SA Poetry Slam

Poetry Slam Workshop – Woodcroft

Sunday 20 July 2025
1:00pm – 4:00pm

Woodcroft Library
175 Bains Rd, Morphett Vale, SA 5162

$15
Click here to book at trybooking

With the 2025 National Poetry Slam competition kicking off in August, it’s a great time to select a poem and begin practicing your performance. 
To get you warmed up, Spoken Word SA and Woodcroft Library are pleased to announce that we will be running a Slam Poetry Workshop in the lead up to the heats.

Join one of Spoken Word SA’s talented team members for a chance to explore slam poetry, follow a series of prompts to … ... Read more ...

SA Heats for the 2025 Australian Poetry Slam

Get ready for the South Australian heats for the 2025 Australian Poetry Slam!

Two poets chosen by the audience at each of our five South Australian heats will head to the SA Final at Goodwood Theatre in September. Our SA Final winner and runner-up will be off to the Nationals at the Sydney Opera House!

Who will become our next Australian Poetry Slam Champion as audiences vote in events around the country? The prize? They tour Australasia sharing their creative thoughts and inspiring people everywhere to speak their own poetry. 

Poets: share an original poem for two minutes on … ... Read more ...

Runner-up, SA Final of the 2024 Australian Poetry Slam – Matcho

Watch this fabulous performance by Matcho that was runner-up in the SA State Final of 2024 Australian Poetry Slam at Goodwood Theatre & Studios and sent him off to the Sydney Opera House to compete in the National Finals.

Congratulations to Matcho and all the other finalists.

Video recorded by Daniel Kennedy. Edit / titles & credits animations / original music by Ian Gibbins.

Winner of the SA Final, Australian Poetry Slam: Mei Szetu

Watch this fabulous performance by Mei Szetu that won the SA State Final of 2024 Australian Poetry Slam at Goodwood Theatre & Studios and sent her off to the Sydney Opera House to compete in the National Finals.

Congratulations to Mei and all the other finalists.

Video recorded by Daniel Kennedy. Edit / titles & credits animations / original music by Ian Gibbins.

Australian Poetry Slam 2024 – SA State Champions!

SA State Champion Mei Szetu and runner-up Matcho
  • Finalists
  • Winner – Mei Szetu
  • Runner-up – Matcho
  • Sacrifice – Katherine Sortini
  • Guest – Taiaha
  • Arantza Garcia
  • Ben Adams
  • John Willison
  • Zoe Koulakis
  • Kami
  • Avalanche
  • Susan Brame
  • John Legg
  • MC Sarah Jane Justice
  • Timekeeper Coogs McNally and MC Sarah Jane Justice pull names from the hat.
  • Announcement! Matthew Pankhurst & Sarah Jane Justice
  • Expectant audience at Goodwood.
 

What a night it was at the SA State Final of the Australian Poetry Slam at Goodwood Theatre & Studios! We were treated to an exceptional round of poetry from our finalists, a special … ... Read more ...

Australian Poetry Slam 2024 – SA State Final – all you need to know!

Saturday, 21st September, 2024
Doors at 7:30pm

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

Tickets $25 at trybooking

Click here to book tickets

Five exhilarating heats leave us with ten state finalists, ready to take the stage and battle it out to become our 2024 State Champion and earn a spot at the Sydney Opera House for the national final. Congratulations to finalists Aranzta Barcia, Avalanche, Ben Adams, John Legg, John Willison, Kami, Matcho, Mei Szetu, Susan Brame and Zoe Koulakis.

  • Arantza Garcia
  • Avalanche
  • Ben Adams
  • John Legg
  • John Willison
  • Kami
  • Matcho
  • Mei
… ... Read more ...

Australian Poetry Slam 2024 – SA Heat 5 full house slam-off!

  • Winners
  • Winner Mei Szetu
  • Runner-up Matcho
  • Sacrifice Thomas Cassicy
  • Guest Matthew Pankhurst
  • Xueqian Zhang
  • Bruce Greenhalgh
  • Henry Davis
  • Jenny Benham
  • Aaron Woodford
  • Andrew Ellery
  • Sidharth Nambiar
  • Archer Thiele
  • Alex Vansilon
  • Sophie Willison
  • Adam Bullmore
  • Aaron Mitchell
  • River Hill
  • Holly Peters
  • Vicky Ireland
  • Cariss Fischer
  • Penny Roberts
  • Annette Swain
  • MC Sarah Jane Justice under the tree
  • Coogs keeps track
  • Audience under the tree

The SA heats of the 2024 Australian Poetry Slam finished up in fine style with a full house at Campbelltown Library. With 20 poets performing, it went down to the wire, ending up in a slam-off for first … ... Read more ...

Australian Poetry Slam 2024 – SA Heat 4 stirs up the south!

  • Heat 4 winners
  • Heat 4 winner – John Willison
  • Heat 4 runner-up – Kami
  • Guest – Sarah Pearce
  • Cameron Truner
  • Stella Samarjati
  • Carissa Fischer
  • Conor Brown
  • Mei Szetu
  • Annette Swain
  • Nigel Ford
  • Qudsia Ahmed -Lewis
  • MC and Sacrifice – Sarah Jane Justice

Another diverse range of poets performed in Heat 4 at Woodcroft Library. Congratulations to winner John Willison and runner-up Kami, who are off to the SA State Final at Goodwood Theatre on 21st September. Big thanks to everyone who came along and competed, cheered the competitors on, and helped with the judging. Thanks also to Sarah Pearce… ... Read more ...