Heat 1, SA Poetry Slam, 19th August @ SA Writers’ Centre: Winners!

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Congrats to the winners of Heat 1, Jason Marsiglia and Chiara Gabrielli, who are off to the State Final! Sell-out capacity crowd, new faces among the competitors, huge range of styles, great words, great performances!!

Thanks to Matilda Bookshop for sponsorship and Luxi Photography for the pix.

Get your next chance to compete or come along and cheer at Heat 2 at Salisbury, 26th August.

If you haven’t been to a slam before, here’s a summary of how it works:

  • Sign-in on the night.
  • Sign-in opens at 6:30pm for a 7:00 start.
  • There is a maximum of 20 entrants
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SA Poetry Slam 2016: Heat 2, 26th August @ Salisbury Institute

 

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Poetry slams are electric live events where the audience is the judge. Poets have 2 minutes to speak, scream, howl, whisper or sing their original poem for a chance at state and national glory.

Heat 2 is coming your way Friday, 26th August at the Salisbury Institute as part of this years Salisbury Writers’ Festival presented by the City of Salisbury.

$5 Entry / Door. Sign in at 6:30 for 7:00pm start.
$150 in prizes and two spots in the SA Final up for grabs.

Due to circumstances beyond Spoken Word SA’s control, Abe Nouk can no longer … ... Read more ...

Dymocks ‘Dead Poets Society’ 18 August: tribute to William Blake, featuring Jonathon Scobie

SPOKEN WORD SA proudly brings you another amazing ‘Dead Poets Society’ monthly event!

18th August 2016, 6:00 – 8:00 pm,at Dymocks, Rundle Mall, Adelaide.

Jonathon Scobie performs both his own material and that of our tribute poet William Blake.

Remember it’s FREE ENTRY.

A selection of William Blake’s works will be for sale.

There is an open mic, where you can read a poem by William Blake and one of your own that reflects his influence on your writing.

Jonathan Scobie is a high school English teacher whose love of literature was fed by the magic of exegetical discovery. ... Read more ...