Special Events – Spoken Word SA

YOUR VOICE COULD CHANGE THE WORLD

21/06/202421/06/2024

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 ...

Youth Poets – A Spoken Word Showcase for Youth Week in the City

08/03/2024

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 ...

Be Natural Poetry Slam – poetry comes to the Nature Festival

15/10/2023

winner – Radhe Krishna

runner up – River Hill

third – Tracey O’Callaghan

Henry Davis

Kerryn Tredrea

David Cronin

Conor Brown

Ginny Thorne

Emma Collins

Tim O’Laughlin

Jill Wherry

Luke Baker

Beth Baillie

Drew Cuffley

guest – Matthew Pankhurst

audience

MC Kami

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.… ... Read more ...

Nature Festival 2023 – Be Natural Poetry Slam

06/10/2023

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! Championship performances at The Jade!!

12/06/2023

Game Slam winners

Game Slam 1st place – Cecelia Ronson

Game Slam 2nd place – Carrisa Fischer

Game Slam 3rd place – Conor Brown

Side Quest Prize – Carissa Fischer

Matthew Pankhurst

Claire Watson

Cecelia Ronson

Carissa Fischer

Conor Brown

Coogs

Sacrifice – Kami

MC Sarah Jane Justice

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 … ... Read more ...

Game On! A Game Themed Poetry Slam

26/04/2023

Thursday, 8th June, 2023
6:30pm

The Jade
142 -160 Flinders St, Adelaide, SA 5000

$10 admission

On your marks, get set…. GO! Welcome to GAME ON! A Game Themed Poetry Slam.

As with all our poetry slams, competitors will have two minutes to dazzle the crowd with their original spoken word poetry. The twist? For one night only, all competitors must tie their poem into the theme of GAMES. It’s up to the poets how they choose to work with the theme. The options are endless: board games, video games, card games, sports, arcade games, playground games, mind games… … ... Read more ...

The Memory Place with Caroline Reid

16/04/2023

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 ...

VOGON poetry night – bring your worst!!

13/04/202313/04/2023

Mixed Creative
32 Nile Street, Port Adelaide

Thursday, 25 May, 2023
7:00 pm

Spoken Word SA are proud to highlight and support some of the best poetry in the country… but now, for one night only, we want to see your WORST!

Towel Day is celebrated every year on the 25th of May to honour Douglas Adams and his sci-fi classic Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. For Towel Day 2023, we will be hosting a Vogon Poetry Night!

“Vogons are one of the most unpleasant races in the galaxy – not evil, but bad-tempered, bureaucratic, officious, … ... Read more ...

City Library3 Rundle Place, 77-91 Rundle Mall Adelaide SA 5000

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