Spoken Word SA

Summer Slam Heat 1 – Thursday 12th January at Bibilotheca.

Speak, scream, howl, whisper, rap or sing your original poem at the 2017 South Australian Summer Slam. You’ve got two minutes, no props, no music, just you and your words. It’s interactive, expressive and fun. There’s prizes to be won, thoughts to be shared, chocolates to be eaten. Raise your voice and be heard!

These events will follow National Slam rules (see link below) – one poem, two minutes maximum, no props, no musical instruments, no costumes etc.

First two from each heat into the final at Jive on Friday 10th February 2017.

Summer Slam 2017 Rules

Click here for more details.

2017 Summer Slam heading your way!

Got something to say? Spoken Word SA is teaming up with Dithyrambia, Draw your (S)words, City Of Salisbury, The Southwark Hotel, Brick City Bar, Paroxysm Press, The Coffee Pot and Jive to present the 2017 SUMMER SLAM season!

Speak, scream, howl, whisper, rap or sing your original poem at the 2017 South Australian Summer Slam. You’ve got two minutes, no props, no music, just you and your words. It’s interactive, expressive and fun. There’re prizes to be won, thoughts to be shared, chocolates to be eaten. Raise your voice and be heard!

These events will follow National Slam rules – one poem, two minutes maximum, no props, no musical instruments, no costumes etc…

Click here to read the full rules.

But… Summer Slam is also about introducing new people to slam poetry, about having some fun and sharing your words. So no ‘big’ prizes, no interstate trips, no ‘real’ pressure – just the chance to get up and share with a little cash, chocolates and books and dvds as prizes.

Five heats and a summer slam final – first two from each heat go into the final.

Stay tuned for more details of individual heats…

Registration from 7pm.
$5 door/entry

Summer Slam 2017

Thu 12^th January Bibliotheca Bar & Book Exchange, Adelaide (Dithyrambia)

Fri 20^th January Salisbury Institute, Salisbury

Sat 21^st January Southwark Hotel, Thebarton

Sun 29^th January Coffee Pot, Adelaide (Spoke n Slurred – Paroxysm Press)

Sat 4^th February Brick City Bar, City

Fri 10^th February Jive – Draw Your (S)words (SUMMER SLAM FINAL!!)

Poetry at the Pot, featuring Naniso Tswai, December 9th, 2016

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A special event – poetry night at the Coffee Pot with international guest Naniso Tswai (Berlin) plus SA Poetry Slam 2016 Winner Alison Bennett and 2016 Gawler Poetry Cup winner Nico.

The Coffee Pot

27 Rundle Mall, Adelaide, SA 5000.

Friday 9th December, 2016,

7:00 – 11:00 pm

$5 Entry, cheap drinks, a great chance to see some amazing talent.

Naniso Tswai is a Berlin-based author and spoken word artist. His work is strongly embedded in broader issues of justice and peace, particularly as these relate to identity. Over the past five years he has shifted his focus from academic writing to fictional writing, this has come in the form of short stories and novels. His spoken word art, which began as a writing experiment, has developed over the years and is now his main artistic outlet. He is the founder and current director of Berlin Spoken Word (BSW).

Alison Bennett studied at Adelaide College of the Arts. Most recently, she was State Winner for SA Poetry Slam, 2016 and Finalist for National Poetry Slam 2016 at The Sydney Opera House. When she is not unscrambling scrawlings on scraps of paper littering her floors, she writes and performs darkly emotive poetry involving her experiences through a lifetime of illness. She also enjoys writing comedic rhymes with lots of swear words. Alison lives in Adelaide with a growing collection of books she never gets time to read and a folder of tattoo ideas that she can’t afford to get done. Don’t trust Alison with your plants or pets… she has been known to kill cacti. She also likes the smell of trains in cold weather. You can find her Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/alisonbennettpoet/

Nico went to a less-than-average primary school, where no poorly-educated teacher likes to be corrected. By grade 5, she was exempt (or rather, excluded) from anything to do with maths (by a teacher who really ought not to have been teaching maths), and sent into another room to write stories. This led to a solid year ingraining, ‘daydreaming is better than counting’. Nico has since never learned long division, multiplication, or really anything to do with maths. She can word-jerk, though. And one time, that word-jerking got her some money and a big shiny cup-trophy that doesn’t open at the top. Good news – the money will be partly spent on a maths course. Nico WILL learn how to count. Bad news – There are trophy-cups that have lids that do not detach. It’s like those fake-pockets of deceit that can’t even open to hold your disappointment in them.

Click here for more details.

Dymocks Dead Poets Society tribute to Tupac Shakur featuring Sam Ghamrawi: 17th November

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SPOKEN WORD SA proudly brings you another amazing Dead Poets Society monthly event at Dymocks Adelaide, Rundle Mall Adelaide.

Thursday, 17th November, 2016, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Local performer Sam Ghamrawi will present both his own material and that of our tribute poet Tupac Shakur.

FREE ENTRY.

A selection of poetic works from Tupac and Sam will be for sale.

There is an open mic, where you can read a poem by Tupac Shakur and one of your own that reflects his influence on you.

Click here for more info.

Adelaide City Library November Poet in Residence: Petra Szabo, Final session, Wednesday 30th November!!

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Ever wanted to explore your creativity? Ever wanted to write a Poem – a Spoken Word Poem even? Ever wanted to collaborate with a professional dancer or musician or play with a camera creatively?

Here’s your chance with a FREE workshop series every week throughout November presented by Petra Szabo in partnership with Spoken Word SA & The Adelaide City Council Library.

Each workshop series is slightly different – either tying poetry with movement, music or digital media – each session should be taken as a creative process and by no means is there any pressure to be a perfect artist.

Click on the sessions to see more info…

Wednesday, 2 November, 3pm – 6pm: Linking Spoken Word Poetry & Music

Tuesday, 8 November, 3pm – 6pm: Linking Spoken Word Poetry & Movement

Friday, 18 November, 2pm – 5pm: Linking Spoken Word Poetry & Digital Media

Wednesday, 30 November, 3pm – 6pm: Final workshop, performance and presentation

Meet Petra on YouTube as she explains her project.