Enough Said Poetry Slam ft. FSMD (Father Stretch My Dad)
Event description
Enough Said Poetry Slam is a slamily where you can share your poems/words/stories/etc, listen to other people share theirs, click for your faves and maybe even win a prize!
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FEATURE POETS: FSMD (Father Stretch My Dad)
SUPPORT FEATURE: Elliot York Cameron
Thursday 25 April 2024 - Anzac Day
6:30pm - DOORS OPEN + SLAM SIGN-UP
7:00pm - POETRY BEGINS
ENTRY
$10 - standard
$5 - unwaged/student/concession
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VENUE
Entry to The Forge is down a short driveway between Gwynneville Bakery and The Asian Takeaway on Gipps Road. It's a two-minute walk from the nearest free bus stop, a less than fifteen minute walk from North Wollongong train station, and there's plenty of free parking on the surrounding streets.
There is unfortunately no disabled access toilet available at the venue (there is a portaloo), however the venue is wheelchair accessible.
BYO drinks and food are welcome, takeaway is available from surrounding restaurants.
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POETRY SLAM RULES
Sign up at the door when you arrive if you'd like to perform. Everyone is welcome, from bedroom poets to experienced performers.
3-minute time limit, no props or costumes, jump up on stage with a mic and share your original poems, stories, raps, rants and monologues with a live and engaged audience.
Random people from the audience become the judges, and the highest-scoring poet wins! 1st, 2nd & 3rd place prizes to be awarded!
But remember: The points are not the point, the point is poetry!
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FEATURED POETS
Celebrated poet and dove enthusiast Phil Wilcox is an Australian Poetry Slam Champion and co-founder of the London Poetry Slam. Disgraced poet Troy Wong is the founder and creative director of Bread & Butter Poetry Slam, and the kind of person who doesn't own a TV.
With their powers combined, they are Father Stretch My Dad, a comedy-themed poetry duo that they would both prefer to keep secret from their partners. They claim no responsibility for any emotional or psychological trauma accrued during their show.
SUPPORT FEATURE
Elliot York Cameron is a spoken word artist and educator who grew up in Western Sydney on Dharug and Dharawal land. In the forgotten pre-COVID times, he was a 2016 Australian Poetry Slam NSW Finalist and 2020 Bankstown Grand Slam Champion. Elliot has performed his work at Sydney Writers' Festival, National Young Writers' Festival, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, and his poetry has been published in Bare Knuckle Poet and Baby Teeth Journal.
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We acknowledge our events take place on the land of the Wodi Wodi people of the Dharawal nation and pay our respects.
Enough Said Poetry Slam is supported by the South Coast Writers Centre and The Dire Theatre Company.
