Frankfurt am Main
At the Best of Poetry Slam Frankfurt am Main, modern stage literature meets competitive fever. Since 2015, the Frankfurt cultural association MainSlam has regularly brought the format to Saalbau Bornheim, creating a stage for renowned as well as up-and-coming word artists. With their own original texts, slam poets, cabaret artists, and comedians compete against one another in several rounds. Sometimes sharp and funny, sometimes poetic, political, or reflective: a variety of text forms and performance styles are allowed. It is precisely this alternation between lyric poetry, prose, satire, and storytelling that makes each evening unpredictable. Victory or defeat is decided not by a panel of experts, but by the audience. The result is a lively mix of literary event, stage show, and shared voting experience that also gives guests without any poetry slam experience immediate access to Frankfurt's cultural scene.
