Enjoy ‘rhythm, rhymes, and reparations’ at a BHM poetry slam

DiDi Delgado will host 40 Acres & A Slam on Feb. 5.

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Join DiDi Delgado, one of the cofounders of Black Lives Matter Cambridge, for a slam poetry competition Feb. 5 in celebration of Black History Month.

“40 Acres & A Slam: a night of rhythm, rhymes, and reparations” gives eight slam poets a chance to win up to $300. There will be three rounds of competition: After the first round two poets are cut, after the second round three more are cut, and then the final three compete for cash prizes ranging from $75 to $300.

40 Acres & A School is a project run by Delgado that plans to purchase, reclaim and build out a Black Liberation Epicenter in New England. All funds from the poetry slam go to 40 Acres & A School.

The event is being hosted virtually, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. Tickets are free, but there is a suggested donation of $10.