It’s time for the Second Annual Forest Hill Elementary School Poetry Slam! Sharpen your minds!

What is a Poetry Slam? A poetry slam is the competitive art of performance poetry. It encourages poets to focus on what they say, and how they say it.

Who can participate? All Forest Hill Elementary School students will participate. Each room will have their own Poetry Slam! Each room winner will compete against grade-level winners. From there, six finalists (one from each grade level) will compete in a school-wide Poetry Slam on Tuesday, May 17th, at 1:30PM.

What does a Poetry Slam look and sound like?

What are the Poetry Slam requirements? Each poet must write an original poem. You may not use someone else’s poetry. Each poet will have three minutes to speak / perform their poem. The poet may not use props, costumes, or musical instruments. Remember: You are not reading your poem, you are performing it!

Forest Hill Elementary Poetry Slam Dates: April 28th - May 6th: Students write/prepare their Poetry Slam. (This is done outside of school.) May 9th – May 11th: Teachers will host classroom Poetry Slam. Class winners are submitted to Instructional Coaches on May 11th (One winner per classroom, please). May 11th – 16th: Instructional Coaches narrow classroom winners to six overall winners (One per grade level, K-5). May 16th – Mrs. Smith announces six finalists during afternoon announcements. May 17th – Six overall winners (K-5) compete in the Second Annual Forest Hill Elementary Poetry Slam.

Forest Hill Elementary Poetry Slam Links: Example One Example Two Example Three