Individual poets or two-person teams battle in a series of no-words-barred heats!

Master of Ceremonies:
Comedienne Karen Gray

200 dollar cash prize awarded to top team
Other winners receive gift certificates
Props, music, costumes permitted

When: Saturday, December 16th, 5 P.M.
Where: St. Moritz, 714 N. Third St, Harrisburg, PA
Entrance fee per individual poet or team: 25 dollars
General Admission: 5 dollars in advance, 7 dollars at the door
(plus donation of at least one non-perishable food item)
To order tickets, leave a message at 717-234-0672

Registration closes when 30 individual poets or teams have registered.

Proceeds to benefit the Central PA Food Bank



Registration:

Payment of per team entry fee
and receipt of registration information at the following address:

P.O. Box 5463, Harrisburg, PA 17110-0463

Make checks payable to: The Heavyword Society
Entrants must be 21 years of age.

Registration ends when 30 individual poets or teams have paid their fees.
No registration accepted without entrance fee.

INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING WITH YOUR REGISTRATION FEE:
Team name, if applicable (be creative)
Name, address, email, and phone # for all entrants.

Rules of Competition:

*Poems shall be original text by poet and/or team.
*Props, music and costumes are allowed.
*If competing as a team, you may perform together, or one-after-
the-other.
*5 minute time limit per poet or team per round. Overtime
will be penalized with point deduction.
*Timekeeper will signal poet or team to begin performing.
*A panel of 5 judges will score each performance,
awarding a maxium of ten (10) points per
performance.
*Winning poets/teams advance to the next round.