Another great heat of excellent poetry and an appreciative audience on a hot night with a lot of other stuff going on around town! Congrats to Heat 2 Winner Mika Friebel and Runner-up Kathlharar Hunter. They are both off the the Summer Slam 19 Final at Jive on the 9th February.
Summer Slam 19 Heat 3 is at the Southwark Hotel on Saturday 19th January. Click here for details.
The Summer Slam is about introducing new people to slam poetry, about having some fun, about no ‘real’ pressure. No big prizes, no interstate trips: just good words and sharing.
Heat 4 brews up a storm at the The King’s Head Hotel
357 King William Street, Adelaide.
Thursday 31st January
Sign in from 6:30pm for 7:00pm start.
$6
Remember: original new work, 2 minutes only, one poem only, no props or fancy dress … Click here to read all the rules…
Poetry book prizes for the heats generously donated by Wakefield Press. Summer Slam is also supported by Writers SA,Word Travels and ACW – Adelaide Championship Wrestling.
The Summer Slam 19 started off in fine fashion with 12 competitors in front of a packed house at the State Library of South Australia. Congrats to winner Pam Makin and runner-up Julia Henning.
There are still three heats to go before the final. Heat 2 is at the Broadcast Bar on Sunday 13th January. Click here for details.
The Summer Slam is about introducing new people to slam poetry, about having some fun, about no ‘real’ pressure. No big prizes, no interstate trips: just good words and sharing.
Heat 3 packs the bar at the Southwark Hotel
77 Port Road, Thebarton.
Saturday 19th January
Sign in from 6:30pm for 7:00pm start.
Remember: original new work, 2 minutes only, one poem only, no props or fancy dress … Click here to read all the rules…
Poetry book prizes for the heats generously donated by Wakefield Press. Summer Slam is also supported by Writers SA,Word Travels and ACW – Adelaide Championship Wrestling.
The Summer Slam is about introducing new people to slam poetry, about having some fun, about no ‘real’ pressure. No big prizes, no interstate trips: just good words and sharing.
Heat 2 turns up the volume at the Broadcast Bar
66a Grote Street, Adelaide.
Sunday 13th January
Sign in from 6:00pm for 6:30pm start.
Remember: original new work, 2 minutes only, one poem only, no props or fancy dress … Click here to read all the rules…
Poetry book prizes for the heats generously donated by Wakefield Press. Summer Slam is also supported by Writers SA,Word Travels and ACW – Adelaide Championship Wrestling.
Emma Tam, South Australian Poetry Slam finalist, performing at the State Final Goodwood Theatre, Goodwood, 20th September, 2018.