On the final weekend of the 2025 Nature Festival, a fabulous line-up of poets presented their nature-influenced work to a large and enthusiastic audience at Arthur Art Bar. Topics and styles were as diverse as ever, but it was impossible to ignore the toxic algal bloom currently afflicting so many South Australian coastal waters. After a tight competition, in the end it was congratulations to winner Ben Adams and runner-up Sahil.
Special thanks to guest poet, Shaine Melrose, for her compelling set. And thank you to everyone who came and contributed to the event: poets, judges, audience, SWSA volunteers, venue staff, and book prize sponsors, Paroxysm Press.