A massive night at The Little Red Door for the World Poetry Day Slam!
A full house and 17 outstanding poets performing their work supported by Sacrificial Poet and MC, Kami, and Guest Poet, Alison Bennett.
Congratulations to winner Taeghan Buggy, 2nd place Holly Konopka and very close 3rd, Aislinn Rossi.
Well done to everyone who braved the mic including a slew of fresh, new talent. We hope to see you all again!
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The workshop dates for THE RUMBLE SA are here!
Presented by Spoken Word SA in partnership with Arts South Australia and Writers SA.
[ Click on the dates for links to maps ]
Salisbury Workshop : 17-19 Wiltshire St, Salisbury
Wednesday 18th April : 10am – 2pm
Adelaide City Library Workshop : Level 3 Rundle Place, Adelaide
Saturday 28th April : 11am – 3pm
State Library Workshop : Institute Building, cnr North Tce and Kintore Ave, Adelaide
Base 10 Youth Centre : 10 Main South Rd, Reynella
Another ‘for the fun of it’ poetry slam from Spoken Word SA.
This time to celebrate World Poetry Day and introduce you all to a cool, ‘open to all’ venue, The Little Red Door, up the good end of Hindley Street.
The Little Red Door
182B Hindley Street
Wednesday 21st March 2018
7.30pm sign up for 8.00 start.
$6 entry.
Prizes for first, second and third.
All rules as for the Australian Poetry Slam including 2 minute time limit, no costumes or props, random judges and 20 performers maximum. Click here to read the rules.
Huge news for the young poets and spoken word artists of South Australia!
The Rumble SA is a youth poetry slam initiative from Spoken Word SA aiming to mentor, expand and strengthen the art of spoken word performance and slam poetry amongst younger artists (26 and under) in South Australia. And the actual slams are just one part of the deal!
It is most importantly about a dedicated series of workshops aimed at sharpening the skills of both developing and brand new young artists. A diverse skill set is needed to be an accomplished spoken word performer. Developing such a … ... Read more ...
SWSA is proud to support and adopt the recently released statement on Women in the Arts Workplace Safety.
With others in the arts community, we believe:
Click here to read the full statement
Poetry and feminism have always gone hand in hand as a tool to empower women.
Join us in challenging ideas of the ‘weaker sex’ by examining some feminist poetry – then brainstorming some of your own.
All ages and genders welcome. Writing prompts and lollies provided.
Thursday 8th March
2-3pm
Fringe Club
Rymill Park/Murlawirrapurka, Adelaide, South Australia
FREE
Got Questions? Contact artists[at]adelaidefringe[dot]com[dot]au or give us a call on 8100 2022.
Click here for the Facebook event.
It’s come time to say thank you for the great fun journey, but goodbye and farewell (at least for now) to Dymocks ‘Dead Poets Society’ live events run by Spoken Word SA at Dymocks in Rundle Mall. Keep an eye out for the odd one-off event at Dymocks but this series, as it stands, has come to an end…
It’s been an incredible run starting back on the 27th of June 2013 with a tribute to Sylvia Plath. So many great poets paid tribute to, so many legendary locals hitting the mic to showcase their favourite artists … ... Read more ...
A great Summer Slam season – familiar faces, veterans of the spoken word game and some fresh new talent stepping up at all of the heats provided us with some stunning new work and new faces that you will definitely be hearing more from. The final at Jive saw us entertained by Eugene Phoa‘s songs and Andrew Drake‘s words before our ten finalists hit the stage and provided the audience with plenty to think about and enjoy.
Congratulations to everyone who shared their work this summer but of course there can only be one winner (and … ... Read more ...
