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On Saturday September 30th, ten of South Australia’s finest performance poets will take it up a notch. The heats were hot, and the final will be fire! The audience at Goodwood Theatre will be treated to another round of fast-paced poetic prowess, with new poems from all of our finalists. At the end of the night, we will have our two 2023 National Finalists, locked in to compete at the Sydney Opera House. Who will it be?? One thing’s for certain… it’ll be a show you don’t want to miss. Get ready, invite your friends, book your tickets, and start … ... Read more ...

Heat 5 winners

Heat 5 winner Cayley Ferguson

Heat 5 runner-up Carissa Fischer

Chris Best

Tegan Sabine

John Willison

Cedar McGeary

Henry Davis

Anet Swain

Doug Phillips

Matt Short

Amiee Knubley

Paul Kohn

Guest Matcho Makata

Sacrifice Kami

MC Sarah Jane Justice

Jive

 

What a fantastic final heat of the SA poetry Slam 2023! Congratulations to winner Cayley Ferguson and runner-up Carissa Fischer who are off to the SA State Final on 30th September. Great poetry from everyone, an inspirational set from guest Matcho Makata, tough new work from sacrifice Kami, drum rolls for MC Sarah Jane … ... Read more ...

Saturday 30th September 2023
Doors open at 7:30

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

$25 at Trybooking

Five thrilling slam heats. Ten talented SA State Finalists. One stage. One Final.

On Saturday September 30th, ten of South Australia’s finest performance poets will take it up a notch. The heats were hot, and the final will be fire! The audience at Goodwood Theatre will be treated to another round of fast-paced poetic prowess, with new poems from all of our finalists. At the end of the night, we will have our two 2023 National Finalists, locked in … ... Read more ...

heat 4 winners

Heat 4 Winner Katherine Sordini

Heat 4 Runner-up Melinda Gaughwin

Lena Yakas

Jill Wherry

Frankie Welk

Cedar McGeary

Cayley Ferguson

Tadgh Porter-Cameron

Tegan Sabine

Carissa Fischer

Cian Yakas

Anet Swain

Guest Cecilia Ronson

Sacrifice Ian Gibbins

MC Sarah Jane Justice

The Draw

 

What a show we had at Heat Four of the SA Poetry Slam: great to welcome some new faces amongst the regulars, a fabulous audience in a supportive (and warm!) venue on an otherwise dark and stormy night…

Congratulations to Heat Four Winner Katherine Sortini and Runner-Up Melinda Gaughwin. We’ll see you both … ... Read more ...

Winners

Arantza Garcia

Drew Cuffley

Beth Baillie

Anet Swain

Claire Watson

Cayley Ferguson

John Willison

Fiona Tiller

Doug Phillips

Pauline Lergessner

Luke Baker

Narny

Tegan Sabine

Sally Giles

Marc Ryan

Sarah Jane Justice

Hat Draw

Audience

 

Heat 3 of the 2023 Poetry Slam at Port Adelaide Library was a stellar evening of talented poets, battling for their chance to go to Sydney. We were humbled by all of your amazing performances and heartfelt words.

Marc Ryan The Beautiful Bogan had us in stitches while the scores were being tallied, with a perfect transition from “feels” to “lols” before our … ... Read more ...

Heat 2 Winners

Heat 2 Winner – Chris Battistuzzi

Heat 2 runner-up – Tim O’Loughlin

Drew Cuffley

Carissa Fischer

Anet Swain

John Willison

Louise Goodwin

Luke Baker

Tegan Sabine

Guest – Grace Colsey

MC – Sarah Jane Justice

Hat Draw

 

SA Heat 2 of the Australian Poetry Slam at the Woodcroft Library treated us to some outstanding performances! Winner Chris Battistuzzi and and Runner-up Tim O’Loughlin made it through to the State Final and feature performer Grace Colsey shared a spoken word twist on some of their award winning cabaret show. If you haven’t been to a heat yet, … ... Read more ...