Write Around the Murray - Australian Poetry Slam heat

Concrete paths, riverside walks, libraries, classrooms, your doorstep, your palm… when venues closed, we found poetry everywhere.

This is your call to listen, watch and cheer. Australian Poetry Slam pops up stages near you. The door is open. The mic is on. Push into the crowd and find your spot.

Audience! You may be chosen as a judge. Poets! You have two minutes to spit, howl, dance, whisper and dream out-loud.

Perform your original work; no props, no costumes, no music. This is an exciting NSW-VIC combined mega slam heat: The two highest-scoring NSW poets will represent Albury at the NSW Final and two highest-scoring VIC poets will represent Wodonga at the VIC Final!

From July to October, APS heats and workshops connect storytellers across the nation, leading to the National Final as part of Story Week 2022.

Are you the next Australian Poetry Slam Champion?

Hosted by Huda the Goddess!

Huda the Goddess is the current Australian Poetry Slam Champion and two-time QLD champ. Huda is a spoken word poet, educator, mental health advocate, dancer and workshop facilitator. She describes poetry as one of her senses that allows her to turn her experiences into art and is currently working on her first poetry collection. As a proud African-Muslim woman it is important to her that young women from her community are represented and their stories are shared. Poetry is her connection to communities, land and her people. Having the chance to make people feel something will always be her goal as an artist.

Full APS 2022 rules here: www.australianpoetryslam.com/rules

For those wanting to perform you must arrive at 6.30pm to register.

Please note photography and filming will be occurring during this event.

Drinks available at bar prices.