Arantza Garcia, 2025 SA Poetry Slam winner is Australian Poetry Slam National Champion!

Words can’t express how incredibly proud we are that SA slam poet Arantza Garcia won the 2025 Australian Poetry Slam!

Both Arantza and Tori (TJ) represented SA with heartfelt and beautifully intimate poems that left us with goosebumps and a tear in our eyes. It was truly an honour to share this experience with them and to showcase the amazing talent that we have here in SA.

This is the first time an SA poet has taken the win since the Australian Poetry Slam competition began 20 years ago! We know the entire SA poetry community shares a great … ... Read more ...

Be Natural Poetry Slam – poems and performances to fit our times…

  • winners
  • winner – Ben Adams
  • runner-up – Sahil
  • Olenka Toroshenko
  • Jacqueline Collier
  • Aaron Mitchell
  • Rita Dee
  • David Cronin
  • Kathryn Reese
  • Nick Falkner
  • Alex Adorno
  • John Willison
  • Tyler Clare
  • Chloe West
  • Pep
  • Tiffany Wilson
  • Tim O’Loughlin
  • Caitlin Cantwell
  • guest – Shaine Melrose
  • MC – Pam Makin
  • Audience at Arthur Art Bar

On the final weekend of the 2025 Nature Festival, a fabulous line-up of poets presented their nature-influenced work to a large and enthusiastic audience at Arthur Art Bar. Topics and styles were as diverse as ever, but it was impossible to ignore the toxic algal bloom currently afflicting so … ... Read more ...

SA Final of 2025 Australian Poetry Slam – top quality and a full house!

  • Finalists
  • winner – Arantza Garcia
  • runner-up – TJ
  • Stephanie Mylan
  • Conor Brown
  • Elise Witter
  • Peter Wilkes
  • Jacqueline Collier
  • Ben Adams
  • Nigel Ford
  • sacrifice – Nadia Patterson
  • guest performer – Jack Vaul
  • MC – Tracy McNally
  • Score desk – Pam Makin & Matthew Pankhurst

What a great night at Goodwood Theatre and Studios for the SA Final of the 2025 Australian Poetry Slam! After a tight, high quality contest in front of a full house, we are proud to have winner Arantza Garcia and runner-up Tori Johns (TJ) representing the SA poetry community at the National Final of the Australian Poetry … ... Read more ...

A Dinner Time Story Circle – Story Week 2025

Thursday 23 October 2025
6:30pm

African Village Restaurant
2A Northcote Street, Torrensville, SA 5031

$20, includes meal.
Click here to book at trybooking

Feast on the diversity of the human experience while enjoying authentic Ethiopian food! 

As Story Week expands into South Australia, we offer an evening featuring a shared meal and story circle to feed your body and soul. Join us at the African Village Restaurant, a place of connection, born from the hope and resilience of owner Mohamed Bayan. A set of story cards will guide your conversations with friends and strangers around the tables to … ... Read more ...

BE NATURAL Poetry Slam – 2025 Nature Festival

Saturday, 11 October 2025
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Arthur Art Bar
66 Currie St, Adelaide, SA 5000

$15
Book at Humanitix

It’s time to let your words FLOW!

Now in its sixth year, the ‘Be Natural’ Poetry Slam is an all ages event as part of the 2025 Nature Festival, with the broad theme of nature and what it means to you, giving participants the opportunity to stretch their creative ‘limbs’ and think about what nature and the natural world means to them.

The rules are simple – one poem, two minutes maximum, no props, no costumes, no … ... Read more ...

Australian Poetry Slam 2025 – SA State Final: Here is the full line-up and guest performer!

  • Jacqueline Collier
  • Arantza Garcia
  • TJ
  • Nigel Ford
  • Ben Adams
  • Conor Brown
  • Peter Wilkes
  • Stephanie Mylan
  • Elise Witter
  • Suzie Hall

Saturday 27 September 2025
Doors open at 7:30pm

Goodwood Theatre & Studios
166 Goodwood Road, Goodwood, SA 5034

$25
Click here to book at trybooking

After 5 stupendous heats for the SA leg of the 2025 Australian Poetry Slam, we now have our 10 SA State Finalists gearing up to smash the stage at the Goodwood Theatre & Studios on Saturday 27 September.

Congratulations to Jacqueline Collier, Arantza Garcia, TJ, Nigel Ford, Conor Brown, Ben Adams, Peter Wilkes, Stephanie … ... Read more ...

Australian Poetry Slam SA Heat 5 goes massive at Jive!

  • runner up Elise Witter & winner Suzie Hall
  • Heat 5 winner Suzie Hall
  • heat 5 runner up Elise Witter
  • Murphy
  • Tiffany Wilson
  • Carissa Fischer
  • Avalanche
  • Priya Cantwell
  • Jill Wherry
  • Tim O’Loughlin
  • Brooklyn Saliba
  • Olenka Toroshenko
  • Pep
  • Caitlin Cantwell
  • Carita D’Agostini
  • Meo Szetu
  • Blake Kramm
  • Holly Peters
  • Maddie Jones
  • Peter Walker
  • Annette Swain
  • Sacrifice Chelsea Avard
  • Guest Maha
  • MC Tracy McNally
  • Jive

What a way to finish off the SA Heats of the 2025 Australian Poetry Slam! One of the biggest turn-outs ever seen at a slam heat completely filled Jive with quality poets and enthusiastic audience members. The vibe was … ... Read more ...

Full house for Australian Poetry Slam SA Heat 4 at Campbelltown Library

  • runner up Stephanie Mylan & winner Peter Wilkes
  • Heat 4 winner – Peter Wilkes
  • Heat 4 runner-up – Stephanie Mylan
  • Avalanche
  • Deb Bland
  • Cindy Cherie
  • Erin Bell
  • Gail Walker
  • Aaron Woolford
  • Maddie Jones
  • Carissa Fischer
  • Olenka Toroshenko
  • Suzi Hall
  • Holly Peters
  • Caitlin Cantwell
  • Annette Swain
  • John Thompson
  • Lata Bhat
  • Elise Witter
  • Guest – Emelia Haskey
  • Sacrifice – Kerryn Tredrea
  • MC – Tracy McNally
  • Campbelltown Library audience

On a cold winter’s night, Campbelltown Library was packed out for SA Heat 4 of the Australian Poetry Slam. With the sign-up list thoroughly over-subscribed, following a ballot in accordance with National Rules, it … ... Read more ...