NORWICH – Colorscape Chenango presents the 11th Annual Competitive Poetry Slam Saturday, Sept. 8, 2 - 5 p.m. at the Blarney Stone Pub, 26 South Broad St.

Poets of all ages and levels of experience will compete for cash prizes, including members of the Oneonta and New York City teams and poets from across the country. Colorscape’s Slam attracts an eclectic mix of poets from 14 to 90 years of age and has always included both local and national talent.

Poets are judged 50% on the quality of their poem and 50% on their performance, with scoring open and immediate.

Colorscape’s competition has become one of the fastest growing poetry slams in this part of the nation as performance poetry continues to grow in popularity. The event is free and open to the public.