Welcome to Australia's largest regular poetry slam! THIS IS OUR LAST REGULAR SLAM FOR THE YEAR! IF YOU ARE LIKE OH I'LL GET TO BPS EVENTUALLY THIS YEAR, THIS IS YOUR LAST SHOT! AND YOUR LAST CHANCE TO BE IN THE GRAND SLAM!

Our totally unreal feature this month is Rob Waters! MAN! We are so honoured, and so so stoked to have him.

Rob is a Gomeroi man with deep cultural connections to the North West of NSW. He is a poet, storyteller, cultural educator and spoken-word artist who has been sharing Story for over 20 years. Rob has been a three time NSW State Poetry Slam finalist and a two time National finalists in the Australian Poetry Slam. He most recently won the NSW Poetry Slam and is the current Australian Poetry Slam Champion.

Please join us at our new time of 6:30 pm!

Your ticket gets you access to the slam, fresh watermelon, world class poetry and some bad dad jokes, courtesy of our MC Bilal.

For rules on participating in the slam, please see below.

🍉 If you are intending to sign up to perform at the slam, please book a ticket and arrive at 6:15 pm to sign up at the door. We generally do not offer free artist tickets but if you you have special circumstances/are experiencing financial difficulty, please get in touch so that we can issue you a free ticket.

🍉 Regular slam rules apply: No age restrictions/ STRICT 3 minute time limit (try to limit poem introductions)/ no props or music/ poetry must be your original work.

🍉 The top 4 scoring artists will be granted a spot at the Grand Slam.

🍉 Please note that signing up does not guarantee a performance spot. We have a lottery system in place whereby we randomly draw names so that it is fair for everyone, given the high sign up numbers!

Poetry aficionados, appreciators of HipHop and literature that beats with a thunderous heart — you absolutely do not want to miss this!

Huge thank you to Outloud for providing venue support.

Please note that BPS is a volunteer run organisation so any extra donations go a long way in helping us support our artists! Thank you for your generosity ❤️‍🔥

If anyone has any questions please feel free to ask away or email info@bankstownpoetryslam.com