Philly Slam League

The Philly Slam League (PSL) is a non-profit organization that hosts poetry teams from Philadelphia-area high schools in a five-month slam competition.

[Philly Slam League @PSL215]

Congrats to team Academy Park for winning the first slam of the 2024 season! #phillyslamleague #phled

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@dillhershey @MattRKay Absolutely!

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2021 Slam League Update

[Matthew R. Kay @MattRKay]

Extending invitations past Philly 🔥 any young poets have some words for us, here’s the open mic list! https://t.co/J9sSbbSsZm The live show is on the league’s Instagram (@phillyslamleague) Thanks for the partnership, @TheWilmaTheater!

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Proud to host our second virtual open mic!

[Matthew R. Kay @MattRKay]

This is the EXACT proud face I had when watching this young teacher perform when she was a kid.... and now I’m blessed to see her record and encourage her own mentees at my slam. I am so full. ❤️❤️❤️

[Matthew R. Kay @MattRKay]

The joy keeps me coming back. #phillyslam @PSL215

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Our first Tiger Poets slam of the season! @PSL215 😊🐯

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You school doesn’t have a team? Reach out!

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Apparently, there is this thing called #GivingTuesday, which means I get to talk about our Slam Poetry League for Philadelphia-Area Youth! This spring will mark our 10th season showing youth the power of their voices!
Last Year, for the first time we took students to the Brave...

[Philly Slam League @PSL215]

New Voices festival in Las Vegas, and finished as Semi-finalists! This year, we'd like to go again - I know that there are a lot of causes out there for you to support. But if you want to encourage a lot of young people this upcoming Tuesday, please consider our league!

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Congrats to Philly’s new Poet Laureate, PSL’s own Mia Concepcion!