AWEsome Be Natural Poetry Slam

  • Winners
  • Winner – Sanjana Raja
  • Runner-up – Pam Makin
  • Ben Adams
  • Kathryn Reese
  • Genie Papadopoulos
  • Christie Marks
  • Meg Bekiaris
  • Jill Wherry
  • David Cronin
  • Vicki-Jo Russell
  • Tom O’Loughlin
  • Isaac Nakone
  • Stella Damarjati
  • Avalanche
  • Nicholas Nakone
  • Masood Ahmed
  • Nikki Rawnsley
  • Conor Brown
  • Helium Liu
  • Phoebe Wood
  • Guest – Tracy Coogs McNally
  • MC & Sacrifice – Matthew Pankhurst
  • Audience

The Be Natural Poetry Slam, held at Dymocks Books as part of the 2024 Nature Festival, brought out a packed house with a full roster of poets and an enthusiastic appreciative audience. The poetry was uniformly excellent and we were delighted to see … ... Read more ...

Australian Poetry Slam 2024 – SA State Champions!

SA State Champion Mei Szetu and runner-up Matcho
  • Finalists
  • Winner – Mei Szetu
  • Runner-up – Matcho
  • Sacrifice – Katherine Sortini
  • Guest – Taiaha
  • Arantza Barcia
  • Ben Adams
  • John Willison
  • Zoe Koulakis
  • Kami
  • Avalanche
  • Susan Brame
  • John Legg
  • MC Sarah Jane Justice
  • Timekeeper Coogs McNally and MC Sarah Jane Justice pull names from the hat.
  • Announcement! Matthew Pankhurst & Sarah Jane Justice
  • Expectant audience at Goodwood.

What a night it was at the SA State Final of the Australian Poetry Slam at Goodwood Theatre & Studios! We were treated to an exceptional round of poetry from our finalists, a special … ... Read more ...

BE NATURAL Poetry Slam at the 2024 Nature Festival

Saturday 12 October 2024
Doors open 6:00pm for sign-up; slam commences at 6:30pm

Dymocks Adelaide
Regent Theatre Level 1, Shop 45 101–107 Rundle Mall
Adelaide, SA Australia 5000

$10 to compete or watch
Click here to book tickets.

Now in its fifth year as part of the Nature Festival, the ‘Be Natural’ Poetry Slam is an all ages event with the broad theme of nature and what it means to you, giving the participants the opportunity to stretch their creative ‘limbs’ and think about what nature and the natural world does mean to them. The rules are simple – … ... Read more ...

Australian Poetry Slam 2024 – SA State Final – all you need to know!

Saturday, 21st September, 2024
Doors at 7:30pm

Goodwood Theatre & Studios
166 Goodwood Road, Goodwood, SA 5034

Tickets $25 at trybooking

Click here to book tickets

Five exhilarating heats leave us with ten state finalists, ready to take the stage and battle it out to become our 2024 State Champion and earn a spot at the Sydney Opera House for the national final. Congratulations to finalists Aranzta Barcia, Avalanche, Ben Adams, John Legg, John Willison, Kami, Matcho, Mei Szetu, Susan Brame and Zoe Koulakis.

  • Arantza Garcia
  • Avalanche
  • Ben Adams
  • John Legg
  • John Willison
  • Kami
  • Matcho
  • Mei
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Australian Poetry Slam 2024 – SA Heat 5 full house slam-off!

  • Winners
  • Winner Mei Szetu
  • Runner-up Matcho
  • Sacrifice Thomas Cassicy
  • Guest Matthew Pankhurst
  • Xueqian Zhang
  • Bruce Greenhalgh
  • Henry Davis
  • Jenny Benham
  • Aaron Woodford
  • Andrew Ellery
  • Sidharth Nambiar
  • Archer Thiele
  • Alex Vansilon
  • Sophie Willison
  • Adam Bullmore
  • Aaron Mitchell
  • River Hill
  • Holly Peters
  • Vicky Ireland
  • Cariss Fischer
  • Penny Roberts
  • Annette Swain
  • MC Sarah Jane Justice under the tree
  • Coogs keeps track
  • Audience under the tree

The SA heats of the 2024 Australian Poetry Slam finished up in fine style with a full house at Campbelltown Library. With 20 poets performing, it went down to the wire, ending up in a slam-off for first … ... Read more ...

Australian Poetry Slam 2024 – SA Heat 4 stirs up the south!

  • Heat 4 winners
  • Heat 4 winner – John Willison
  • Heat 4 runner-up – Kami
  • Guest – Sarah Pearce
  • Cameron Truner
  • Stella Samarjati
  • Carissa Fischer
  • Conor Brown
  • Mei Szetu
  • Annette Swain
  • Nigel Ford
  • Qudsia Ahmed -Lewis
  • MC and Sacrifice – Sarah Jane Justice

Another diverse range of poets performed in Heat 4 at Woodcroft Library. Congratulations to winner John Willison and runner-up Kami, who are off to the SA State Final at Goodwood Theatre on 21st September. Big thanks to everyone who came along and competed, cheered the competitors on, and helped with the judging. Thanks also to Sarah Pearce… ... Read more ...

Australian Poetry Slam 2024 – SA Heat 5 with guest Matthew Pankhurst

Saturday 31 August 2024
Doors open for sign-up at 6:30pm.
Slam starts at 7:00pm

Campbelltown Library
171 Montacute Rd, Newton SA 5074

$10 to compete or join the audience.
Click here to book at trybooking.

This is the final SA heat for the 2024 Australian Poetry Slam, you last chance to compete for a spot in the SA State Final for an opportunity to perform in the National Final at the Sydney Opera House with a prize worth $20,000, including publication and gigs from Byron to Bali and beyond…!!

Australian Poetry Slam 2024 (APS ’24) invites you to cheer, … ... Read more ...

Australian Poetry Slam 2024 – Heat 3 jumps at Jive

  • Heat 3 Winners
  • Heat 3 Winner – Avalanche
  • Runer-up – John Legg
  • Guest – Netherby
  • Mei Szetu
  • Adam Bullmore
  • Conor Brown
  • Suzi Hall
  • Drew Cuffley
  • Carissa Fischer
  • John Willison
  • Archer Thiele
  • River Hill
  • Kami
  • Aaron Mitchell
  • Sacrifice – Kerryn Tredrea
  • MC Sarah Jane Justice and Jive

South Australian Heat 3 of the 2024 Australian Poetry Slam served up another round of diverse, entertaining and challenging work with yet more close scores from the judges. Congratulations to winner Avalanche and runner-up John Legg who are off to the SA State Final at Goodwood Theatre on 21st September.

Big thanks to our … ... Read more ...