Australian Poetry Slam Heat at Burnie Library

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Featuring Rob Waters and Hani Abdile. A poetry slam is a place for all voices. Join the nation-wide search for the people’s poet.

Australian Poetry Slam '25

The Australian Poetry Slam (APS) is giving the bullhorn back to the bards. The word nerds. The oral storytellers. The quiet thoughtful ones. The romantics. A poetry slam is a place for all voices. Join the nation-wide search for the people’s poet.

Poets Run This! The Australian Poetry Slam (APS) is giving the bullhorn back to the bards. The word nerds. The oral storytellers. The quiet thoughtful ones. The romantics. A poetry slam is a place for all voices. Join the nation-wide search for the people’s poet. It’s APS 2025 – The Election Special. Local poets get two minutes to wow with their ideas in a form of spell casting called Slamming Poetry. They electrify your imagination. Then the audience sends two of these writers to represent Burnie in the Tasmania State Final with nothing but the mic, words and deep exhales of honesty. Who will make it to the National Final at the Sydney Opera House? You decide! Elect a Poet – A National Slambassador for 2025 who will win a prize worth $20,000, including publication and a tour of Austral-Asia, sharing their creative thoughts and inspiring people everywhere to speak their own poetry. Poets get your guts ready. Here, wrap your fingers around this mic. Poets of all experience levels are invited to enter, and must perform in their residing state or territory and nearest heat. Full APS ‘25 rules here: <a href="http://www.australianpoetryslam.com/rules" title="http://www.australianpoetryslam.com/rules" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.australianpoetryslam.com/rules</a> Featuring: Rob Waters and Hani Abdile. Rob Waters is the 2023 Australian Poetry Slam Champion. He has over 20 years of experience writing, performing and teaching Story. Rob empowers people in communities to use oral storytelling and poetry to share their ideas with the world.His debut collection of poetry, I Will Speak Now, was published by Word Travels Press in 2024.Rob has deep cultural connections to the North West region of New South Wales. He is a proud father and grandfather living on Darkinjung Country. Hani Abdile is a Somali-born spoken-word artist and cultural activist whose words resonate with raw emotion and social consciousness.Hani uses her art to advocate for social justice and empowerment, particularly within migrant and refugee communities. Based in the country of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, in Sydney.Hani’s first book of 43 poems, I Will Rise, was published by Writing Through Fences in 2016. I Will Rise explores how the power of our collective voices can help shape the world to be a better place for the next generation.Hani has performed her work around Sydney and throughout Australia. She continues to write for freedom and human rights. Hani is an honorary member of PEN International, a lead member of Writing Through Fences, and an Ambassador for the Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS).Hani’s work has appeared in ABC, The Sydney Morning Herald, Shark Island Productions, and she has received many awards for her community work and creative art. Doors open/poet sign-up at: 12:30pmSlam starts at: 1:00pm Content Warning: Most Poetry Slams are all ages and some content may not be suitable for children. Performances may include strong language and / or adult themes. 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Thank you for helping keep our spaces safe and respectful for everyone. Supported by: The Australian Government through Creative Australia, and the NSW Government through Create NSW. Also supported by Words United, Libraries Tasmania, Word Travels, Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, Mumbai LitFest, Singapore Writers Festival and Byron Writers Festival. #LibrariesTasmania #BurnieLibrary #AustralianPoetrySlam

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