The young mind is a sharp pencil or a fine-line pen. It has a point; it wants to make a mark. Stanza and Deliver is a fast-paced, fun-filled performance poetry contest for hearts that beat and minds that speak !

Following wordshops run by seasoned slamsters Sara-Jane Arbury and Marcus Moore in schools across the region, Swindon's wittiest young wordsters performed their most slamazing poetry in a bid to reach the hearts and hearing parts of the public.

This was an event for invention, flair and commitment where random judges awarded points for poetic style and content and the warmth of the applaudience. The heat was on to produce the goods to become Swindon's Poet Idols and have their names on the prestigious SFL Youth Slam Cup, sponsored by The Commonweal School - A Performing Arts College.

There was all to cheer for as the student slammers prepared to teach us a thing or two through their own poetry, they were ready for the clash of syllables as they battled it out with nerve and verve for the ultimate title - slamtastic!

Saturday 7th May 2005

Swindon's 1st Inter-School Youth Poetry Slam! 11am / ticket £4.00 for adults - under 16's free available from Arts Centre Box Office tel: 01793 614837

Participating schools:
The Commonweal School
Dorcan Technology Collage Greendown Community School Highworth Warneford School
Hreod Parkway School
Kingsdown School
St. Joseph's RC Comprehensive
The Headlands School
The Ridgeway School
Churchfields School.