Each week is a unique event based on a general theme (i.e. Valentines Day, It’s Boating Season! Ode to the Bar, etc.)

There will be several rounds each event featuring a mix of pre-determined topics and popular requests from the crowd.

Events are open-mic and participants are encouraged to take the side of human vs machine. Feel free to write your own poems or improv some slam. AI-generated poetry is also encouraged, embraced and equally scorned. The whole point is to create a fun and creative environment full of smiles and laughs that enables us to harness the lighter side of our new AI overlords while maintaining our humanity in the process.

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In the spirit of the folk hero John Henry who allegedly said "Before I'd let that steam drill beat me down, I'd die with a hammer in my hand." Or as our modern day bards might say “Before I’d let that demon box beat me down, I’d die with a pen in my hand.”

With that said, we asked ChatGPT to “write a poem that parallels John Henry's struggle of man vs machine from the point of view from a modern day poet facing pressures from AI-generated poetry.” and this is what it said:

John Poet was a writer, born with ink in his veins,
He hammered out his verses like the rhythm of a train.
With a notebook in his left hand, a pen in his right,
He carved out stanzas deep as coal, burning hot and bright.

But one cold morning in the digital age,
A machine rolled in and took the stage.
It didn’t sweat, it didn’t tire,
It spat out sonnets fast as fire.

John Poet said to the editor, "Is this my final page?
Shall I battle with the bots or just accept the cage?"
The editor sighed, with a nervous glance—
"You can fight it if you want, but it writes twice as fast."

John Poet laughed, struck his pen to the ground,
"I’ll show that AI how words should sound!"
He took a deep breath, and he started to write,
The lines flowed steady, sharp and bright.

The algorithm hummed, cold and sleek,
A perfect sonnet in under a blink.
It had rhyme, it had rhythm, it had perfect grace—
But not a single drop of a human trace.

John Poet scribbled, his hands were sore,
The ink was smudged, but his soul poured more.
His lines were messy, raw and free,
Not perfect, but his, you see.

At the break of dawn, the battle was done,
The machine had finished a thousand and one.
But John Poet stood, his paper unfurled,
And one single poem shook the world.

For words aren’t measured in speed or might,
But in the spark that makes them light.
So let the bots write, let them churn,
A poet’s soul will always burn.

And with that said, we say, “BRING IT ON!!! And let us celebrate HUMANITY!”

Writing a poem in AI is easy. First, download and sign up for an account with an AI tool. (i.e. ChatGPT, Claude, etc.).

Next, work on your prompt. You can be incredibly creative with just a little bit of specificity. For instance, asking a LLM AI (Large Language Model AI) for a poem or song lyrics for a generic topic will usually yield bland results. To spice things up a bit, provide a few details, ask it to do it in the style of a famous author and you’ll get far more interesting results.

For example, instead of typing “Write a funny and ironic Christmas poem”, type into the prompt field “Write a funny and ironic Christmas poem about why I received coal for Christmas in the style of Dr. Suess.” or try “Write a funny and ironic poem about my family’s reaction when I received coal for Christmas from the Dalai Lama in the style of Ogden Nash.”

Remember, we are dealing with essentially the beta version that powers Lieutenant Commander from Star Trek. You get out of it what you put in.

If we generated it for you, Yes! Just provide your email address and check the box that you would like to receive emails from AI Poetry Jam and your first email from us will be the poem recited at your event. We’ll also send along announcements and event reminders along the way. And yes, you can unsubscribe at any time.

Yes, but, that person has to be in attendance and must agree to the poem being read. It’s no fun if that person isn’t there or doesn’t want the world to know all that AI has to share about them.

Contact us through the Work With Us page.

Sure! You can apply to put on a Jam at our Work With Us page. Just let us know what your looking to do, where, etc, and we’ll be in touch.

Visit our Work With Us page, fill out the form and just let us know what you have in mind. Someone will be in touch soon.

Age limits are specific to the venue, local rules and restrictions.