Jambalaya Soul Slam
New Season Kickoff
Poetry Slam
Oct 18, 2025
Hayti Heritage Center
804 Old Fayetteville St
Durham, NC 27701
The Jambalaya Soul Slam is presenting another exciting edition of our monthly poetry slam! Come out and enjoy a dynamic spoken word event featuring the area's best wordsmiths. See some of the most amazing poets compete for a cash prize. This will be an amazing night of art, truth, and storytelling. Each poet is guaranteed to bring their best to the stage. These performances will be spectacular. This is how poets qualify for an invitation to our finals in January where we decide on our 2026 Bull City Slam Team. That team will compete in the 2026 Southern Fried Poetry Slam Festival, the largest poetry slam in the country! Don't miss it!
All poetry shared must be original.
The Jambalaya Soul Slam is the Triangle’s longest running poetry event!
doors 7:30pm
show 8:00pm
$10 General Admission
For more information: jambalayasoulslam@gmail.com | Guidelines
The Workshop returns December 9th, 2024!
The Jambalaya Soul Academy offer tools and strategies for writing poetry. You will gain poetry writing tips and prompts, develop new ideas or complete unfinished poems, and share your work with other poets. Bring your notebook, a pen, and an open mind.
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The workshop occurs virtually.​
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Email jambalayasoulslam@gmail.com with any questions and to get the link!
2025-2026 Slam Schedule
Slam Themes Each Month
July - Paper Thin
August - Paper Thin
September - Open
October - Open
November - Open
December - Last Chance
January - Finals
Feb - Love Notes
March - Women’s Slam
April - Bull City Spit Fest (team exhibition)
May - Haiku Slam
June - Lyric Slam