Who will be the next Australian Poetry Slam champion?
The search is on for NSW’s best talent! Speak, scream, howl, whisper or sing your original poem at the Australian Poetry Slam — NSW heats — in an electric live event where the audience is the judge! All contestants are given a mic, a live audience and just two minutes to impress the judges (selected at random at each heat) with their spoken word, poetry, hip hop, monologues and stories. This year there are 10 regional and metro heats in NSW. Heat winners will compete in the State Final at the State Library of NSW on 21 November. NSW’s top two slam poets will battle against state and territory winners for the coveted Australian Poetry Slam 08 title and $5,000 cash, at the National Final in Sydney on 4 December. For more information about the Australian Poetry Slam 08, please visit the official website: www.australianpoetryslam.org or contact: Vanessa Bond, Slam co-organiser, State Library of NSW (02) 9273 1566 or vbond@sl.nsw.gov.
