Maribor Slam Poetry Preliminary

Maribor preliminary for the national championship in slam poetry
Friday, September 11, 2026, 7:00 PM, Cultural Incubator
The Maribor preliminary in slam poetry will take place in the form of a competition, where a professional jury and a jury from the audience will evaluate the performances of registered poets. Performances will take place in three competitive rounds, where participants will present their original poems without the use of costumes and props. Detailed competition rules are available on the organizers' websites.
The professional jury of the preliminary consists of:
poet, writer, moderator, and actress Petra Bauman,
mentor, editor, and slam event moderator Ajda Strajnar, and
singer, songwriter, and philosopher Primož Vidovič.
The event will be moderated by performer, pedagogue, and versatile artist Mojca Frim.
More about the event and the professional jury: https://mkc.si/koledar/2026/9/11/slovensko-prvenstvo-v-slamovski-poeziji
To register for a performance, you can send an email to ozuljenijezik@gmail.com, a private message via the Slam zverine Facebook page, or at the venue in the Cultural Incubator half an hour before the event begins.
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The event is organized by the Mladinski kulturni center Maribor as part of the MKC Črka literary program and in cooperation with Slam zverine, Bando ferdamano, and the SloSlam network, with financial support from the Municipality of Maribor and the Ministry of Education – Slovenian Youth Office.