WA heats of Australian Poetry Slam kick off at PICA

The WA heats of Australian Poetry Slam kicked off at PICA on Friday, July 27th with 20 contestants pitching their poetry to 5 judges selected at random from a packed PICA Bar. The winner of the 2 minute verse-off was Vivienne Glance. The next of the 5 heats is at PICA on Friday, August 31st at 7:30pm. The ultimate State winner will be flown to Sydney to compete in the Australian Poetry Slam final in December. Participation in Poetry Slam is free but you must register to compete. For more info go to the website of the event's WA division manager Writing WA: http://www.writerswritingwa.org/