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Poetry Slam 2017: Dates and Venues

The 2017 Poetry Slam is on its way. Get your words into gear, your diaries filled in, and start practising.

The two State winners get to go the the National Final in Sydney!!

Keep an eye on the Events Calendar and the SWSA Facebook page for updates

Click here to read the rules: they matter!

SA Heat 1 :: Friday 18th August :: Kings Head Hotel
357 King William Street, Adelaide (6.30 pm registration for 7:00 pm start)

SA Heat 2 :: Saturday 26th August :: Salisbury Institute
17-19 Wiltshire St, Salisbury (2.30 pm registration for 3:00 pm start)

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Dymocks ‘Dead Poets Society’ open mic tribute to Sylvia Plath: Thursday, 22nd June

Dymocks Adelaide

Rundle Mall

Thursday, 22nd June, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

 

Sylvia Plath was one of the very first poets paid tribute to at Dymocks Dead Poets Society.

But we have had so much interest in her work and so many requests that we are going to go again! And in a new first for the event,due to her popularity, we will be foregoing the guest poet this time around. It will be ALL open mic – by the fans, for the fans.

Each open mic spot is to be one Sylvia Plath poem and one poem that … ... Read more ...

Prop Slam, Southwark Hotel, 15th July

Southwark Hotel

77 Port Road, Thebarton

Saturday, 15th July, 2017, from 7:00 pm, $5

 

OK, folks, here’s something a bit different, so check out the rules…

PROP SLAM RULES 2017

This is all new to us so we’ll see how it all goes but these are the rules we will be going with. Like all rules you can try and bend things or get ‘all clever’ to try and find interesting ways to present things we may not have thought of. But just be aware Spoken Word SA people will be on the spot to make binding calls

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Ashlee Spalding: City Library Poet-in-Residence for May and June

Ashlee Spalding and the Power of Words.

Our Poet-in-Residence at Adelaide City Library during May and June.

Exploring the relationship between words and how they effect us, you will be invited to write down and share some of your stories, record some media, and get involved in a few other activities highlighting the positive and negative consequences of the things we say.

Here is Ashlee’s schedule:

Collaborative Workshop Sessions (note changed times for the 19th June session!)

Keep an eye on our Events List and Facebook pages for details.

 

 

Dymocks Dead Poets Society: Rupi Kaur featuring Heather McGinn

Thursday 18th May 2017

6:00 – 9:00 pm

Dymocks Adelaide, 135 Rundle Mall, Adelaide.

 

Another living poet for our tribute this month!

Rupi Kaur is a writer and artist based inToronto, Canada. At the age of 5 she began to draw and paint – a hobby picked up from her mother. Being an immigrant from India, she was unable to speak in English with the other children at school. This naturally meant a lot more time alone. But once she picked up the language, books became her best friends.

She drew until the age of 17 when she began … ... Read more ...

Pop-up Slam #1 goes off!!

What a great start for the Pop Up Slam season at the fabulous Brick City Bar => excellent performances from seasoned crew and newbies alike + terrific audience / judges => top class vibe!! Congrats to winner Ashlee Spalding. And big cheers to Tahi Atea and Chanel Trezise who had a slam-off for second place, ultimately won by Tahi, especially good since it was Chanel’s first-ever go at a slam!!