In collaboration with the Knicks, Urban Word and Other Partners other partners on PR-G's offering NY high school students the opportunity to audition for a chance to compete for over $350,000 in Scholarships and Prizes to further their education. Auditions arre held at the Hammerstein Grand Ballroom in the Manhattan Center, 34th Street b/w 8th & 9th Avenues. For official rules and regulations Click here.

The Knicks Poetry Slam Program is broken up into two contests, Spoken Word (see above videos for last years poets) and Written. Participants have the option of performing poetry live or by submitting a portfolio of their original work. Registration is online and is very easy.  Auditions is FREE of charge and students ages 13 – 19 are all welcome.  Not a writer? It's OK! Students do NOT have to be a poet or writer to attend the auditions; there will also be a free College Fair with 60 colleges represented, college workshops, stage performances and entertainment. We anticipate over 1200 NYC high school students in attendance.

Knicks Poetry Slam was created in 2003 to reach today's high school youth by using the popularity of hip-hop and poetry as a vehicle to motivate and inspire expression through the written and spoken word. PR-G joined the Knicks and their program partner Urban Word NYC during the 2006-07 season to create greater opportunities for high school students to use their poetic skills and talents to pursue higher education. To date the program has reached over 8,000 students through school site visits, a Poetry Open Audition, a College Fair, workshops and Poetry Slams. It has also provided the winners of the program with educational grants for college.