VOLTAGE! FAQs

WHAT IS VOLTAGE?
A spoken word competition for teens only, ages 19-13.

WHO COORDINATES VOLTAGE?
Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives at University of Wisconsin-Madison.

WHO CAN ENTER?
Any teenager within the Southeastern Wisconsin area.

WHAT'S AT STAKE?
A position on Wisconsin's 2010 teen poetry team,
which will compete (all expenses paid) at a national contest in Los Angeles next summer.

HOW DO I WIN?
Contestants will read, recite or perform two original poems.  
A panel of judges will assign scores based on content AND delivery.  

Are there any rules?
Yes, just a few:

  • All works must have been written by you;
  • Costumes, instrumental music and props are not allowed;
  • All pieces cannot be longer than three minutes in length; and
  • No vulgarity

OKAY, HOW DO I ENTER?!?
Contestants must sign-in between 5:30 pm and 6:15 p.m.  
There is no cost to enter

VOLTAGE!
TEEN SLAM

CONGRATULATIONS!
to the Milwaukee members of the
2010 Wisconsin Brave New Voices Team

Marcelles Brown
Milwaukee HS of Arts

Elijiah Furquan
Reagan HS

Jordan Gaines
Dominican HS

Emmitt Williams
Reagan HS

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Open Mic & Slams continue through the
end of the school year!
DO YOU HAVE IDEAS ON FIRE?
Then ... we might just be looking for you!  We're launching our 4th Annual search
for the illest, coldest, hypest, realest, smoothest, hottest words from Milwaukee teens!  
Monthly slam competitions will take place monthly from September to February.  Top performers will represent at
the 2010 Brave New Voices International Teen Spoken Word Competition & Festival in Los Angeles!
Voltage! Open mic and Slam series is a pre-collegiate program of the University of Wisconsin's Office of Multicultural
Arts Initiatives, home of the First Wave Urban Arts Scholarship Program.  Click here for more information!
For the complete calendar of events for the
Voltage! Teen Series
CLICK HERE

VOLTAGE!
TEEN SLAM
2010 State Finalists

Ria Allen of HS of the Arts
Davian Alston of HS of the Arts
Marcelles Brown of HS of the Arts
Sheldon Fountain of Washington HS
Elijiah Furquan of Reagan HS
Jordan Gaines of Dominican HS
Alexis Humphries of HS of the Arts
Adelajeh Rashad of Bradley Tech HS
Nakila Robinson of  HS of the Arts
Ashley Street of HS of the Arts
Emmitt Williams of Reagan HS