Up to 30 SLAM Teams represent schools and community sites from the Bay Area in the 2023 Unified Poetry Slam. This annual team competition allows Bay Area middle schools, high schools, and organizations to bring one team of 4-6 poets to represent for a chance at larger stages and larger opportunities. Team Slams are an Olympic-Style Competition where teams compete in four 3 minute-rounds using original solo and group pieces, in which judges give a score from 0.0-10.0. Each team performs in one qualifier round and the highest-scoring teams advance to the finals. In the end, the highest scoring team at finals be invited to compete representing their school at the Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival happening in the Bay Area in July 2023.