NATIONAL FINAL – AUSTRALIAN POETRY SLAM
WHERE: Sydney Opera House
COST: $45-$64
Start 7 pm
Join the nation-wide search for the people’s poet.
Give the bullhorn to slam champions from Mumbai, Bali, and Australia. The crowd crowns a new champion – a whispering truthsayer raging for a meaningful life – the 2025 Australian Poetry Slam-bassador.
Who inspires you to change? To care? To jump in and scream for the pure rush? Storytellers, lyricists and POETS!
Two slam champions from every state and territory slam their poetry. Whittled down from heats in tiny towns and metro centres, the crowd now crowns our nation’s next 2025 Australian Poetry Slam (APS) Champion.
Listen, snap, cheer, burst into tears or laughter – as the audience decides who gets a prize pack worth up to $20k in gigs, publication and international touring.
Slam stars from Bali and Mumbai fly in to take the mic; mixing verses with APS alumni and a live DJ.
Ready to call a new election? Let the POETS RUN THIS! Elect the 2025 Australian Poetry Slam-bassador.
HOST: Miles Merrill
FEATURES: Jo Giles (APS Champion, 2024), Ashu Bhoir (Mumbai Slam Poet), Eva Fernandes (Ubud Slam Poet), Lizzie Chan (Ubud Slam Poet), Sabika Abbas (Mumbai Spoken Word Artist), Seraj Aljelda (Musician), Majdi Aljelda (Musician) and the Australian Poetry Slam 2025 National Finalists.
Content Warning: Most Poetry Slams are all ages and some content may not be suitable for children. Performances may include strong language and / or adult themes.
Event times local time.
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This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body. This project is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW. Also supported by Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Mumbai LitFest, Singapore Writers Festival and Byron Writers Festival.
APS 2025 artwork features APS ‘24 Champion Jo Giles – photo credit: Jacquie Manning. Design: Rachel Stone Designs. Concept: Miles Merrill and the Word Travels team.
