team Speak On It United States Inactive Mississippi Louisville Link
Lizard Lounge Poetry Slam Team United States Active Massachusetts Cambridge Link

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