Returning to Guyra in 2024 is your opportunity to get into the state final in Sydney. We write revolutions!

Over 1000 writers release wild words on audiences across Australia. Poets break free from their notebook cages landing on a stage near you.

Australian Poetry Slam 2024 (APS ’24) invites you to cheer, snap, hold-up scorecards in this nation-wide celebration of spoken-wordsmiths.

APS ’24 is about unleashing your thoughts; launching mini-revolutions, like a chorus of kingfishers on a mission.

Writers let fly. Alight upon the mic for two minutes. Shout, call out, even softly warble your fresh lit.

Workshop facilitator Rob Waters is the 2023 Australian Poetry Slam Champion. The New South Wales poet won the National Final on 8 October 2023 in a tie with K.J. Hayward. Rob is a Gomeroi man with deep cultural connections to the North West of NSW. He is a proud father and grandfather and now lives with his partner on Darkinjung Country. Rob is a poet, storyteller, cultural educator and spoken word artist and has been performing and sharing Story for over 20 years.

Wednesday Words Comedy, Music and Poetry Open mic is weekly with food available from Seahorse Medicine Cafe.

Wednesday Words Comedy, Music and Poetry Open mic is weekly with food available from Seahorse Medicine Cafe.

Join us for a celebration of Australian poetry at Thundercloud's Australian Poetry Show! Featuring the acclaimed poet Thundercloud Repairian, along with the Guyra Poets, this is an event you won't want to miss.

Thundercloud Repairian is a renowned poet and performer, known for his witty and insightful verse. He has been published in newspapers, books and anthologies. The Guyra Poets are a group of talented poets from the Guyra region, who share a love of poetry and the spoken word.