BBC Blast and The Poetry Society have partnered up to bring you this year’s SLAMbassadors competition. Six winners will be invited to a two day masterclass event to be held in London with leading UK poets. The winners will also get the chance to show their skills at a live slam poetry event and perform alongside professional poets including Scroobius Pip and Benjamin Zephaniah!

Write an original piece (poem or rap) on the theme of identity and win the chance to perform at a live slam poetry event. Record your original track in less than 60 seconds and upload to our showcase now!

HOW TO ENTER

If you are 13-19 and want to enter the competition send us an audio or video recording of yourself performing your original verse as a rap, song or spoken word in 60 seconds or less.

For more information on Slam and a further workshop not on the Blast tour, find out more on The Poetry Society’s SLAMbassadors UK website.

YOU CAN ENTER BY:

1. Uploading your entry to BBC Blast website and tagging it ’slam09′.
2. Email your entry to blast@bbc.co.uk with your name, age and email address and put ‘SLAMbassadors Competition’ in the subject line.
3. Send by post with details of name, age and email address to: ‘SLAMbassadors Competition’, BBC Blast Online, MC3 D2, 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TS.