Friday, September 2nd
7:30-10PM
St. Paul's Cultural Center
2215 W NORTH AVE
THE POETRY PENTATHLON IS A LIVE PERFORMANCE EVENT IN CHICAGO. CONTESTANTS MUST COMPETE IN ALL FIVE EVENTS AND WILL BE JUDGED ON BOTH WRITING ABILITY AND PERFORMANCE STYLE.
ALL CONTESTANTS SHOULD HAVE FORM SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN JULY 15TH.
CANCELLATION OF APPEARANCE MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA E-MAIL NO LATER THAN AUGUST 1ST.
THE PENTATHLON IS A JUDGED READING. CONTESTANTS WILL BE AWARDED POINTS ON BOTH THEIR
WRITING ABILITY AND THEIR PERFORMANCE STYLE.
WARNING: THE ONLY PRIZES AWARDED FOR THE EVENING ARE PRIDE AND BRAGGING RIGHTS, ANY TROPHIES
ARE GRAVY AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS SUCH
PLEASE FILL OUT THE FORM ON THE HOMEPAGE AT http://www.waiting4thebus.com/
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS CAN BE SENT TO WAITING4BUS@GMAIL.COM
EVENTS
1.Poetry Prompt (prompt not given until night of the event, poem is written during the
course of the evening)
2.a rant
3. A Sestina
4. a Zombie Poem
5. performing a work of a famous dead poet (The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock)
