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 Country Active? State/Province Citysort descending Main Website
San Diego Poetry Slam United States Inactive California San Diego Link
The Payday Slam United States Inactive California San Diego Link
Fuck Yeah Poetry Slam! United States Active California San Francisco Link
Swag Slam United States Inactive California San Francisco Link
The SF City Poetry Slam United States Inactive California San Francisco Link
San Jose Poetry Slam United States Inactive California San Jose Link
Indie Slam United States Active California Santa Cruz Link
Tonight it's Poetry Canada Active Saskatchewan Saskatoon Link
Rain City Slam United States Active Washington Seattle Link
Seattle Poetry Slam United States Active Washington Seattle Link
Youth Speaks Seattle United States Active Washington Seattle Link
Sedona Poetry Slam United States Active Arizona Sedona Link
Silver City Slam United States Inactive New Mexico Silver City Link
Spokane Poetry Slam United States Active Washington Spokane Link
MoPoetry Slam United States Active Missouri Springfield Link
Button Poetry Live United States Active Minnesota St Paul Link
Soap Boxing Poetry Slam United States Inactive Minnesota St Paul Link
St. Catherines Poetry Slam Canada Active Ontario St. Catherines Link
St. Louis Poetry Slam United States Inactive Missouri St. Louis Link
UrbSlam Saint Louis United States Active Missouri St. Louis Link

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