Delhi Poetry Slam is a literary organization established in 2013. Our aim is to guide and motivate aspiring poets in India, while creating a space for imaginative minds to exchange ideas and support each other.
The annual competition Wingword Poetry Prize is sponsored by Delhi Poetry Slam.
We have worked with a variety of international and national organizations to promote excellence in poetry such as Institut Francais Jaipur, The YP Foundation and Global Family for Love & Peace. Delhi Poetry Slam has also facilitated workshops at universities and schools throughout India.
Join the Boatswain Club
The Boatswain Club is an exclusive poets society, open for individuals to avail membership if they're residents of New Delhi.
We would like to highlight unique features of our monthly subscription so that members can derive benefits for the same. Members attend an interactive meeting on the weekend, developing their own writing and socializing at our welcoming studio.
The Club is divided into two categories: Adults (20 Years Old or above) and Teenagers (19 Years Old or under).
Children's Poetry Competition
Delhi Poetry Slam is the official sponsor of Wingword Poetry Prize, a platform that seeks to encourage poets and expand the peripheries of poetry itself. Wingword hosts several competitions throughout the year for adults as well as children, inviting submissions from anywhere in India- awarding 5 Lakh Rupees in cash prizes to the winners each year along with the opportunity to have their works published by us.
Currently, the Junior Competition is open for children within the age group 7- 15 years to win prizes upto One Lakh Rupees. Read rules and regulations by visiting the compeitition website.
Our Recent Events
Poetic License: Event Celebrating Freedom and Equality
Delhi Poetry Slam hosted a spoken word poetry event at American Centre New Delhi, celebrating independent voices on freedom and equality. The show featured a mix of Indian poets including Dyutima Kapoor, Parul Mahajan, Tushar Srivastava, Shalini Chhabra, Samaira Sood, Parimugdha Nanchahal, Rishika Kaushik and Mira Price, and American poets such as Timothy E.G. Bartel, Javon Rustin and Christia Madacsi Hoffman. The evening made the audience ponder over questions of representation in our society, first amendment rights, gender-based violence and living in harmony. This event was held in association with Kutumb Foundation as a part of the Josh-E-Umang festival.
Poetry Event for French Insitut Jaipur
City for All was a public art festival questioning the role of gender in our cities. Delhi Poetry Slam was invited to showcase dramatized readings on the issue of gender equality at Bikaner House. Our poets performed on stage, drawing attention to the limited access to public spaces for women and transgenders who often feel unsafe and threatened. With the aim to restore access and mobility for minority communities in public spaces, the event was a huge success in making the audience rethink what it means to create a gender-equal society. The show was held at the open air amphitheatre in Bikaner House.
Inauguration of Demartcracy Exhibition
Delhi Poetry Slam hosted a poetry event marking the inaugration of DemArtcracy exhibition at American Centre New Delhi. While emphasizing on socio-political rights of citizens and what personal freedom means, our poets performed thought-provoking works that resonated with the audience. We brough to light the dreams and aspirations of the youth for absolute freedom, alongside live painting demonstration by Pramod Jaiswal. The event was held in association with Kutumb Foundation.