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Australian Poetry Slam: SA Heat 3 featuring Nico

02/09/201727/08/2017

Poetry slams are electric live events where the audience is the judge. Poets have 2 minutes to speak, scream, howl, whisper or sing their original poem for a chance at state and national glory.

Friday 1st September

State Library of South Australia

North Terrace, Adelaide.

6.30pm sign-up for contestants (20 only). It will kick-off at 7:00pm.

$6 entry.

Please read the rules: http://www.australianpoetryslam.com/rules/

Our guest performer for the night is Nico, a young Asian-Australian spoken word artist whose works often reflect on provocative social issues such as racism, sexism and political discourse. Winner of the 2016 Goolwa … ... Read more ...

SA Slam Heat 1 Winners!

22/08/2017

Congratulations to SA Slam Heat 1 winner Sarah Pearce and runner-up, Andrew Drake.

Sarah wins $100 and Andrew gets $50. Both are off to the SA State Final at the Goodwood Institute on 22nd September.

Thanks to Luxi Photography and Filmography for the photos and Matilda Bookshop at Stirling for sponsoring Lucy’s camera work.

Australian Poetry Slam SA Heat 2: August 26th, Salisbury Institute

27/08/201712/08/2017

Poetry slams are electric live events where the audience is the judge. Poets have 2 minutes to speak, scream, howl, whisper or sing their original poem for a chance at state and national glory.

Heat 2 is coming your way Saturday 26th of August

at the Salisbury Institute.

17-19 Wiltshire St, Salisbury, SA 5108.

It’s a 2.30 sign-up for contestants (20 only) – please read the rules. It will then kick-off at 3.00.

This is the only non-Friday heat and the only day-time heat so it could be very handy timing for many of you.

$6 entry.

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Australian Poetry Slam SA Heat 1: August 18th, King’s Head Hotel

22/08/201712/08/2017

Poetry slams are electric live events where the audience is the judge. Poets have 2 minutes to speak, scream, howl, whisper or sing their original poem for a chance at state and national glory.

Heat 1 is coming your way!

Friday 18th August

Kings Head Hotel

357 King William St, Adelaide.

Our guest performer for the night is mic veteran and former finalist Sam ‘Habitz’ Frost.

It’s a 6.30 sign-up for contestants (20 only) – please read the rules. It will then kick-off at 7.00.

$6 entry.

Click here for more details.

See the full rules at: http://www.australianpoetryslam.co… ... Read more ...

Dymocks “Dead Poets Society”: DH Lawrence featuring Val Braendler

27/08/201710/08/2017

Perhaps better known for his fiction, D.H. Lawrence still has a vast collection of published poetry. This month our tribute will be presented by Adelaide based poet, Val Braendler.

Dymocks Adelaide

135 Rundle Mall, Adelaide

Thursday, 24th August, 6:00 – 8:30 pm.

Free entry
Book raffle

And a limited open mic where you can perform one poem from D.H. Lawrence and one of your own influenced by the artist.

David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter. His collected works represent, among other things, an extended reflection … ... Read more ...

Nico: Poet-in-Residence at Adelaide City Library

30/08/201702/08/2017

In partnership with Adelaide City Library, Spoken Word SA presents our August Poet In Residence – Nico with her project Brainstorms.

“By running a series of open discussions (‘Brainstorms’), followed by related workshops, I hope to encourage the public to trust that anyone can be a poet — all you need is something to say, and a playful way to say it! This will be a no-pressure, all-welcome series of events exploring some of the ideas and challenges behind writing poetry, with the aim to provoke a more inquisitive and experimental approach to the way we write.”

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