Tom Hanks dropped by Late Night recently to perform slam poetry all about the beloved (yes beloved) 1990's television show, Full House. The routine was a full house - see what I did there? - of ...

The judges are given paddles and can judge from 0.0 to 10.0. Due to the fact that people judge who might never had heard slam poetry before, they have a "calibration poet" perform.

Slam Connection, founded by Williamsburg poet laureate LaCroy Nixon, saw success at both the Virginia Team Poetry Slam Championship and the national Southern Fried Poetry Slam.