On Thursday, 27.11.2025, Duisburg slam veteran Malte Küppers will welcome slam poets from all over Germany to BORA and guide them through a live literature show that couldn't be more eloquent, varied and interactive.

Whether poetry, comedy, cabaret, dada or storytelling, whether short story or poem, read or performed by heart, shouted or whispered - anything that comes from your own pen and fits into a narrow time slot of six minutes can be performed at the "WoW Poetry Slam Duisburg". The word acrobats compete against each other exclusively with their self-written texts and full vocal and physical effort, but disguises, instruments and other props are taboo.