Ellipsis Open Mic - Second Anniversary Edition
Arthur Art Bar, 66 Currie St, Adelaide
Doors open 6:00 PM. On stage from 7:00 PM
To celebrate Ellipsis Poetry’s Second Anniversary, we are giving you FREE SIGN UP to this month’s Open Mic. So come early and get your name on the list of 20!
Didn’t make the list of 20? Never fear, TIME BANK is here! An Open Mic spot is timed to 5 minutes. Every poet who leaves the mic before their 5 minutes expires adds time to the TIME BANK. At the end of the 20, that time will create a new batch of 5 minute slots.
To access these bonus slots from the TIME BANK, poets can drop their name in the “hat” (might not be a hat, but you know, something that holds names like a hat). These will be drawn at random until the hat is empty of names or the TIME BANK has run out.
There’s an especially generous prize for SAY IT IN SIX this month too. Donated by a member of the Ellipsis Community, we will be giving away a $150 voucher for IMPRINTS BOOKS. The prompt: CELEBRATE!
The usual things also apply:
Sign up for the open mic begins at 6:00 and continues until all 20 places are filled. Plus the bonus hat for TIME BANK slots.
Trading table of books, zines, and small artworks.
Poetry Book Case - Book Swap. Bring a book to take a book. Poetry or poetry-adjacent books only.
Say it in Six writing challenge - write a short (up to) six line poem for a chance to win.
More info (the moving parts and FAQ’s) in the here.
FREE!
Thursday, 13 August 2026, from 6:00 PM
For the love of poetry…
