SA Slam Heat 2 Winners! Amy Watson & Ashlee Spalding-Sykes
Congratulations to winner of the SA Poetry Slam Heat 2, Amy Watson and runner-up, Ashlee Spalding-Sykes. Both will be off to the State Finals at The Goodwood Institute on 30th September.
Thanks to Luxi Photography, Matilda Bookshop, the City of Salisbury and the Salisbury Writers’ Festival.
Sarah Jean: August Poet-in-Residence @ Adelaide City Library: Final Session, Saturday 27th, 2-4pm
In collaboration with Spoken Word SA and Adelaide City Library, Sarah Jean presents The Words I Wish They’d Heard – a magic mixing pot of stories and secrets she thinks the world needs to hear.
Do you have a letter you wished you’d written? A text you should have sent? A sing you dreamed of singing? A message you wish you could have heard? A story you want to tell? Here’s your chance …
Come join in, tell your story, whisper the words or shout them loud (metaphorically… it is a library after all!) and tell the world (well, … ... Read more ...
SA Poetry Slam 2016: Heat 3, 2nd September @ State Library of SA
Heat 3 of the SA leg of the Australian Poetry Slam is coming your way!
Friday, 2nd September
Hetzel Lecture Theatre, Institute Building, State Library of South Australia
corner North Terrace & Kintore Avenue
Registrations open at 6:30pm. The show starts at 7:00pm.
20 competitors per heat – first 15 are guaranteed, if over 20 register those last five spots are decided by random draw.
$5 Entry / Door. $150 in prizes and two spots in the SA Slam Final up for grabs.
Our feature performer is Khail Jureidini: poet, wordsmith, enigma, a true veteran of the Australian poetic … ... Read more ...
Heat 1, SA Poetry Slam, 19th August @ SA Writers’ Centre: Winners!
Congrats to the winners of Heat 1, Jason Marsiglia and Chiara Gabrielli, who are off to the State Final! Sell-out capacity crowd, new faces among the competitors, huge range of styles, great words, great performances!!
Thanks to Matilda Bookshop for sponsorship and Luxi Photography for the pix.
Get your next chance to compete or come along and cheer at Heat 2 at Salisbury, 26th August.
If you haven’t been to a slam before, here’s a summary of how it works:
- Sign-in on the night.
- Sign-in opens at 6:30pm for a 7:00 start.
- There is a maximum of 20 entrants
SA Poetry Slam 2016: Heat 2, 26th August @ Salisbury Institute
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 Friday, 26th August at the Salisbury Institute as part of this years Salisbury Writers’ Festival presented by the City of Salisbury.
$5 Entry / Door. Sign in at 6:30 for 7:00pm start.
$150 in prizes and two spots in the SA Final up for grabs.
Due to circumstances beyond Spoken Word SA’s control, Abe Nouk can no longer … ... Read more ...