Australian Poetry Slam '12
The Australian Poetry Slam returns bigger and bolder for 2012! Queensland heats kick off 5 July.
Speak, scream, howl, whisper or sing your original poem at the Queensland Poetry Slam heats – electric live events where the audience is the judge!
If you think you’ve got what it takes, sharpen your words at the free Slam workshops, then let them take flight at your nearest heat.
Queensland Heats 2012
Sign up is 30 minutes before each heat. Entry is free for both performers and audience members.
Brisbane #1
Thu 5 Jul, 6.30pm | The Edge Auditorium, SLQ, South Bank
Full day workshop at The Edge, 3840 7768
Stanthorpe
Sun 8 Jul, 11am | Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, Lock St
Workshop at Stanthorpe Library, 4681 2141
Blackall
Tue 10 Jul, 7pm | The Living Arts Centre
Workshop at Blackall Library, 4657 4764
Mackay
Sat 14 Jul, 5pm | Mackay Exhibition and Convention Centre, Alfred St
Workshop at Mackay City Library 4961 9387
Townsville
Sun 29 Jul, 4.30pm | Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Flinders St
Workshop at Thuringowa Library 4773 8811
Logan
Sat 11 Aug, 1pm | Logan Central Library, 150 Wembley Rd
Workshop at Logan Central Library 3412 4663
Brisbane #2
Fri 17 Aug, 6.30pm | SLQ
Cairns
Mon 27 Aug, 6.30pm | Tanks Arts Centre, 46 Collins Ave
Workshop at Cairns Library 4044 3797
Moreton Bay
Tue 28 Aug, 7pm | North Lakes Library, 5 Discovery Drv
Workshop at North Lakes Library 3480 9900
Heat winners battle it out at State Finals at the State Library of Queensland on 7 September. Then Queensland’s crowned champions get to slug it out for the coveted title of Australian Slam Poet 2012 at the National Finals in Sydney.
How does slam work?
Heat contestants are given a microphone, a live audience and just two minutes to impress the judges (selected at random at each heat) with their original spoken word, poetry, hip hop, monologues and stories.
Five judges are picked randomly by the MC from the audience. After each performance, judges hold up score cards using a 1- 10 scale, with 10 being the highest. Of the five scores for each poet, only the middle three scores are counted. The judges' decision is final! Read the Rules!
Watch slam in action
Watch 2011 Australian Poetry Slam Champion performing his winning slam at the National Finals in Sydney.
More information
- Phone: +61 7 3840 7424
- publicprograms@slq.qld.gov.au
