%3cp%3eA%26nbsp%3bpoetry slam%26nbsp%3bis a competition at which poets perform their own original work%2c and are then judged on a numeric scale by previously selected members of the audience. In a standard slam%2c there are%3cspan%3e%3cstrong%3efive judges%3c/strong%3e%3c/span%3e.%26nbsp%3bBefore the competition begins%2c the host will often bring up a
%3cem%3esacrificial poet. %3c/em%3eA sacrificial poet%26nbsp%3bis not competing in the slam%2c but is scored by the judges in order for them to calibrate their judging.
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