![2] Poets, lyricists, emcees, artists, and anybody that has a voice, @jamesgetsit and @scuzzy presents an electrifying challenge for you, titled **Poetry Slam**. Our mission is to engage the community by providing a platform to vocally express ourselves through poetry. We aim to encourage the community to support and acknowledge the creation and performance of poetry. ![1] # Rules

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- Must be your **original** work. - The theme of the week **must** be incorporated. - The time limit is **2 minutes** (**NOT** the traditional 3 minutes). - **Only 1** entry per person per week - "**Poetry Slam Week 1**" must be at the beginning of the post title. - The first tag must be '**poetryslam**'. - Submit your post link in the comments of the contest post. - Upload your recording on [DSound](https://dsound.audio). Video submission is acceptable. - Music, costumes, and props are forbidden. - Upvote this post - **Be authentically yourself!** *** # Deadline ### **Every Sunday night**. Winner announcement and the theme of the week will be posted the next day on Monday. ![4] # Rewards Rewards will be distributed as such: 1st Place: **5 SBD** 2nd Place: **4 SBD** 3rd Place: **3 SBD** **Community Choice Award** **2 SBD** The community's involvement is essential to us. The community will have an opportunity to vote for their favorite entries. The **Community Choice Award** will be announced the week after the respective contest post. ![4] # Judging Process We've adopted a similar judging process format of the traditional poetry slam competitions. Here are the details: - There are 5 judges: four randomly selected from the [SMA community](https://discord.gg/cvMGt9H) and 1 guest judge. Each week the judges will change. - Each judge awards a score between zero and ten. - The highest and lowest scores are dropped - Therefore, each performance is rated between zero and thirty points. *** # Week 1 Guest Judge ## @chiefmappster *** ![4] # Theme ## Wisdom *** ![3] ![1] https://steemitimages.com/DQmaug8Tq5jPt5R5BY8tyTZ4EHmZoSRsFBj6nG1cmXuwgFy/image.png https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/415701997111738369/418508811675107369/unknown.png # [Click here to join SMA on Discord](https://discord.gg/cvMGt9H) ### Follow @smacommunity for the latest news, announcements, and updates on their initiatives. ![3] [1]: https://steemitimages.com/DQmZHvJCvav6YCzZuDKk91ELeSBfMHhmbjrQuY6reEGGh8i/image.png [2]: https://steemitimages.com/DQmbF9uVf9GqFbv8g2MU3goTCzbZboKgPodqg8tk2Gxs7Y1/image.png [3]: https://steemitimages.com/DQmekGpjKhnUPPHS6Xu2YEWiytjzbxBT9pHPEz3r8LA8asR/image.png [4]: https://steemitimages.com/DQmbnE5XbJQ5ajdGKA7C6FQLYPxRW6vVstsqU3DuXfmoVfS/image.png