Genesis Poetry Slam - Welcoming Autumn In Style
As summer is sadly coming to a close, school is back in session (boo!), but so are we (yay!). London’s only three-round poetry slam is back for another night of poetic thrills, for the BARGAIN price of only £1!
Join us on Thursday 4th of September, upstairs at the Genesis Cinema in Stepney Green for your monthly dose of friendly competitive poetry slamming! Whether you come to share your words or just to soak them in, we’ve got a warm, welcoming crowd and electric performances every time!
Tickets: https://genesiscinema.co.uk/whatson/events
Doors at 6:30pm for a 7:30pm start.
AUDIENCE MEMBERS:
Tickets are just £1 each. We often sell out so grab your ticket ahead of time! If you book a ticket but then can't make it, please contact Genesis Cinema and let them know.
Other than that: just grab a cocktail, a hot dog and a comfy sofa and watch poets bring their A-game and battle it out for your entertainment. Who will emerge as September’s champion, to join our 2025 grand final? AUDIENCE, it’s UP TO YOU!
POETS - SIGN UP:
There are two ways to sign up for a slot:
1) In the PRE SIGN-UP on Eventbrite
2) ON THE NIGHT
1) To book a PRE SIGN-UP slot, simply book your free ticket on Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/genesis-poetry-slam-september-2025-performers-tickets-1633045566249?aff=oddtdtcreator
Slots are limited, and are assigned on a first come, first served basis. Poets with a pre-sign up slot do not need to purchase tickets, your name will be on the door at the box office.
We offer 4 female, 4 male and 4 non-binary slots on the PRE SIGN-UP – so please choose the appropriate option for you when signing up. Please note that we will only offer a slot after this info has been provided.
If you’ve been assigned a PRE SIGN-UP slot please arrive by 7.15pm to secure it, or we will allocate it to the next person on the reserve list. To keep things fair for the other slammers, if you haven’t arrived by the time the slam has started and made yourself known to us, you won’t be able to perform.
2) If you don’t get a pre-sign up slot, we always have a few ON THE NIGHT slots, for poets who want to try their luck. These are also first, come first served, with sign up starting at 19:00. Just come to the front and make yourself known to us and we’ll take your name down!
POETS - GENERAL RULES:
We’re a 3-round slam, so please have 3 poems ready. Poems can be up to 3 minutes long.
No props, no costumes (reading your poem from paper or from a device is fine!) and ABSOLUTELY no hate speech. Other than that the only thing to remember is that the points are not the point.... THE POINT IS THE POETRY!
EVERYONE:
Whether you come to share your work or just to listen, we really are a very friendly bunch - you’ll have a great time! Our audiences and performers make the space we hold as wonderful as it is, and we always try to match that energy. So, bring all your good vibes our way and let’s kick autumn off in style!
Any questions? poetry@genesis-cinema.co.uk
