Prop Slam, Southwark Hotel, 15th July

Southwark Hotel

77 Port Road, Thebarton

Saturday, 15th July, 2017, from 7:00 pm, $5

 

OK, folks, here’s something a bit different, so check out the rules…

PROP SLAM RULES 2017

This is all new to us so we’ll see how it all goes but these are the rules we will be going with. Like all rules you can try and bend things or get ‘all clever’ to try and find interesting ways to present things we may not have thought of. But just be aware Spoken Word SA people will be on the spot to make binding calls

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Ashlee Spalding: City Library Poet-in-Residence for May and June

Ashlee Spalding and the Power of Words.

Our Poet-in-Residence at Adelaide City Library during May and June.

Exploring the relationship between words and how they effect us, you will be invited to write down and share some of your stories, record some media, and get involved in a few other activities highlighting the positive and negative consequences of the things we say.

Here is Ashlee’s schedule:

Collaborative Workshop Sessions (note changed times for the 19th June session!)

Keep an eye on our Events List and Facebook pages for details.

 

 

Dymocks Dead Poets Society: Rupi Kaur featuring Heather McGinn

Thursday 18th May 2017

6:00 – 9:00 pm

Dymocks Adelaide, 135 Rundle Mall, Adelaide.

 

Another living poet for our tribute this month!

Rupi Kaur is a writer and artist based inToronto, Canada. At the age of 5 she began to draw and paint – a hobby picked up from her mother. Being an immigrant from India, she was unable to speak in English with the other children at school. This naturally meant a lot more time alone. But once she picked up the language, books became her best friends.

She drew until the age of 17 when she began … ... Read more ...

Pop-up Slam #1 goes off!!

What a great start for the Pop Up Slam season at the fabulous Brick City Bar => excellent performances from seasoned crew and newbies alike + terrific audience / judges => top class vibe!! Congrats to winner Ashlee Spalding. And big cheers to Tahi Atea and Chanel Trezise who had a slam-off for second place, ultimately won by Tahi, especially good since it was Chanel’s first-ever go at a slam!!

 

Dymock’s Dead Poets Society: Sharon Olds featuring Nikki Baumann

Thursday, April 20th 2017, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Dymocks Adelaide, 135 Rundle Street, Adelaide.

A living poet this month: the work of Pulitzer Prize winner Sharon Olds presented by Nikki Baumann.

Sharon Olds, (born November 19, 1942, San Francisco, California, U.S.), is an American poet best known for her powerful, often erotic, imagery of the body and her examination of the family. Olds grew up in San Francisco, the daughter of an abusive, alcoholic father and a weak, compliant mother; her anger at her parents would influence her poetry. She studied at Stanford University (B.A., 1964) and at Columbia … ... Read more ...

Dymocks Dead Poets Society: Philip Larkin presented by Bruce Greenhalgh

SPOKEN WORD SA proudly brings you our Dead Poets Society tribute to

Philip Larkin featuring Bruce Greenhalgh live at

Dymocks Adelaide 

135 Rundle Mall, Adelaide

Thursday, 23rd march, 2017, 6:00 – 8:30 pm.

Find out how a publicity shy librarian and poet became a controversial figure. Find out what your parents did wrong …

Remember it’s FREE ENTRY. A selection of poetic works by Larkin will be available for sale.

There is an open mic, where you can read a poem by Philip Larkin and one of your own that reflects his influence on you. For more about more about … ... Read more ...