Dreading Slam

Make Poetry Fun

Presented by: Dreading Slam

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0	READING: Rising Sun Arts Centre
P	Sunday 7th December, 2025
N	7:15pm

Event information

Dreading Slam, Open Mic Poetry Competition returns to the Rising Sun Arts Centre (RG1 2ST) at 7:30PM (Doors 7:15) on Sunday Dec 7th
Free entry to Watch or read.
Dreading Slam is a friendly, open mic poetry competition
The winner gets the opportunity to compete in the Grand Slam in January 2026
Join the audience or take part an evening of live poetry entertainment.

In addition the chance to read the works of any poet (max 3 mins) outside competition

There is also a lively quick fire round of short poems this is up to 5 lines long, won by the loudest cheer December theme is Crackers
If you wish to take part in the Poetry Slam, please bring 3 poems of your own work.
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