Bankstown Poetry Slam (BPS) is a not-for-profit charity that was co-founded by Sara Mansour in February 2013. With venue support from Outloud at the Bankstown Arts Centre, our monthly slams usually take place on the last Tuesday of every month.

BPS was the first regular poetry slam of Western Sydney, and has gained national recognition as the largest regular slam in the country. Heralding in thousands of people every year, BPS has featured renowned spoken word poets such as Rupi Kaur, Rudy Francisco, Safia El Hillo, Nate Marshall, Anthony Anaxagorou, Omar Musa and Luka Lesson.

Bankstown Poetry Slam also runs workshops and holds performances in high schools and other organisations. Poets from the slam can perform at your next event. Contact info@bankstownpoetryslam.com for more information.

Photo by Ash Berdebes