SA Poetry Slam Heat 4 – guest performer Daydream Fever

Who is Daydream Fever?
“…one of the best unique sets I’ve seen in ages. Daydream Fever, essentially a one man band, opened with a cool electronic track that he mixed and produced on stage. Who knew one person could achieve so much?…when it is all said and done, the perfect moments occurred when Daydream Fever was able to involve an often forgotten collaborator…
the crowd.” – All Over Adelaide 03.07.17 headline show review @ The Jade

Adelaide artist, Kultar Ahluwalia gave birth to Daydream Fever in late 2016. Since then, DDF has already hit the ground running sharing the stage … ... Read more ...

SA Slam Heat 2 – Salisbury winners!

SA slam 19 heat 2 – Winners
SA slam 19 heat 2 – Guest Poet Ashlee Karlar
SA slam 19 heat 2 – Emelia Haskey
SA slam 19 heat 2 – L.J. Thiele
SA slam 19 heat 2 – Thomas Cassidy
SA slam 19 heat 2 – Tegan Sabine
SA slam 19 heat 2 – Samantha Schaffer
SA slam 19 heat 2 – Raymond Berwick
SA slam 19 heat 2 – Ocean Trimboli
SA slam 19 heat 2 – Kieron Wetherill
SA slam 19 heat 2 – Kathy Parker
SA slam 19 heat 2 – Joanne Baker
SA slam 19
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SA Poetry Slam Heat 3 – guest performer Eugene Phoa

Eugene Phoa

Eugene Phoa is an Adelaide-born, globally-bred singer-songwriter. Initially cutting his teeth writing ad copy, a soul-searching trip through India and Thailand in 2016 pulled him back to his childhood passion of music. Inspired by elements of post-punk, indie rock and folk-pop, he fuses infectious hooks with anthemic shots of truth to create modern yet meaningful music. Of course, he can also be found playing the best of the new and the old at a venue near you at www.facebook.com/phoaentertainment.

Australian Poetry Slam SA Heat 3

Friday 30th August 2019
UniBar Adelaide 
Ground Level, Union House, University of … ... Read more ...

SA Slam Heat 1 – a hot start to the series!

Heat 1 runner-up, Tracey O’Callaghan, and winner, Caroline Reid

A great start to the 2019 SA Poetry Slam season last night at the State Library of South Australia with Caroline Reid coming out in front and Tracey O’Callaghan as runner up. Both now go to the SA State Final on September 27th at Goodwood Institute for a shot at the trip to Sydney. Thanks to Matilda Bookshop for sponsoring our official photographer Rose MacKenzie.

SA slam 19 heat 1 – heat 1 winners
SA slam 19 heat 1 – Caroline Reid
SA slam 19 heat 1 –
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SA Poetry Slam Heat 2 – guest poet Ashlee Karlar

Ashlee Karlar is a queer, feminist poet from Adelaide. A lover of odes and metaphors, Ashlee is a social worker who believes that art and writing is an underused tool in trauma informed practice. A past SA finalist for the Australian Poetry Slam, a former poet in residence and a regular at open mics around the city.

Australian Poetry Slam SA Heat 2

Saturday 24th August 2019
Salisbury Institute 
17-19 Wiltshire Street, Salisbury, SA 5108.

Slam contestants sign up at 2:30pm for 3:00pm start. 20 poets maximum.
$6

www.spokenwordsa.com.au/2019-australian-poetry-slam-sa-dates-and-new-rules

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SA Poetry Slam Heat 1 – guest poet Sarah-Jane Justice

Sarah Jane Justice discovered spoken word poetry when she was asked for a lift to the Goolwa Poetry Cup in 2016. After deciding to enter on a whim, she was hooked into the genre by winning the People’s Choice award at that year’s competition. Since then, she went on to win the Goolwa Cup itself in 2017 and build her way up to being named S.A. State Champion in the Australian Poetry Slam in 2018. In lieu of defending her title in 2019 due to her selfish decision to have a baby in October, she will be sharing her words … ... Read more ...

Get ready for the 2019 SA Poetry Slam

Looking for inspiration for the 2019 SA Poetry Slam? What to know what it’s like to perform in the National Finals at The Sydney Opera House? Look no further than these two vids of 2018 SA State representatives at the Nationals: Sarah-Jane Justice and Caroline Reid.