Book Launch: Election Day of the Dead by Doc Drumheller and A Poem Goes About on Foot by Joaquin Pasos

 

Election Day of the Dead by Doc Drumheller.

Published by Cold Hub Press.

Catalyst is proud to present a special launch event in association with Cold Hub Press. 

Wednesday 2nd December marks the final Catalyst open mic for 2020 and a double book launch.

Cold Hub Press presents Doc Drumheller's Election Day of the Dead, a bilingual English/Spanish collection of seventy haiku, with translations by Dylan Brennan and illustrations by Liliana Pérez-Brennan.

Written while travelling in the USA, Nicaragua, Mexico and El Salvador, Doc's travels coincided with several international poetry festivals, Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico and the 2016 US Presidential Elections.

 

In a double celebration, Cold Hub Press also presents  A POEM GOES ABOUT ON FOOT - twenty-one poems by Joaquín Pasos with translations by Roger Hickin.

 

Join the Catalyst crowd to hear readings from both books as well as our regular open mic and end of year Christmas theme.

Wednesday 2nd December, 7pm

Space Academy, 371 St Asaph St, Christchurch.

NZ Poetry Slam national final - tickets available online!

 Tickets selling fast! Secure yours here:

Tickets: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/.../new.../christchurch/tickets

NZ Poetry Slam comes to Christchurch again!

 

Catalyst volume 17 - Socially Distant - is officially launched!

 

Christchurch Poetry Slam 2020

 

Christchurch Poetry Slam 2020 - Prelim Heat + Grand Final - RULES

 

 NOTE: In 2020, Christchurch is hosting a PRELIMINARY HEAT as well as a Grand Final. Only those selected via the Preliminary Heat (Wednesday 7th October, 7pm at Space Academy) will be able to contest the Grand Final as part of WORD Christchurch.

 

Here are the official rules of the Christchurch Poetry Slam as per the NZ Poetry Slam.

Sign-up is on the night only - places are limited to 12 participants so get there early.

Rules for NZ Poetry Slam

• 3 minutes or less with no minimum time (10 second grace period before points deduction)

• Time starts when poet speaks, however while poets can have time to settle and adjust microphone etc, this time is not limitless; ideally a poet should start before 10 seconds.

• Original (i.e. your own) poems only

• No props no music no costumes (i.e. clothing related to the content of your poem)

• In the case of a tie a slam-off will be required

• Random draw, for performance order.

 
Judging and scoring:

• 5 Audience Judges (chosen by MC and/or organiser) display score cards 0-10 (Decimal points allowed)

• Top and bottom scores drop off and total of remaining 3 scores is the total

• If Poet goes over grace period MC or Timekeeper to ask scorer to mark down points after the judges score… (Half a point penalty for every 10 seconds over time)

• After 4 minutes the MC can shut down the poet

• 'Sacrificial Poet' (non-competing) to start the night, to help calibrate scores.

• Slams are equally about writing, performance and audience response.

• Slammers should have at least 3 poems, as there will be three rounds for the Regionals and NZ Slam
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As always, remember: the point is the poetry not the points!