The Wohnzimmerslam is the coziest poetry slam in the whole Ruhr area - that's for sure!

This time it's called: BEST OF Spoken Word in Bochum! The grand finale! All the winners of the year will compete against each other again and fight for the title: Bochum Living Room Slam Champion 2025!

As always, the contributions must not exceed the time limit of six minutes and must be performed without props. The jury will be selected from the audience each evening and may decide whose words have penetrated the hearts, whose jokes have made the room tremble and whose rhymes and metaphors can even compete with the established poets from German lessons. The winner gets to take home victory, fame and amore!

Because there are no thematic guidelines for the texts, every slam is a grab bag. It can be personal, funny, political, lyrical, absurd or weird - but always in a good way.

The event is moderated with authenticity, jokes and profundity by Einfach Ely and Lennart Heins - two experienced moderators from our team.

The Wohnzimmerslam Dortmund has been taking place for over ten years, but in Bochum this year it has moved to the beautiful event room of "I am Love", probably the most beautiful ice cream parlor in Bochum. Ice cream and poetry? That tastes good!

It is important to us to create our events as safer spaces. Discrimination of any kind has no place here. So that everyone can participate in fantastic word art, there is always an awareness person who is available as your contact person for the evening, answers any questions about toilet paper, menstrual products and accompaniment to the station and is happy to take criticism and, if necessary, discomfort. Come as you are: loud, covered up, a little shy, alone or with people, queer or not queer, great and wonderful - however you feel comfortable. We look forward to a feel-good atmosphere and an audience that is simply in the mood for culture.

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Find out on Instagram (@wohnzimmer_slam) - or let us surprise you!

6.30 pm admission | 7 pm start

Admission by donation, pay what you want!