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Wellington Poetry Slam Champs

A series of events: Monday 20 January 2020 to Friday 16 December 2022

Since 2011, the region's top performance poets have competed for the chance to be crowned Wellington's Poetry Slam Champion and head to the national champs.

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Wellington Poetry Slam Champs 2023

Wellington Poetry Slam Champs

Saturday 30 September 2023, 7pm to 10pm
Taiwhanga Kauhau — Auditorium, National Library Wellington

Come to the National Library for the annual Wellington Poetry Slam Champs and see the region's finest performance poets on stage. As part of the audience you'll get to judge who should represent Te Whanganui-a-Tara at the 2023 National Champs.

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Wellington Poetry Slam Champs 2022

Wellington Poetry Slam Champs

Saturday 29 October 2022, 7pm to 10pm
Taiwhanga Kauhau — Auditorium, National Library Wellington

Head along to the National Library for the annual Wellington Poetry Slam Champs and see the region's finest performance poets on stage. As part of the audience you'll get to judge who should represent Te Whanganui-a-Tara at the 2022 National Champs.

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GO FOR GOLD — Wellington Poetry Slam Final 2021

Wellington Poetry Slam Champs

Saturday 30 October 2021, 7pm to 10pm
Taiwhanga Kauhau — Auditorium, National Library Wellington

It’s all been building up to this. The best of Wellington's spoken word poetry community are ready to battle it out for the tenth year running! Love, loss, rap, puns, these poets will bring everything they've got to charm and entertain you.

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Festival of Slam 2020

Wellington Poetry Slam Champs

Saturday 31 October 2020, 7pm to 10pm
Taiwhanga Kauhau — Auditorium, National Library Wellington

A celebration of spoken word including poetry slam, workshops & more! This day long festival culminates in the Wellington Regional Poetry Slam Finals, where the audience decides which poet will win a place in the 2020 National Slam Final!