Alison Bennett wins the SA Poetry Slam 2016, at the Goodwood Institute, SA.
From here Alison goes to compete at the national final for the 2016 Australian Poetry Slam in the Sydney Opera House.
Watch her winning performance here. Thanks to Hannah Tunstill for her stirling work on the camera:
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A selection of both poets works will be for sale. There is an open mic, where you can read a poem by Bruce Dawe and one of your own that reflects his influence on you.
Jason Marsiglia claims his place at the National Slam Finals in Sydney as runner up at SA Poetry Slam 2016, at the Goodwood Institute, SA.
Watch his SA Final performance here. Thanks to Hannah Tunstill for her stirling work on the camera:
What a night! Sell-out crowd, 10 contestants on top of their games, special guest, Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa, who had the audience hooked from word #1.
And the winner is Alison Bennett. Runner-up is Jason Marsiglia.
Both will be heading off to Sydney soon to compete in the National Finals at the Opera House. Big congrats to everyone concerned. Here are some highlights:
Special thanks to Luxi Photography and Filmography for their great camera work!
Big cheers to the poets, the audience, Jive for looking after everyone, and Luxi Photography and Filmography for the pix! Congrats to Heat 5 winner Jasmin Dinos and runner-up, Keenan Drake.
After 5 heats of amazing poetry, stunning performances, capacity crowds and wonderful support from our venues and sponsors, we have 10 contenders for the SA Poetry Slam final, Friday 30th September at the Goodwood Institute. The event is now sold-out!!
Congratulations to Jason Marsiglia, winner, heat 1; Chiara Gabrielli, runner-up, heat 1; Amy Watson, winner, heat 2; Ashlee Spalding-Sykes, runner-up heat 2; Caroline Reid, winner, heat 3; Alison Bennett, runner-up, heat 3; Tom McSkimming, winner, heat 4; Andrew Drake, runner-up, heat 4; Jasmin Dinos, winner, heat 5; Keenan … ... Read more ...
What do you think of when someone says “poetry”? Old boring poems written in an outdated book? What about slam poetry? Anita Butcher from Fresh 92.7 FM caught up with some slam poets to find out how they bring their words to life. You can listen to her story here:
Thanks to Luxi Photography and Filmography for their great camera work and to Matilda Bookshop for their ongoing support. Big thanks also to Onkaparinga Libraries for pizza, poetry, Nancy Bates and their ongoing support of Spoken Word SA.
