Winter Warm-Up Slam 2021 Final burns up Jive

Luke Mann – winner
Tracey O’Callaghan – 2nd place
Paul Kohn -3rd place
Matthew Pankhurst
Tegan Sabine
Grace Atta
Pam Makin
Kerryn Tredrea
Carissa Fischer
Cassandra Quin
Sarah Jane Justice – MC and Guest Poet
Kami – Sacrificial Poet
The Jive audience warms up
Thank you, Jive
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Well, that’s it for the Winter Warm-Up Slam for 2021! A top quality final at Jive saw Luke Mann come out in 1st place followed by Tracey O’Callaghan in 2nd and Paul Kohn in 3rd. Congratulations to the winners and all the poets who took part. Thanks to everyone who came out … ... Read more ...

Winter Warm-Up Heat 2 beats the virus

Pam Makin – 3rd
Sharifah
Cecilia Ronson
Paul Kohn – 2nd
Kerryn Tredrea – 5th
Lexis Vhi
Matthew Pankhurst – 4th
Tegan Sabine – 6th
Sally Newman – 1st
Kami keeps score
Support the sponsors – NextFaze and Devotea
Sarah – MC and Sacrifice
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On the eve of new COVID-19 restrictions, Heat 2 of the Winter Warm-Up slam featured a strong set of highly personal performances from all the poets in front of an enthusiastic audience. Congratulations to winner Sally Newman, 2nd place Paul Kohn, 3rd Pam Makin, 4th Matthew Pankhurst and 5th Kerryn Tredrea. … ... Read more ...

Winter Warm-Up Slam Heat 1 packs The Joinery

Sarah running the show
Shaine Melrose
Avalanche
Lexis Vhi
Keren Sutcliff
Conor Brown – 4th place
Cassandra Quin – equal 3rd place
Madeleine Donna
Luke Mann – equal 3rd place
Bruce Greenhalgh
Aaron Woolford
Pam Makin
Grace Atta – 5th place
Carissa Fischer – 2nd place
Tracey O’Callaghan – 1st place
Rubina
Emelia Haskey
Heat 1 audience
Daniel does the door
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What a great night! The first heat of the 2021 Winter Warm-Up Slam saw sixteen poets competing to a packed audience. The atmosphere was electric, the tea was hot, and the MC’s jokes were lukewarm but still well-received. … ... Read more ...

Winter Warm-Up Slam – Final

Thursday, 8 July 2021
Doors open 7:00pm for 7:30pm start

Jive Nightclub
181 Hindley Street, Adelaide

$10 entry. Click here for tickets at trybooking.

The FINAL of the Winter Warm-Up Slam will be taking place at Jive on Hindley St. Cement your position as a finalist by attending the heats, or come along to be bowled over by what Adelaide’s best slammers can do. Doors will open at 7.00PM, with a $10 fee to watch.

Our feature act for this event will be Spoken Word SA’s newest team member, Sarah Jane Justice. Since making her slam poetry debut, … ... Read more ...

Winter Warm-Up Slam – Heat 2

Monday, 28 June 2021
Doors open 7:00pm for 7:30pm start

The Joinery
111 Franklin Street, Adelaide

$6 to compete or look on. Click here for tickets at trybooking.

Get ready to sharpen your slam tools! The fallout from 2020 meant that 2021 started on a slow note for slam in SA. With the Australian Poetry Slam looming on the horizon, we wanted to give our poets a chance to get back on the stage! Practice competing with some new poems, brush up on the old ones, and have fun sharing your work with an audience.

To get those poetry muscles … ... Read more ...

Winter Warm-Up Slam – Heat 1

Thursday, 24 June 2021
Doors open 7:00pm for 7:30pm start

The Joinery
111 Franklin Street, Adelaide

$6 to compete or look on. Click here to book tickets at trybooking.

Get ready to sharpen your slam tools! The fallout from 2020 meant that 2021 started on a slow note for slam in SA. With the Australian Poetry Slam looming on the horizon, we wanted to give our poets a chance to get back on the stage! Practice competing with some new poems, brush up on the old ones, and have fun sharing your work with an audience.

To get those … ... Read more ...