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SA Heats for the Australian Poetry Slam 2023 – Get ready!

24/07/202320/07/2023

We paused. Took a moment. A world-wide “…Ummm”. Now, the slam storm returns.

In 2023, flex your vocal chords with a new voice. Run with new leaders. Turn your moments of “…um” into MomentUm. Write new poetic revolutions. You’ve got two minutes on the mic. Build your MomentUm to crescendo and be heard.

Poetry Slams and wordshops are popping up around the nation. From June to October, 1000 writers will grab their moment in the spotlight leading to one National Final at Sydney Opera House and a prize worth $20,000, including publishing opportunities and gigs from Byron to Bali and … ... Read more ...

SA Poetry Slam 2022 Winner: Sarah Almutairi

05/01/2023

Sarah Almutairi, Winner of the South Australian Poetry Slam 2022, performs her winning poem at the State Final, Goodwood Theatre, Goodwood, 30th September 2022. Sarah went on to compete at the National Finals at the Sydney Opera House.

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Australian Poetry Slam SA State Final hits the heights!

02/10/2022

Winners!

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 ...

Poetry Slams

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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 ...

SA Slam 2022 Heat 5 – full card draw!

19/09/2022

Heat 5 equal winners!

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 ...

SA Slam 2022 Heat 4 continues the quality

10/09/202210/09/2022

Heat 4 winner & runner-up

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 ...

SA Slam 2022 Heat 3 jumps big time at Jive

02/09/202202/09/2022

Heat 3 runner up, Archer, and winner, Lloyd

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 ...

SA Slam 2022 Heat 1 brings in the quality!

21/08/2022

heat 1 winner – Sarah Almutairi

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 ...