SA Heat 2 - Australian Poetry Slam 2025 - State Library

Two poets chosen by the audience at each of our five South Australian heats will head to the SA Final. At the final, our winner and runner-up will be off to the Nationals at the Sydney Opera House!

Heat 2 at State Library of South Australia
Hetzel Lecture Theatre, North Terrace, Adelaide, 5000

6.30pm doors open and poet sign up for 7pm start.

Tickets $15 for audience and competitors (via TryBooking or at the door)
https://www.trybooking.com/DDBEF

Who will become our next Australian Poetry Slam Champion as audiences vote in events around the country? The prize? They tour Austral-Asia sharing their creative thoughts and inspiring people everywhere to speak their own poetry.

Poets: share an original poem for two minutes on the mic.
Audience: listen, cheer, vote with scorecards in this national celebration of spoken-word.

There 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.

Full rules at: https://spokenwordsa.com.au/poetry-slams/
For more information: https://spokenwordsa.com.au/sa-heats-for-the-2025.../
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