Join us for a late-night, interactive spoken-word extravaganza, featuring a Haiku Slam Competition, plus comedy and poetry from Chris White & Edward Tripp.
We’ll also have an audience limerick competition and performances from two of the silliest spoken-word artists in the South West – Chris White and Edward Tripp.
Chris is a submerging artist, former Bard of Exeter and a multiple slam winner, who often talks about queerness, identity and ducks.
Edward Tripp is surreal stand-up poet once described as a cross between Dave Allen and David Lynch. Hilarious, strange and slightly deranged.
HAIKU SLAM COMPETITION
Sonnets not for you? Bored to death by eulogies? Then take a Haiku!
Open to anyone and everyone, this is our fierce (but friendly) competition to find the first St Thomas Haiku Champion.
The rules are very simple. Across 3 rounds, competitors will perform 3 haiku poems each. Haikus should follow the classic three-line 5-7-5 syllable structure
The winners of each round – and the overall winner – will be decided by audience vote.
The Prizes
1ST PLACE will receive £50 cash and a bespoke Festival of St Thomas Stories Trophy (designed by Edward Tripp).
2ND PLACE will get a pair of tickets to Spork! and a Spork! Mug.
Get Involved
Fancy giving it a go? We’re looking for up to 12 Slammers to take part. To compete, just send an email to Chris: SPORKPOETRY@GMAIL.COM
Cost: £5 Standard | £3 Concession
Accessibility Statement: The auditorium is accessible for wheelchair users, or people with limited mobility, and we have one toilet that is accessible and includes a visual strobe fire alarm. For anyone who is visually impaired, colour contrast has been provided throughout the building and signage and lighting upgraded.