Poetry Slam

The Poetry Slam is the Liquid Poet’s yearly homebrew competition, hosted in Fort Collins, Colorado. The competition includes a variety of medals including a number of pro-am opportunities, a second Best of Show medal for the cider and mead category and Heavy Medal brewer and club awards. Last year we had over 450 entries from across the country. Keep reading for info about this year’s Poetry Slam, and historical results throughout the years.

2024 Poetry Slam

This year’s Poetry Slam will take place in June! The entry window will be from April 8th until May 11th. The final day of judging and the awards ceremony will take place on June 8th at New Belgium Brewing. Ceremony begins at 6:30pm.

Previous Year’s Poetry Slam Results

  • 2023 Poetry Slam
    • We had 465 judged entries grouped into 44 judged categories.
    • Full results can be found here.
    • Awards ceremony recording can be found here.
  • 2022 Poetry Slam
    • We had 236 judged entries grouped into 23 judged categories.
    • Full result can be found here.
  • 2021 Poetry Slam
    • We had 143 judged entries grouped into 19 judged categories.
    • Full results can be found here.
  • 2020 Poetry Slam
    • We had 269 judged entries grouped into 31 judged categories.
    • Full results can be found here.
  • 2019 Poetry Slam
    • We had 287 judged entries grouped into 28 judged categories.
    • Full results can be found here.
  • 2018 Poetry Slam
    • We had 295 judged entries grouped into 26 judged categories.
    • Full results can be found here.
  • 2017 Poetry Slam
    • We had 298 judged entries grouped into 22 judged categories.
    • Full results can be found here.
  • 2016-2 Poetry Slam
    • We had 256 judged entries grouped into 21 judged categories.
    • Full results can be found here.
  • 2016-1 Poetry Slam
    • We had 334 judged entries grouped into 31 judged categories.
    • Full results can be found here.
  • 2015 Poetry Slam
    • We had 353 judged entries grouped into 31 judged categories.
    • Full results can be found here.