What

Nimbin Performance Poetry World Cup

The NPPWC is an annual performance poetry competition held in Nimbin NSW Australia.

The terms and conditions of performance are:

Poets have 8 minutes to perform 1 or more poems.

The competition is run over a weekend with heats and semi-finals held in Nimbin Cafe's and the grand-final held on the Sunday evening in the Nimbin Town Hall.

Poems must be the performers OWN work and must not have been previously performed at the NPPWC.

Performer Poets will be marked on a number of 'attributes' including content, diction, presentation and timing.

Good use of time will be marked by the judges and poets may be penalised for being over time, or running too short.

There is a peoples choice award as well as the judges decision winners, runner up and encouragement awards.

It is the responsibility of each performer to arrive at their venus on time.

Poets may use an instrument for accompaniment (not a band).

Poets may use props where appropriate.

Entries close Monday 27th July 2009.

All performers will be notified of
their venue and heat time by
Thursday 30th July 2009.

HEATS are held in the delightful
surrounds of the Cafes within the
village of Nimbin from 11am on
Saturday 1st August 2009.

SEMI-FINALS are conducted on
Sunday 2nd August from 12pm, at
the Nimbin OASIS Cafe.

GRAND FINAL and After Party
held at the
Nimbin School of Arts
TOWN HALL
Sunday 2nd August 2009 at 7.30pm
$10 ENTRY
Verandah Café open from 6.00pm

Each Performance Venue has an
MC & helper plus two judges for
the heats and semi-finals.

For the GRAND FINAL there are three NEW judges who select, from the eight finalists, ONE outright winner of the $2000 prize & the prestigious

Nimbin Performance Poetry World Cup.

7 Runners Up: $300 each.

Peoples Choice Award: $500.

Incentive Awards of $50 and $25
given by judges during the heats.

ENTRY FORM

Semi-final judges at the Nimbin Oasis Cafe 2006


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