Australian Poetry Slam: Queensland heat
1:00pm to 3:30pm
Young adults, Adults (30+), Seniors
Free
Poetry Slams and wordshops drop from July to October, converging on the National Final at Sydney Opera House on Sunday 13 October.Are you the next APS Champion? Win a prize worth $20,000, including publication and gigs from Byron to Bali and beyond.Poets must perform in their residing state or territory. Ful APS ’24 rules here: www.australianpoetryslam.com/rulesHosted by Hula the Goddess.Supported by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, Create NSW, Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, Byron Writers Festival and Singapore Writers Festival.Over 1000 writers release wild words on audiences across Australia. Poets break free from their notebook cages landing on a stage near you.Australian Poetry Slam 2024 (APS ’24) invites you to cheer, snap, hold-up scorecards in this nation-wide celebration of spoken-wordsmiths.APS ’24 is about unleashing your thoughts; launching mini-revolutions, like a chorus of kingfishers on a mission.Writers let fly. Alight upon the mic for two minutes. Shout, call out, even softly warble your fresh lit.Crowds will flock with cheers and hoots. Judges, chosen from the audience, will send two poetic messages to represent Brisbane in the Queensland Final!
Bookings essential. To reserve your place, visit Eventbrite or call the library.
Bookings
Bookings required. Phone Brisbane Square Library on 07 3403 4166 to reserve your place.
Venue
Brisbane Square Library, 266 George Street, Brisbane City
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