Synergy Slam: Ethos & Vision
Poet, Zena Edwards, founded the Synergy Slam Poetry Competition because there was
a need to introduce the foundational principles of the transformative power of the natural world in urban environments to new and young audiences, and to those less familiar with this idea.
Synergy Slam Workshop programs are designed to cultivate a new eco-awareness and nurture positive future-thinking using the craft of poetic writing and spoken word performance.
The Synergy Slam Programmes aim:
To celebrate the dynamism and driver for change that poetic language can be
To spark exciting and positive local environmental conversations
To unpack the layers about urban sustainability
To creatively tackle climate change and the ecological emergency to make it accessible for everyone to understand.
About Synergy Slam Programmes
Unlock Your Creative Potential: Learn to craft vivid, emotive poems that resonate with your unique voice and craft verses that capture the clash of cityscapes against the persistent forces of nature.
Greening the Grey: Learn about the significance of green spaces within urban environments, and use your poetry to advocate for their preservation.
Connect with a Community: Join a passionate group of poets, writers, and performers who share your love for spoken word, the environment and well being
Poetry Writing Workshops: Hone your skills in crafting compelling narratives and powerful metaphors
Master Performance: Develop stage presence, delivery, and confidence to leave a lasting impact.
Performance Techniques: Explore vocal dynamics, body language, and the art of engaging an audience.
Get Slam Performance Ready: Receive peer feedback and one-on-one coaching sessions to fine-tune your piece, making it slam-ready.
Inclusivity: We embrace diversity and welcome all voices. Your unique background and perspective on the urban nature experience is a vital part of the story of nature persisting.
Our immersive writing and performance programmes offer a unique opportunity to explore your creative expression with an environmental conscience.
— Zena Edwards
Synergy Slam:
Ethos & Vision
Poets and founder of Nature Persists, Zena Edwards, created the Synergy Slam Poetry Competition from the foundational principles of established the ethos of transformative series of nature based and climate related themed poetry and spoken word programmes.
Whether you are a poet or have a keen interest in writing poetry, explore the relationship poets have with their craft, with nature, the environment, and the Earth's climate and ecology.
With other like-minded writer’s, Synergy Slam creates and holds space to incubate writing and spoken word skills to capture the essence of nature's ability to survive and thrive and in busy urban areas, reminding us of our own connection to the environment.
Synergy Slam Poetry Programs are at their core about enjoyment, knowledge sharing and well-being through creativity and connection with others.
Synergy Slam is an online poetry competition and series of workshops masterclasses, online activities, and discussions around the themes of living in cities and nature in the urban environment.
Synergy Slam has a focused principle on well-being in the communities in built up urban environments..
Through the craft of poetry in performance and spoken word, the aim is to raise awareness about communities of people who are doing great work in local gardening projects, growing food, creating greener and healthier environments for the next generations of people growing up in cities.
Background
Nature Persists proudly presents SYNERGY SLAM: a transformative series of environmentally themed poetry and spoken word programmes.
Nature Persists and Synergy Slam are founded by Forward Prizes
shortlisted poet, Zena Edwards.
”I created Nature Persists’ programmes to cultivate creative practices and that ignite the imagination to promote hopeful narratives about humans investing in culturally future proof cities for generations to come.”
AIM:
To celebrate the dynamism of poetic metaphor to spark environmental conversations to unpack the layers about urban sustainability.
To creatively tackle climate change and the ecological emergency to make it accessible for everyone to understand.
OBJECTIVES
Our dynamic programs uplift creativity, the imagination with a resolute focus on well-being in urban environments using poetry and poetic thinking.
Our immersive writing and performance programmes offer a unique opportunity to explore your creative expression with an environmental conscience.
Whether you are a budding writer seeking to refine your skills or an experienced wordsmith looking to explore new dimensions of expression, our programs have something to offer for everyone.