Join us for the AMR Poetry Slam and Open Mic, a cross-cultural celebration where poetry, performance and science come together to raise awareness about antimicrobial resistance, one of the biggest global health challenges of our time.

Whether you’re a poet, researcher, student or science communicator or you’re just someone interested in AMR and/or poetry, this is your stage to explore themes of health, resistance, resilience and hope through original poetry.

Poetry Slam (Competitive)

• Each poet performs one original poem of up to 2 minutes
• Three judges score each performance out of 20 points total
  • 10 for Writing / Content
  • 10 for Performance / Delivery
• One winner and two runner-ups will be announced at the end of the evening

Open Mic (Non-competitive)

While the judges tally the results, the stage will stay alive with brief (1–2 minute) performances from non-competing participants.

Feature Poet Performance

A professional poet or performer will close the event with a special set related to the theme of science, health, or resistance.

The winner and two runner-ups will win t-shirts from Adimanav Studios. All participants will receive digital certificates for participation.

Credit to our mascot Mike O’ Bacterium goes to Eh!Woza, a Wellcome Trust-supported entity that operates at the intersection of science communication, youth advocacy, community engagement and skills development to merge the biomedicine of disease with its social impact. Watch Mike O’s Bacterium’s full performance on what causes tuberculosis here. Read more about why it is so challenging to get rid of it here.