What a night!! A nearly full house at Goodwood Theatre saw all ten poets in the SA State Final bring their A-Game and deliver an amazing, diverse and ultra-high quality set of performances. We even had a ‘slam off’ for second place!! But only two poets can go to Sydney to represent SA. So congratulations to our Winner Sarah … ... Read more ...
Spoken Word SA hosts the South Australian heats and final of the Australian Poetry Slam.
Contestants have 2 minutes to speak, scream, howl, whisper or sing their original poem. There are no props, no costumes, no music: just the poet and the words. Judges are selected at random from the audience. The heat winners compete again in the SA State Final and the two top finalists then go to the Australian Poetry Slam National Showcase and Final in Sydney.
SWSA also hosts a variety of other slam and poetry events, including the annual Summer Slam.… ... Read more ...
Pics: Ian Gibbins
Heat 5 of the 2022 SA Poetry Slam at Jive was the final chance to compete for the SA State Final. We had a full card of poets competing, a large and lively … ... Read more ...
pics: Ian Gibbins
Heat 4 of the 2022 SA Poetry Slam at Woodcroft Lbrary presented another stunning night of high quality performances. Congratulations to winner Matthew Panhurst and runner-up Karissa de Leeuw. They are both off to … ... Read more ...
Pics: Ian Gibbins
Another amazing night of poetry at Jive for Heat 3 of the 2022 SA poetry Slam!
Great performances all round and a large enthusiastic audience. Once again the scores were close, but congratulations to winner Lloyd and runner-up, Archer, both of … ... Read more ...
What an incredible night of poetry! Heat One gave us entertainment, emotion, and extremely high quality of competition. There were so many poets that could have won it, but there can only be one winner … ... Read more ...
Friday 30 September 2022
Doors from 7:30pm
Goodwood Institute Theatre
166 Goodwood Road, Goodwood, SA 5034
Tickets: $20 at TryBooking
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After five sensational heats, we have our ten competitors for the SA Final of the Australian Poetry Slam. From there, our State Champion and runner-up will be headed to the NATIONAL FINALS to represent SA. This is South Australia’s biggest slam poetry gig of the year. Hosted at the picturesque Goodwood Institute Theatre, the crowd will cheer, holler, and stomp to support our … ... Read more ...
Thursday 15 September 2022
Sign up from 6:30pm for 7:00pm start
Jive Nightclub
181 Hindley Street, Adelaide, SA 5000
Tickets for audience and performers: $10 at TryBooking
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The 2022 Australian Poetry Slam is upon us!
We’re ready to be rocked by the talent of our South Australian competitors. If you have what it takes to wow the crowd and the judges, we want to see you on that stage. There will be five SA heats, each sending a winner and runner-up to the State Final. From there, the two highest-scoring poets will be sent … ... Read more ...