Timeline

  
				Round 1
				
Online submissions

				Round 2 Regional Slams
				 
3 regional slams for grassroots poets who are active with CPD/A affiliated organizations, and one open call national slam for anyone else. This round will be held via zoom.

				Round 3 Final Slam
				April 27, 2025
			
Finalists travel to NYC, expenses paid, participate in an exclusive writing workshop with renowned People's Poet Lemon Andersen, attend a Broadway show, and be headliners at an in-person slam.