Welcome to Australia's largest regular poetry slam!

This month, in honour of the holy month of Ramadan, we will be hosting a special SLAMADAN featuring the legendary Luka Lesson! What makes a SLAMADAN different from a regular Slam other than the fact that the word is capitalised you ask? Well this month we will be:

1. Starting and finishing earlier 🤩 SLAMADAN will run from 6 pm to 7:30 pm

2. We will be hosting an Iftar right after the slam! Entry to the slam is free but if you would like to join us and break your fast with us afterwards, it will be just $10 for a delicious meal catered by Little Jerusalem (vegetarian and vegan options will be available) ❤️ BYO picnic blankets and let’s share a beautiful meal together under the stars ✨ Everyone is welcome!

Anyone can also sign up to perform on the night, this is your chance to win a spot in our 2026 Grand Slam!

Sign up time for this month only is at 5:45 pm!

Your free ticket gets you access to the slam, fresh watermelon, world class poetry and some sassy hosting, courtesy of our MC Aishah Ali. Your paid ticket gets you a delicious hot meal for Iftar 🫶🏽

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 5:45 pm to sign up at the door. There's no guarantee that you will get a spot to perform on the night, if we have more sign-ups than there is time to get through, but we will do our best to make sure we have as many people as possible.

🍉 Regular slam rules apply: No age restrictions/ STRICT 3 minute time limit (try to limit poem introductions)/ no props or music/ if you want to sing in your poem (first of all how dare you be so talented) it should be part of your poem not the whole piece/ 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!

Please note that BPS is a not-for-profit charitable 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

SLAMADAN ft. Luka Lesson

Choose your tickets

General Admission (entry to the slam only - no catered Iftar meal) ticket

Entry to the slam AND catered meal by Little Jerusalem ticket

Pay it forward: shout someone an Iftar meal ❤️ ticket

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