2020 Poetry Slam

2021 Theme: Advancing the Rule of Law Now

Virtual Poetry Slam - Date and Time TBA!

Instructions and Rules

  • Open to college/university students enrolled full or part-time.
  • Compose and perform an original poem on the 2021 Law Day theme: Advancing the Rule of Law Now
  • Poem should be 1-3 minutes, penalty imposed for exceeding time limit.
  • Limit one poem per person

Prizes

  • First place:  $150
  • Second place:  $100
  • Third place:  $75

All entries become the property of the SMBA and may be used by the association as it deems appropriate in its sole discretion. By entering your copyright and all other rights, title and interest are assigned to the SMBA. Winning works may be reproduced and published, along with the artists’ names, and used for current and future Law Day promotions. Direct questions concerning the contest to the SMBA office at info@springfieldbar.com.

DISCLAIMER: Occasionally, the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association will record its events and use those recordings for promotional purposes. Registrants, instructors, exhibitors and guests agree that they may be photographed, videotaped and/or recorded during the event, and their names and Springfield Metropolitan Bar Bar Association without compensation and that the recorded materials are the sole property of the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association.