ind ie " ▁competition ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Po etry ▁S lam . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁competition ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Flag st aff , ▁Arizona . ▁ ▁Format ▁ ▁The ▁tournament ▁has ▁two ▁days ▁of ▁pre lim inary ▁r ounds , ▁in ▁which ▁po ets ▁comp ete ▁in ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 , ▁ 3 , ▁and ▁ 4 ▁minute ▁b outs . ▁After ▁these ▁ 4 ▁b outs ▁are ▁completed , ▁the ▁poet ' s ▁rank ings ▁in ▁each ▁bout ▁are ▁added ▁up ▁and ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 2 ▁po ets ▁of ▁the ▁tournament ▁are ▁invited ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁round . ▁A ▁ 3 ▁minute ▁time ▁limit ▁is ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁po ems ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁round . ▁ ▁Tournament ▁results ▁by ▁year ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁performance ▁po ets ▁National ▁Po etry ▁S lam ▁Or al ▁poetry ▁Performance ▁poetry ▁Po etry ▁S lam ▁Po etry ▁S lam , ▁Inc . ▁Sp oken ▁word ▁Women ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Po etry ▁S lam ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Official ▁Po etry ▁S lam ▁In cor por ated ▁Home page ▁ ▁Category : Po etry ▁festiv als ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Po etry ▁sl ams <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Play boy ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁World ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁film ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁play ▁written ▁by ▁John ▁Mill ington ▁Syn ge . ▁It ▁was ▁directed ▁and ▁co - written ▁by ▁Brian ▁Des mond ▁Hur