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What makes Poetry Slams unique is that judges are randomly selected from the audience! One of the basic humanistic tenants of the Slam is that everyone is entitled to an opinion, and that performance poets are accountable to their audiences. The Bout Manager then carefully screens selectees to ensure they were not ‘planted’ by one of the competitors.
