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Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls! Pakistan Poetry Slam is back !! Spoken Stage is proud to announce that it will be hosting the First Karachi Qualifier (for the eventual National Slam taking place early 2018)
Poems must be 3 min, original works. Participants must be 16+
Register for the event!
1. Maximum of 20 entrants per qualifier. Come early to make sure you get a spot! Sign up's close 30 min before the start!
2. Poems must be ORIGINAL WORKS. No plagarism. No props or costumes or musical instruments. English, Punjabi & Urdu welcome.
3. Poems can be no longer than 3 minutes. Time starts at your first word. Points will be deducted from the final score for exceeding the time limit — one point for every 30 seconds over time.
4. Performers must be prepared to perform two different poems in the qualifiers in case of a tie.
5. The order of performers will be drawn at random.
6. Five judges will be chosen at random from the audience. Judges will score from a scale of 1 – 10 scale. Of the five scores for each poet, only the middle three scores are counted. The decision of the judges is final.
7. There will be two qualifiers in each city. Top Five winners from each qualifier will proceed to a Final City Slam.
8. Top Four winners from the Final City Slam will proceed to the National Slam in 2018.
(change depending on your city)
9. Respect the stage, audience and fellow competitors. Failure to do so may result in disqualification.
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