Start: 5 pm
(local time)

NT Poetry Slam On the Road 2026 –more information here.

Poets Run This! 

Learn how to slam your poetry – how to move a live audience with your words. 

Australian Poetry Slam (APS) Wordshops help you select from the thousands of metaphors running through your head. 

In the lead-up to the Darwin APS Heat Huda the Goddess and Laurie May will host two dynamic poetry workshops. This School-aged / Youth Poetry Workshop as well as an All-Ages Poetry Workshop.

Huda the Goddess and Laurie May inspire you to get your thoughts on paper then rip scrawled leaves of passion from your notebook and ignite them on stage.

APS Wordshops empower you to do more than stream other people’s creativity. This is your chance to make your stories matter; to transform your introspective ideas into crowd roars and finger clicks.

Write new stuff or re-shape your existing work into performance-ready pieces. 

Whether you’re a quiet dreamer or an outspoken wordsmith, answer the call of a mic on a stand that’s been whispering your name since you were a kid. Join APS Wordshops and show the world how POETS RUN THIS!

Want to sling your verse skills or watch local poets on the mic? Check out the Darwin 2026 APS Heat and Top End Australia Final.

Feeling inspired by all moments poetic and spoken word? See the full program of NT Poetry Slam On the Road 2026!

FACILITATORS: Huda the Goddess and Laurie May

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.

Event times local time.

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This Australian Poetry Slam event is presented by Word Travels and Red Dirt Poetry.

Palmerston Library – 2 The Blvd, Palmerston City NT 0830