Discovering, celebrating, and publishing the next generation of youth poets
Spoken Word Power Open Call supports schools across the UK to make poetry fun and accessible, as well as boosting students’ literacy and oracy skills.
HOW TO GET
INVOLVED
Sign up and follow 4 easy steps to be part of Spoken Word Power Open Call – a free programme open to primary, secondary and SEND schools across the UK and beyond.
Bring your students along to kickstart their spoken word journey with an interactive livestream lesson in late February, led by poetry experts.
Use our video resources to take your students’ spoken word journey to the next step, from writing poetry to editing and performance.
STEP ONE JOIN THE LIVESTREAM
Bring your students along to kickstart their spoken word journey with an interactive livestream lesson in March led by poetry experts.
STEP TWO DEVELOP YOUR POEMS
Use our video resources to take your students’ spoken word journey to the next step, from writing poetry to editing and performance.
STEP THREE HOST YOUR SLAM
Take to the stage and celebrate World Poetry Day on or around 21st March, with your very own live poetry slam event, using our handy guide to support.
STEP FOUR SUBMIT A POEM
Submit a student’s poem to represent your class, to be in with a chance of featuring in Eastside’s annual Spoken Word Power poetry anthology. Any educational institution working with students up to the age of 18 is eligible to submit a poem.
Take to the stage and celebrate World Poetry Day on or around 21st March, with your very own live poetry slam event, using our handy guide to support.
Submit a student’s poem to represent your class, to be in with a chance of featuring in Eastside’s annual Spoken Word Power poetry anthology. Any educational institution working with students up to the age of 18 is eligible to submit a poem.