To be in synergy is when separate and different elements combine their collective strengths to achieve more than when they work alone.

Synergy Slam Poets is an online and in-person poetry, performance Workshop Program and film competition
where anyone can creatively respond to some of the world's most urgent eco-issues.

The natural world and the city live side by side.

As long as we can observe them as connected together, we can learn so much about what it means to be part of the ecology of the Earth.

With that knowledge, we can achieve great things.

- Zena Edwards, Poet & Founder


Write about the relationship humans in urban environments have with nature in cities and big towns.

Learn about the role the natural world plays in urban settings and craft powerful poetry & spoken word in response.


Open to poets from all corners of the globe for the online experience!

Synergy Slam Poets welcomes poets and spoken word artists of all backgrounds, experience levels, and ages. Whether you’re a passionate beginner or a seasoned professional, every perspective is valued, every voice is heard.

All workshop programs are hosted by the
Poets Built It Online Community

Previous Competition Prizes for Synergy Slam Poets: SOIL & EARTH

A cash prize of £100
Books! New collections of cutting-edge contemporary EcoPoetry books from inspiring new writers and from established wordsmiths from the world of poetry.

Synergy Slam Poets: TREES is brought to you jointly by Nature Persist and Apples and Snakes Poetry.

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