Rewriting the Rulebook – Master Index

Hello everyone! My name is Rusty Priske and I am the National Slam Master for Spoken Word Canada.

I have been doing this job for a few years but this year I have decided that it is time to address all those rules that we take for granted.

Basically, instead of sticking by the rules because ‘that is just the way it is’, I want to look at all rules to find a set that work best for our community.

The Launch
Section 1 – Discussion: Rules on sending teams to the festival
Section 2 – Discussion: Selecting Judges
Section 3a – Discussion: Bout Draws
Section 3b – Discussion: the ‘alt’ rule, or lack thereof
Section 3c & d – Discussion – Sacrificial Poets
Section 3e – Discussion – Time Limits & Penalties
Section 3f – Discussion – Costumes & Props
Section 3g-i – Discussion – Primary Pen and Performing a poem
Section 3j-n – Discussion – Rankings & Tiebreakers
Section 3o-4b – Discussion – Wrapping up written rules and moving on to unwritten ones
Wild Card Teams