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Power, pleasure and poetry at the WA final of the Australian Poetry Slam

26 August 2025

At Rosemount Hotel, the WA Final of the Australian Poetry Slam 2025 showcased nine poets across two intense rounds of raw honesty, wit and power, writes Will Yeoman.

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POV: Slam Champion

28 July 2025

The Australian Poetry Slam is holding its Perth heats in August, but exactly IS a slam? In this immersive POV guide, Joni Boyd introduces us to the high-stakes world of competitive spoken word.

Always was, always will be…

Seesaw Magazine acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work and live, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region. Continue

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Power, pleasure and poetry at the WA final of the Australian Poetry Slam

POV: Slam Champion

Seesaw Magazine acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work and live, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.
Continue