Write Here | Write Now | Speak Loud! Mass Poetry Teen Spoken Word Festival

The Write Here | Write Now | Speak Out! Team Slam Competition begins. Four teams will compete against each other in this bout, the top 2 winning teams will go on to compete in the Team Slam Finals. Two bouts will occur simultaneously in different locations at the Festival. This prelim will be taking place at the Grub Street Stage.


Competing Teams:

• Greater Lowell Technical High School
• Gathering Waters Charter School
• GrubStreet
• John D. O'Bryant High School

The Write Here | Write Now | Speak Out! Team Slam Competition begins. Four teams will compete against each other in this bout, the top 2 winning teams will go on to compete in the Team Slam Finals. This prelim will take place at the ICA Stage.


Competing Teams:

• Spoken Word @ Mass Poetry (SW@MP)
• Lowell High School
• Amherst
• Newburyport High School

The Last Chance Slam is a young poet's (age 13 - 19) final opportunity to compete for a spot in the Individual Slam Finals on Sunday, May 5th. Poets looking to compete can sign-up day of. The slam will consist of 2 rounds. Therefore, be sure to come with at least two poems that fall within the 3 min and 30 second time limit. The Last Chance Slam will have five slots open for signing up at registration, Saturday, May 4th, at 10am. The other five slots are reserved for Saturday at 3pm. Only the 1st place winner of this slam will advance to the Individual Slam Finals. The Last Chance Slam will take place at the Grub Street Stage.

Even if you're not competing, come check out some excellent poetry from poets and peers alike!

Note for Competing Poets:
Before choosing to compete, know that the winners of the Individual Slam Finals will be forming a Mass Poetry slam team, which will compete at the Brave New Voices Festival in Washington D.C. on the weekend of July 17th-21st.
To prepare for the Festival in July, the Mass Poetry team will be meeting weekly. Hybrid options will be available through the end of the school year, but once summer begins, meetings will be in-person in Boston. If you are unable to make this commitment, we ask that you only attend the slam as an audience members. All audience members are welcome to watch the show!