Enough Said Poetry Slam ft. Linda Godfrey (Australian Poetry Slam Wollongong Heat)

Enough Said Poetry Slam is a stage for spoken word, where poets new and experienced can get up on stage and share their words with a captive audience. Our monthly event brings together lovers of poetry to share, click, listen, and compete for prizes, as well as some of the biggest names in poetry in Australia and overseas to perform for our audience.

Come along for a fun, relaxed evening where you can get as involved as much as you're comfortable with – as a poet, judge or enthusiastic audience member – and support local wordsmiths on the mic.

This month, our slam is also the Wollongong Heat of the Australian Poetry Slam! The rules and prizes are different, so scroll down to check if you're thinking of entering.

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FEATURE POET: Linda Godfrey
SUPPORT FEATURE: Labiba Abdellatif

6:30pm - DOORS OPEN + SLAM SIGN-UP
7:00pm - POETRY BEGINS

ENTRY

$10 - standard
$5 - unwaged/student/concession
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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.

• Sign up at the door when you arrive if you'd like to perform. Everyone is welcome, from bedroom poets to experienced performers.

• Jump up on stage with a mic and share your original poem. 

• Three-minute TWO MINUTE time limit for Australian Poetry Slam heats – no props, music or costumes

• Rapping counts as poetry and some singing is allowed, but not for the majority or all of the poem.

• Points will be deducted for going over time – keep the long poems for other events please! – Time starts AS SOON as you start speaking, so no intros.

• Random people from the audience become the judges, and the highest-scoring poet wins! 1st, 2nd & 3rd place prizes to be awarded!

• First and second place go to the NSW Final of the Australian Poetry Slam!

But remember: The points are not the point, the point is poetry!

Getting There:

Side Door Theatre is on Crown St in Wollongong. It has a small door that can be found directly across the road from the Atchison St entry to Spotlight. It's a four-minute walk from Wollongong Train Station and a two-minute walk from the nearest free bus stop. Free parking can be found on surrounding streets, starting with Atchison St, or there is paid parking nearby in the mall.

Libations:

Side Door Theatre is a licensed venue with drinks and snacks available for sale. Please do not bring in outside alcohol, though outside food is allowed.

Accessibility:

Entry to the venue is down four steps from the front door and is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible. Please reach out to us if you have access needs and you'd like to discuss entry into the venue. There are a number of gender neutral toilets inside the venue. 

Entry for Kids:

This is not a kid-friendly event, but kids are allowed to come with an adult. We ask poets to give a trigger warning before starting their poem if it has intense themes, but we don't ask anyone to moderate their poetry to be appropriate for children. Expect to hear swearing at a minimum.

Want to polish up your poems at a free workshop the Thursday before the slam?

Come to this month's workshop run by the Enough Said team, with a focus on writing poems that have a better chance of winning the heat.

Register for the workshop here.