Since 2011, Slama has been a space where spoken word Poets celebrate intersectional community and encourage each other to bring their absolute best work to the stage.

It’s our final event of 2025! Bring on a new season of Slama which starts in January 2026.

On November 18th we return to our 3 round Poetry Slam and get treated to a musical and poetic feature set by YARU.

These last two slams of the season are about attuning with who we are as a community TODAY and preparing ourselves for the coming season.

In 2026, we will do what we do all over again and seek a NEW team.

We also plan to launch new programming and create new partnerships, because it’s time to challenge where and how our community can grow. 

So, PULL UP Poet and come with us!

How to Register? 

We will be returning to our random draw for 12 spots in our riveting, fast paced 3 round poetry slam.

We invite as many Poets as possible to register at our trybooking link. Poet’s please make sure to read the rules of the slam below.

See registration details below.

The vibe and spirit of Slama is such that the points are not the point - the point is our poetry. The point is community, deep listening, equity over ego. The point is inspiring each other to be better on stage and off stage in our arts practice. The point is our voices and joy as resistance to oppressive systems. The point is maintaining a sustainable living thread of spoken word poetry growth in so called Melbourne.