Enough Said Poetry Slam ft. In Other Words
Schedule
Thu Feb 26 2026 at 08:30 am to 11:30 am
UTC+11:00Location
Side Door Theatre | Wollongong, NS
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Enough Said Poetry Slam is a stage for spoken word, where poets new and experienced can get up on stage and share their words with a captive audience. Our monthly event brings together lovers of poetry to share, click, listen, and compete for prizes, as well as some of the biggest names in poetry in Australia and overseas to perform for our audience.Come along for a fun, relaxed evening where you can get as involved as much as you're comfortable with – as a poet, judge or enthusiastic audience member – and support local wordsmiths on the mic.
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FEATURE POET: In Other Words
6:30pm - DOORS OPEN + SLAM SIGN-UP
7:00pm - POETRY BEGINS
ENTRY
$10 - standard
$5 - unwaged/student/concession
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POETRY SLAM RULES
Sign up at the door when you arrive if you'd like to perform. Everyone is welcome, from bedroom poets to experienced performers.
Three-minute time limit, no props or costumes, jump up on stage with a mic and share your original poem with a live and engaged audience. Rapping counts as poetry and singing is allowed, but not for the majority or all of the poem.
Random people from the audience become the judges, and the highest-scoring poet wins! 1st, 2nd & 3rd place prizes to be awarded!
But remember: The points are not the point, the point is poetry!
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MEET THE FEATURES
In Other Words is a poetry group who won the 2026 Bankstown Grand Slam at Sydney Opera House with their poems on womanhood, the arts and Palestine. The group consists of Jamilla El-Omar, Samantha Bun, Adara Enthaler and Noor Alameddine (who will unfortunately be unable to perform).
Jamilla El-Omar is a Lebanese Australian spoken word poet whose work is grounded in resistance, identity, and heritage. Her work has received national recognition, including becoming a finalist in the 2025 National Youth Poetry Slam and winning the 2024 Real Talk school-based program.
Samantha Bun is an Australian-Cambodian poet residing on Dharug land in southwest Sydney. She has completed a Master of Creative Writing at University of Sydney and was part of the 2025 WestWords Academy. Her poetry explores themes of culture, identity, generational trauma, love and sexuality.
Adara Enthaler has featured at festivals and poetry slams across NSW, and her writing has appeared in numerous anthologies from Baby Teeth Journal and Heroines Festival, as well as her poetry zines Equidistant (2018) and Crowdsourced Poems (2022).
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VENUE
Side Door Theatre is on Crown St in Wollongong. It has a small door that can be found directly across the road from the Atchison St entry to Spotlight. It's a four-minute walk from Wollongong Train Station and a two-minute walk from the nearest free bus stop. Free parking can be found on surrounding streets, starting with Atchison St, or there is paid parking nearby in the mall.
Side Door Theatre is a licensed venue, there will be drinks and snacks available for sale, please do not bring in outside alcohol. There are a number of toilets inside the venue.
Entry to the venue is down four steps from the front door and is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible. Please reach out to us if you have access needs and you'd like to discuss entry into the venue.
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We acknowledge our events take place on the land of the Wodi Wodi people of the Dharawal nation and pay our respects.
Enough Said Poetry Slam is supported by the South Coast Writers Centre.
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Where is it happening?
Side Door Theatre, 231 Crown St, Wollongong NSW 2500, Australia, WollongongEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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