Nature Slam

BE NATURAL Poetry Slam at 2026 Nature Festival

Saturday 10 October 2026
Sign-up from 2:00pm for 2:30 start

Arthur Art Bar
66 Currie St, Adelaide SA 5000

Tickets $15
Click here to book.

Now in its seventh year the Be Natural Poetry Slam is open to either compete or to simply watch and enjoy. Participants have the opportunity to stretch their creative limbs to think about what nature and the natural world means to them. The rules are simple – one poem, two minutes maximum, no props, no costumes, no music, just you and the power of your words.

Prizes for 1st and 2nd place poets.

Plus guest … ... Read more ...

Be Natural Poetry Slam – poems and performances to fit our times…

  • winners
  • winner – Ben Adams
  • runner-up – Sahil
  • Olenka Toroshenko
  • Jacqueline Collier
  • Aaron Mitchell
  • Rita Dee
  • David Cronin
  • Kathryn Reese
  • Nick Falkner
  • Alex Adorno
  • John Willison
  • Tyler Clare
  • Chloe West
  • Pep
  • Tiffany Wilson
  • Tim O’Loughlin
  • Caitlin Cantwell
  • guest – Shaine Melrose
  • MC – Pam Makin
  • Audience at Arthur Art Bar

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 … ... Read more ...

AWEsome Be Natural Poetry Slam

  • Winners
  • Winner – Sanjana Raja
  • Runner-up – Pam Makin
  • Ben Adams
  • Kathryn Reese
  • Genie Papadopoulos
  • Christie Marks
  • Meg Bekiaris
  • Jill Wherry
  • David Cronin
  • Vicki-Jo Russell
  • Tom O’Loughlin
  • Isaac Nakone
  • Stella Damarjati
  • Avalanche
  • Nicholas Nakone
  • Masood Ahmed
  • Nikki Rawnsley
  • Conor Brown
  • Helium Liu
  • Phoebe Wood
  • Guest – Tracy Coogs McNally
  • MC & Sacrifice – Matthew Pankhurst
  • Audience

The Be Natural Poetry Slam, held at Dymocks Books as part of the 2024 Nature Festival, brought out a packed house with a full roster of poets and an enthusiastic appreciative audience. The poetry was uniformly excellent and we were delighted to see … ... Read more ...

BE NATURAL Poetry Slam at the 2024 Nature Festival

Saturday 12 October 2024
Doors open 6:00pm for sign-up; slam commences at 6:30pm

Dymocks Adelaide
Regent Theatre Level 1, Shop 45 101–107 Rundle Mall
Adelaide, SA Australia 5000

$10 to compete or watch
Click here to book tickets.

Now in its fifth year as part of the Nature Festival, the ‘Be Natural’ Poetry Slam is an all ages event with the broad theme of nature and what it means to you, giving the participants the opportunity to stretch their creative ‘limbs’ and think about what nature and the natural world does mean to them. The rules are simple – … ... Read more ...