Join us for an evening of original poetry by all ages. We ask our poets to register in advance and provide us with the title of your poem and a brief introduction. If you wish to join us to listen and enjoy, you STILL need to sign up, because we'll be holding this year's slam using Zoom! Make sure that if you're going to participate your phone or computer's camera and microphone are enabled

If you're unable to make it for the live event, we are introducing a separate category this year, in recognition of both the circumstances and of National Poetry Month! Send in an original written poem, and we'll distribute it to the attendants at the slam and they'll choose their favorites from those as well!

A Word on our (gentle) Poetry Slams...

Chelmsford's Slam is a gentle Slam. At some Poetry Slams in city bars and on college campuses judges signal their votes "Olympic style" after each reading. Our Slams are less intimidating; voting takes place quietly via a ballot box.

Our poets are of all ages: Our youngest poet was about 5; our oldest poet spent the evening of her 90th birthday at one of our Slams! The rest fall in between giving us a rich variety of perspectives of the human condition.

Audience members vote by filling out ballots with the names of their three favorite poems or poets (we'll provide programs in advance listing our poets so you can keep track of who's who).