Winner of the SA Final, Australian Poetry Slam: Mei Szetu

Watch this fabulous performance by Mei Szetu that won the SA State Final of 2024 Australian Poetry Slam at Goodwood Theatre & Studios and sent her off to the Sydney Opera House to compete in the National Finals.

Congratulations to Mei and all the other finalists.

Video recorded by Daniel Kennedy. Edit / titles & credits animations / original music by Ian Gibbins.

AWEsome Be Natural Poetry Slam

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

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

$10 to compete or watch
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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

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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.

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Australian Poetry Slam 2024 – SA Heat 5 full house slam-off!

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!

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

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 ...