Judges….raise your scores!! Tune in to see some of the hottest poetic talent from across Canada battle head-to-head in the first-ever JAYU poetry slam. Three rounds. Three-minute time limit. Endless bars. Winner takes home $1,000. Who will be crowned the JAYU Slam champ?

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AUDIENCE REGISTRATION: A slam is only as strong as its audience and judges! Register today if you just wanna watch (or judge) all the poetic heat hitting the JAYU SLAM virtual stage.

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JAYU SLAMS will include ASL interpretation and Online Held Space, should you need to speak with a trained professional. Learn more about how we're making HRFF+ accessible.

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Co-Presenter: Toronto International Festival of Authors

The Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) is Canada’s longest-running literary festival, a charitable, non-profit cultural organization. It creates literary festivals, programmes and events that bring together people of all ages to be inspired and empowered through a celebration of authors, books and stories. It generates diverse and exciting conversations across communities in the city, the nation and internationally, to foster new thinking about what it means to be living in today’s world, and champions the best of Canadian and international publishing to audiences and industry. Check them out on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

Co-Presenter: BAM! Youth Slam

BAM! Toronto Youth Poetry Slam has been providing young wordsmiths with a platform to share their story for almost 8 years. Before BAM, spoken word poetry was still growing it’s roots in the local poetry community. Check them out on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

Co-Presenter: Toronto Poetry Slam

The Toronto Poetry Project (TPP) features some of the most talented spoken word artists in Canada with a goal of inspiring the next generation of spoken word poets. Founded in 2005, the Toronto Poetry Slam (TPS) became Toronto’s preeminent slam which increases the artistic capital of our city and ensures our audiences are consistently exposed to the top tier of poets from across the globe. TPP creates opportunities for emerging spoken word poets in our community to improve their creative output and develop skills to apply to a potential career as a professional artist. Check them out on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Co-Presenter: VIBE Arts

Established in 1995, VIBE Arts is an award-winning charitable organization committed to providing children and youth in under-resourced communities with high-quality community and school-based arts education. With a 20 year trajectory, VIBE Arts has become one of the most celebrated community arts organizations in Toronto. Check them out on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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