Australian Poetry Slam SA Heat 3 ties it up at Parks

  • Equal winners – Conor Brown & Ben Adams
  • Equal winner – Conor Brown
  • Equal winner – Ben Adams
  • Tyler Clare
  • Aaron Mitchell
  • Edona Dzemaili
  • Maddie Jones
  • Andy Biszczak
  • Erin Bell
  • Timothy Pearce
  • Caitlin Cantwell
  • John Willison
  • Dilky Wijeyehoen
  • Cindy Cherie
  • Aaron Woolford
  • Carissa Fischer
  • Pep Catanzanati
  • Solar
  • Suzi Hall
  • Sidharth Nambiar
  • Annette Swain
  • Sacrifice – Pam Makin
  • Guest – Kathryn Reese
  • MC – Tracy McNally
  • Parks Library audience

Another full list of performers wowed a packed house at Parks Library for SA Heat 3 of the 2025 Australian Poetry Slam. The quality of the poetry continues to be first class, … ... Read more ...

Australian Poetry Slam 2025 – SA Heat 5 – Jive – Last chance!!

Thursday 11 September 2025
6:30pm – 9:00pm

Jive
181 Hindley Street, Adelaide, SA 5000

$15 for audience and competitors via TryBooking or at the door
$15. Click here to book at TryBooking.

Who will become our next Australian Poetry Slam Champion as audiences vote in events around the country? The prize? They tour Australasia sharing their creative thoughts and inspiring people everywhere to speak their own poetry.

Poets: share an original poem for two minutes on the mic.

Audience: listen, cheer, vote with scorecards in this national celebration of spoken word.

There is a maximum of 20 poets … ... Read more ...

Australian Poetry Slam 2025 – Heat 4 – Campbelltown Library

Saturday 30 August 2025 
6:30pm – 9:00pm

Campbelltown Library
171 Montacute Road, Newton, SA 5074

$15 for audience and competitors via TryBooking or at the door
Click here to book at TryBooking

Who will become our next Australian Poetry Slam Champion as audiences vote in events around the country? The prize? They tour Australasia sharing their creative thoughts and inspiring people everywhere to speak their own poetry.

Poets: share an original poem for two minutes on the mic.

Audience: listen, cheer, vote with scorecards in this national celebration of spoken word.

There is a maximum of 20 poets … ... Read more ...

Australian Poetry Slam SA Heat 2 thrills packed State Library!

  • Heat 2 winner TJ & runner-up Nigel Ford
  • Heat 2 winner – TJ
  • Heat 2 runner-up – Nigel Ford
  • Carissa Fischer
  • Megan Ellis
  • Avalanche
  • Anneliese Coleopy
  • Brooklyn Saliba
  • Aaron Woolford
  • Sanjana
  • Deb Bland
  • Ben Adams
  • Suzi Hall
  • Kristy Day
  • Ewan McBryde
  • Annette Swain
  • Hanna Rose
  • Cameron Turner
  • Louise Smith
  • Susan Brame
  • Drew Cuffley
  • Sacrifice – Jazz
  • Guest – Cecilia Ronson
  • MC – Tracy McNally
  • The State Library audience

SA Heat 2 of the 2025 Australian Poetry Slam thrilled a packed house with high quality performances at the State Library of South Australia. After a ballot to select the final five … ... Read more ...

Top quality SA Heat 1 of the 2025 Australian Poetry Slam

  • Runner up Arantza Garcia & winner Jacqueline Collier
  • Winner Jacqueline Collier
  • Runner up Arantza Garcia
  • Chris Battistuzzi
  • Carissa Fischer
  • Tyler Jackon
  • Kaye Payne
  • John Willison
  • Sandy Marion
  • Peter Wilkes
  • Megan Ellis
  • Mei Szetu
  • Conor Brown
  • Jessica Blake
  • Pep Catanzaniti
  • Suzi Hall
  • Jason Smith
  • Guest Chelsea Avard
  • Sacrifice Matthew Pankhurst
  • MC Tracy McNally

What an incredible opening SA heat to the 2025 Australian Poetry Slam! 16 fabulous poets performed their work to a large appreciative audience. Scores were high throughout, but only the top two could advance to the SA State Final at Goodwood Theatre on 27th September. Congratulations to winner … ... Read more ...

Australian Poetry Slam 2025 – Heat 3 – Parks Library

Saturday 16 August 2025 
6:30pm – 9:00pm

Parks Library
46 Trafford Street, Angle Park, SA 5010

$15 for audience and competitors via TryBooking or at the door
Click here to book at TryBooking

Who will become our next Australian Poetry Slam Champion as audiences vote in events around the country? The prize? They tour Australasia sharing their creative thoughts and inspiring people everywhere to speak their own poetry.

Poets: share an original poem for two minutes on the mic.

Audience: listen, cheer, vote with scorecards in this national celebration of spoken word.

There is a maximum of 20 … ... Read more ...

Australian Poetry Slam 2025 – Heat 2 – State Library of South Australia

Saturday 9 August 2025
Doors open and poet sign-up 6:30pm for 7:00pm start.

State Library of South Australia – Hetzel Lecture Theatre
Corner Kintore Avenue and North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000

$15 for audience and competitors via TryBooking or at the door
Click here to book at TryBooking

Who will become our next Australian Poetry Slam Champion as audiences vote in events around the country? The prize? They tour Australasia sharing their creative thoughts and inspiring people everywhere to speak their own poetry.

Poets: share an original poem for two minutes on the mic.

Audience: listen, cheer, vote … ... Read more ...

Poetry Slam Workshop – Campbelltown Library

Sunday 27 July 2025
1:30pm – 4:30pm

Campbelltown Library
171 Montacute Rd, Newton, SA 5074

$15
Click here to book at trybooking

With the 2025 National Poetry Slam competition kicking off in August, it’s a great time to select a poem and begin practicing your performance. 
To get you warmed up, Spoken Word SA, and Campbelltown Library are pleased to announce that we will be running a Slam Poetry Workshop in the lead up to the heats.

Join one of Spoken Word SA’s talented team members for a chance to explore slam poetry, follow a series of prompts to write … ... Read more ...