MY FIRST TIME
Story Week: Grow Deeper

This is a call out to all the wordsmiths who’ve never unleashed their poetic diatribes into the mic. It’s an invitation to first time poetry slammers to step up and spill for two minutes. No judges. No scores. Just straight up openness. Watch, cheer, or get up and share with the crowd. If you’ve never performed your writing before, this is for you.

HOST: Adara Enthaler

Talk Shop – Caption by Hyatt, 13 Parker St, Haymarket NSW 2000

See the full Story Week 2025 program at Word Travels.

This project is in partnership with the City of Sydney.

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. Australian Poetry Slam and Story Week are also supported by Ubud Writers and Readers Festival; Singapore Writers Festival; Byron Writers Festival; and Mumbai LitFest.

Content Warning: Most Poetry events are all ages and some content may not be suitable for children. Performances may include strong language and / or adult themes.

Before booking your tickets, please read the information on our website regarding any health safety measures.

Story Week 2025 artwork – artwork design: Rachel Stone Art & Design. Concepts: Miles Merrill and the Word Travels team.

Word Travels acknowledges that we work, live, and tell stories on the unceded lands of the Gadigal People. We pay respect to their Elders past and present. Always was, always will be First Nations land.