Heat 1 of the SA leg of the Australian Poetry Slam took off big-time at the State Library of SA, where we had a room full of poetry fans and 12 competing slammers. After a fierce round of fiery words and cheers … ... Read more ...
Friday 1 September 2023
Doors at 6:30pm for sign up
Port Adelaide Library
2-4 Church Street Port Adelaide, SA 5015
$10 at the door or at trybooking.com: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1086853
Book ticketsThere is a maximum of 20 poets per heat, so make sure to get there on time!
Poems must be two minutes or under, no props, no costumes, just you and the power of your words. The full APS 2023 rules are at the following link – make sure you read them! www.australianpoetryslam.com/rules
RulesTwo poets chosen by the audience … ... Read more ...
Friday 25 August 2023
Doors at 6:30pm for sign up
Woodcroft Library
175 Bains Road, Morphett Vale SA 5162
$10 at the door or at trybooking.com: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1086809
Book ticketsThere is a maximum of 20 poets per heat, so make sure to get there on time!
Poems must be two minutes or under, no props, no costumes, just you and the power of your words. The full APS 2023 rules are at the following link – make sure you read them! www.australianpoetryslam.com/rules
RulesTwo poets chosen by the audience at each of our five South Australian heats will head … ... Read more ...
Friday 18 August 2023
Doors at 6:30pm for sign up
State Library of SA
corner Kintore Avenue and North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000
$10 at the door or at trybooking.com: https://www.trybooking.com/CJVSB
Book ticketsThere is a maximum of 20 poets per heat, so make sure to get there on time!
Poems must be two minutes or under, no props, no costumes, just you and the power of your words. The full APS 2023 rules are at the following link – make sure you read them! www.australianpoetryslam.com/rules
RulesTwo poets chosen by the audience at each of our five South Australian … ... Read more ...
We paused. Took a moment. A world-wide “…Ummm”. Now, the slam storm returns.
In 2023, flex your vocal chords with a new voice. Run with new leaders. Turn your moments of “…um” into MomentUm. Write new poetic revolutions. You’ve got two minutes on the mic. Build your MomentUm to crescendo and be heard.
Poetry Slams and wordshops are popping up around the nation. From June to October, 1000 writers will grab their moment in the spotlight leading to one National Final at Sydney Opera House and a prize worth $20,000, including publishing opportunities and gigs from Byron to Bali and … ... Read more ...
Game On! A Game Themed Poetry Slam at The Jade lived up to the hype and more! Fabulous poems, crazy games, enthusiastic punters well and truly into the fun, and MC Sarah driving the whole league-ladder-shaking round to the final siren! Here are few pics… thanks to everyone who braved the … ... Read more ...
Thursday, 8th June, 2023
6:30pm
The Jade
142 -160 Flinders St, Adelaide, SA 5000
$10 admission
On your marks, get set…. GO! Welcome to GAME ON! A Game Themed Poetry Slam.
As with all our poetry slams, competitors will have two minutes to dazzle the crowd with their original spoken word poetry. The twist? For one night only, all competitors must tie their poem into the theme of GAMES. It’s up to the poets how they choose to work with the theme. The options are endless: board games, video games, card games, sports, arcade games, playground games, mind games… … ... Read more ...
Friday 12 May & Friday 19 May, 2023
9:30 – 11:30am
Minor Works Building Community Centre
22 Stamford Court, Adelaide, SA 5000
Adelaide’s History Festival runs for the month of May, celebrating South Australia’s history through a vast program of events. We’re proud to have had a hand in organising The Memory Place: Poetry Writing Workshops with Caroline Reid – Poet and Performer.
A series of writing workshops open to anyone who wants to creatively explore family or personal history through poetry. The emphasis is on writing poems that follow the natural rhythms of speech (free verse) and … ... Read more ...