Slam Rules
Go In, Poet!
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Forming the GPS TeamThe Guelph Poetry Slam (GPS) team will be determined poetry slams from February 2018 - December 2018.
The January 2018 Poetry slam is finals night will determine the members of the GPS team. The team will be composed of five members. To qualify for an invitation to compete in finals night a poet has to compete a minimum of three times throughout the season and be one of the top ten poets with the highest average scores and rank. |
Scores
Of the scores the poet receives from the five randomly selected judges, the high and low scores are dropped and the middle three are added together, giving the poet a total score of 30. Poets 1st round and 2nd round scores will be added together for an accumulative score out of 60.
Once each slam has come to a conclusion a final overall ranking based on the poet's accumulative scores and previous ranks is given.
Once each slam has come to a conclusion a final overall ranking based on the poet's accumulative scores and previous ranks is given.