SA Poetry Slam

South Australian Heat 5
Thursday 1^st October 2020

Jive Nightclub 
181 Hindley Street Adelaide
6.30pm sign up for 7pm start  
$6 entry for audience and competitors

This is the last SA heat for the 2020 Australian Poetry Slam!

Contestants have 2 minutes to speak, scream, howl, whisper or sing their original poem. There are no props, no costumes, no music: just the poet and the words. Judges are selected at random from the audience. The heat winners compete again in the SA State Final and the two top finalists then go on to compete in the Australian Poetry Slam … ... Read more ...

Welcome from Angela

Runner-up Emelia Haskey & winner Tracy McNally

Winner – Tracy McNally

Runner-up – Emelia Haskey

Mingyu Zhao

Amelia Jutilane-Maynard

Andrew Hook

EC Smith

Nigel Ford

Elijah Bravington

Samantha Schaffer

Bradley Mills

Carissa Fischer

Matthew Pankhurst

Kelly Cusack

Tegan Sabine

Sacrificial MC – Kami

Guest performer – Daniel Watson

CovidSafe audience

 

A big turn-out of poets and punters for Heat 3 of the 2020 SA Poetry Slam at Woodcroft Library. Congratulations to winner Tracy McNally and runner-up Emelia Haskey. Big thanks to Angela and the crew at the library for looking after everyone and supporting the … ... Read more ...

South Australian Heat 4
Friday 25^th September 2020

State Library of South Australia
Institute Building
North Terrace, corner of Kintore Avenue, Adelaide
6:30pm sign up for 7:00 pm start  
$6 entry for audience and competitors
CASH only !

Contestants have 2 minutes to speak, scream, howl, whisper or sing their original poem. There are no props, no costumes, no music: just the poet and the words. Judges are selected at random from the audience. The heat winners compete again in the SA State Final and the two top finalists then go on to compete in the Australian Poetry Slam … ... Read more ...

Winner Sarah Jane Justice and runner-up Jill Wherry

Welcome to Parks Library by Rachel Telfer

Andrew Hook

Susan Brame

Jill Wherry, heat 2 runner-up

Luke Mann

Jenn Tonkin

Bruce Greenhalgh

Rubina

Alex Vansilalon

Sarah Jane Justice, heat 2 winner

Caroline Reid, guest performer

Kami lays down the rules

Kerryn keeps time

Keeping to the COVID safe plan

 

A great mix of poets hit the mic for Heat 2 of the SA Slam 2020 at Parks Library. Congrats to winner, Sarah Jane Justice, and runner-up, Jill Wherry. Big thanks to Rachel Telfer and her team at the Library … ... Read more ...

A great first heat to kick off slam season 2020 with plenty of new faces and voices sharing the stage with some of our more seasoned regulars. Congratulations to all stepped up but there can only be one winner… and one runner up! So well done to Heat 1 Winner Chris Jaksa and Heat 1 Runner Up Tracey O’Callaghan who have earned their place at the SA Poetry Slam State Final on 17th October.

Slam 2020 Haet 1 winner, Chris Jaska and runner-up, Tracey O’Callaghan

Marina Barbaro

Cecilia Ronson

Aaron Woolford

Olenka Toroshenko

Jacy Gibson

Sarah Jane Justice

Chris Jaksa,

South Australian Heat 3
Friday 18^th September 2020

Woodcroft LIbrary
175 Bains Road Morphettvale
6:30pm sign up for 7:00 pm start  
$6 entry for audience and competitors
CASH only !

The COVID-Safe capacity for the venue tonight is 40 people. As of midday, we are getting close to that number of pre-registrations. If you have pre-registered but now cannot come, please let us know. If you turn up without pre-registering, there is a possibility we will be at capacity and you will not be able to attend…

Contestants have 2 minutes to speak, scream, howl, whisper or sing their original poem. … ... Read more ...

This year has thrown up some pretty serious challenges for the poetry / spoken word / slam community but we are pleased to announce that the Australian Poetry Slam is back for 2020.

At this stage, the SA heats and final of the slam are planned to go ahead as real-time, real-world live events in venues across town, assuming social-distancing / venue opening conditions do not become any more restrictive. However, all events will be adhering to a COVID-19 safety plan. And, of course, plans could change at any time if the situation deteriorates here in Adelaide.

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Ocean Trimboli, performing at the State Final of the South Australian Poetry Slam 2019 , Goodwood Theatre, Goodwood, 27th September 2019.