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Afraid, of the boogyman
i want to be scared again; it is a frightening pain,
it is sane.
With my feet i cannot stumble
my lips dare not mumble.
I have met a new ghost, to which disillusion fails to host;
this time it is not the boogyman!
It is fear:
as it tours my psyche
it tears me apart,
it is fear inside me
sucking my blood, playing 'my heart'. But unlike the heart,
its beating has no rhythym echoing, living,
but its presence is killing.
This fear is of making choices
not of...
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Slampotion: How the show works

Posted by Poetry Potion on Saturday, September 3, 2011, In : National Book Week

The key factor about Slam is that the audience is the judge. They voice their opinion, vocally, by clapping and awarding scores.

Poets are judged for their performance ability as well as their writing ability.

We will use scorecards to award points to the points. At the beginning of the show a time keeper and a score keeper will be chosen. When poets go over time, they are penalised.

The highest and the lowest scores are thrown out. The poets with the lowest score are eliminated.

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Intro Ro...
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Prize Sponsors!

Posted by Poetry Potion on Wednesday, August 31, 2011, In : National Book Week

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Posted by Poetry Potion on Tuesday, August 30, 2011, In : National Book Week

Enter the Slam Challenge

Posted by Poetry Potion on Tuesday, August 30, 2011, In : National Book Week

www.poetrypotion.com is hosting a Poetry Event at this year's National Book Week.

Part A - The SLAM POETRY CHALLENGE.

10 SLAM Poets will compete in a 3 round slam challenge for a prize as well as the chance to hone your skill live in front of a serious literature loving audience.

TO ENTER
the SLAM please email info@poetrypotion.com
Send your Stage Name, Real Name, Age, One poem.

WHAT'S SLAM POETRY?
Simply put, poetry slam is the competitive art of performance poetry. It puts a dual emphasis on WRIT...
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