Bread & Butter Poetry Slam - OCTOBER SPOOKY EDITION

Schedule

Thu Oct 30 2025 at 06:30 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC+11:00

Location

Marrickville Library and Pavilion | Marrickville, NS

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The Inner West's most oven-fresh poetry night! Join us every last Thursday for poems, feelings and laughs in a safe and inclusive space.
About this Event

SPECIAL NOTICE: OCTOBER will be our second-ever HALLOWEEN DRESS-UP SLAM! No theme but Halloween. Special prize for best dressed!

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Bread & Butter Poetry Slam is the Inner West's newest, most oven-fresh poetry night! Join us every last Thursday of the month* for poems, feelings and laughs in a safe and inclusive space.

  • Early Bird online tix - $7
  • Timely Bird online tix - $10
  • Door tix (strictly limited availability) - $15
  • Doors open and slam signup - 6:30pm
  • Slam starts - 7pm

What is a poetry slam?

A poetry slam is an open mic for poetry where the points matter. Judges are randomly selected from the audience to determine our slam champion for each month. Sign up to perform an original poem on the night, or just come be part of our audience. We'd love to have you!

Acknowledgement of Country

The team at Bread & Butter Poetry Slam live, work, and create on unceded Gadigal Country. Our community thrives on Aboriginal Land upon which stories and wisdom have been shared for thousands of years. With great respect, we acknowledge Elders past and present. Always was, always will be.

Diversity Statement

We also acknowledge the unique and emerging identities of all the peoples who are involved in our events and welcome you warmly into our slam space. You are invited to share your experiences safely and openly every time we gather. NO RACIST, SEXIST, ABLEIST, HOMOPHOBIC or TRANSPHOBIC BEHAVIOUR.

Refund Policy

All refund requests must be submitted through Eventbrite. We will honour refund requests submitted up to 7 days before an event only.

Question? Get in touch with us:

Instagram & TikTok: @ breadandbutterpoetryslam

Misc. Bread Crumbs

  • BYO-friendly!
  • Sponsored by Inner West Council
  • *Keep up to date with us on our socials for news about Special Edition Slams, other special events, and any changes to our regular programming!

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Where is it happening?

Marrickville Library and Pavilion, 313 Marrickville Road, Marrickville, Australia

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