The Poetry Workshop with Miles Merrill

Coffs Harbour Australian Poetry Slam (APS) Workshop with Miles Merrill 

Ever wanted to tell your story with oomph, perform your poems with power or just deliver a speech without a slide-show clicker? 

Word Travels presents Australian Poetry Slam (APS) Workshop to help you select from the thousands of metaphors running through your head. Learn how to slam your poetry and move a live audience with your words, guided by Word Travels’ award-winning spoken word artist, Miles Merrill.
APS Workshops 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 before you hit high scores from the judges in your local Australian Poetry Slam heat. 

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 the APS-delivered Workshop and show the world how POETS RUN THIS! 

Date: Monday 10 August 2026 

Time: 5.30pm-7.30pm  

Location: Learning Lab, Level 2, Harry Bailey Memorial Library, Yarrila Place  

Fee: $5, Registrations required. 

For those interested in competing or attending the Australian Poetry Slam Coffs Harbour Heat on Tuesday 11 August, please visit the library website for information and registration details. This exciting event gives the heat winner a chance to progress to the NSW Finals.

The Australian Poetry Slam Wordshop (Coffs Harbour) is delivered in partnership with Word Travels and supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.