Special Events

Slam poetry has been used to amplify the voices that need to be heard to enact change. From climate action, women’s rights, mental health advocacy, to preservation of First Nations culture, and everything in between. If everyone was listening to you, what would you want them to hear?

Hosted by SWSA and the State Library of South Australia, this series of three sessions in July will use the national competition’s rules and structure, allowing you to learn how to write, perform, and make people want to listen.

All sessions at
Hetzel Lecture Theatre, Institute Building, State Library of South Australia… ... Read more ...

Friday 15 March 2024
5:30pm to 7:30pm

City Library
3 Rundle Place, 77-91 Rundle Mall 
Adelaide SA 5000

FREE

Adelaide has a vibrant spoken word community, with boundless amounts of talent. Get ready to be awed by some of this city’s young and rising stars. Four poets, all under the age of 25, will be sharing their original words and performance. Between them, these poets have been State and National finalists in the Australian Poetry Slam, presented highly acclaimed workshops, and featured at venues around the state. Their voices represent a bright future, and their work will leave you inspired.… ... Read more ...

The “Nature Festival – Be Natural Poetry Slam” brought out a fine group of poets, including some excellent new faces, for a fabulous night of nature-inspired poetry. Guest poet Matthew Pankhurst entertained us with hedgehogs, mice and other denizens of the wild. Congratulations to winner Radhe Krishna, runner-up River Hill, and third-place Tracey O’Callaghan.

Special thanks to Dymocks Adelaide for hosting the event and providing prizes and the Nature Festival for supporting the event. Prizes also were donated by Paroxysm Press and Ian Gibbins.

Pics by Ian Gibbins.

Saturday 14 October 2023
Poets sign up from 6.30pm, slam commences at 7pm.

Dymocks Adelaide
Regent Theatre Level 1, Shop 45 101/107 Rundle Mall, Adelaide

$10 at Humanitix

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Now in its fourth year, 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 – one poem, two minutes maximum, no props, no costumes, no … ... Read more ...

Game On! A Game Themed Poetry Slam at The Jade lived up to the hype and more! Fabulous poems, crazy games, enthusiastic punters well and truly into the fun, and MC Sarah driving the whole league-ladder-shaking round to the final siren! Here are few pics… thanks to everyone who braved the elements to come out and support the event and the venue.

Pics by Ian Gibbins.

Friday 12 May & Friday 19 May, 2023
9:30 – 11:30am

Minor Works Building Community Centre
22 Stamford Court, Adelaide, SA 5000

Adelaide’s History Festival runs for the month of May, celebrating South Australia’s history through a vast program of events. We’re proud to have had a hand in organising The Memory Place: Poetry Writing Workshops with Caroline Reid – Poet and Performer.

A series of writing workshops open to anyone who wants to creatively explore family or personal history through poetry. The emphasis is on writing poems that follow the natural rhythms of speech (free verse) and … ... Read more ...