Australian Poetry Slam Heat

Are you the next Australian Poetry Slam Champion?  

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. 

Watch, judge, perform, learn.   

Facilitated by 2020 Australian Poetry Slam Champion Ren Alessandra.

Two poets chosen by the Littlefoot and Co audience head to the Regional Final.

Poets must perform in their residing state or territory to be eligible.

View APS 2023 rules.

Australian Poetry Slam Wordshop 

We paused. Took a moment. A world-wide “…Ummm”.  Now, the slam storm returns.   



In 2023, flex 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 beyond.  

Wanna learn to turn your moments of “...Um” into MomentUm?   

Bring your notebook and voice to: Location Slam Wordshop!!  

In partnership with Wordcraft, a spoken word collective honouring our stories raw and in process through spoken word events, workshops and more. 

Bookings are essential. 

Bunjil Place Library Level 2 Meeting Rooms 3&4

Ren Alessandra Bio

Ren Alessandra is an Italo-Australian poet and educator based in Narrm. Our 2020 Australian Poetry Slam Champion, Ren recently supported platinum artist, Agnes Obel at the Melbourne Recital Centre and has been commissioned by Rotary International, Federation Square, the City of Melbourne, the Victorian Government among others.

She shares the power of spoken word through schools, council programs and monthly events in her venture, Wordcraft. She was a judge for the 2022 Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Poetry and performed her debut show 'Wog Girl,' with the State Library of Victoria in April 2023. Her poetry explores womanhood, heritage, pilgrimage and love in all its colours.

Join her @wordcraft.writers