From 7:30pm

Ebb & Flow Poetry Slam

Featured Guest: Andrew Cox

Host: Will Small

Words on the Waves proudly presents the return of Ebb & Flow – our very own poetry slam, where verses take flight from the page and hit the stage.

Join us for an unforgettable evening featuring Andrew Cox, founder of Canberra Poetry Slam and a true force on stage. Hosted by local spoken word artist and 3X Australian Poetry Slam finalist Will Small, expect high energy, electric performances showcasing the spectrum of human experiences and the raw vulnerability of stories brought to the mic.

Want to enter the slam? Sign-up 30 minutes before the event for a 3 minute slot to impress the audience with your piece, and see if you’ll be crowned the 2026 champ of ‘Ebb & Flow’. In true slam style, winners will be judged by the audience.

Come to perform or just soak in the words, you won’t want to miss this live and dynamic evening of poetry.

Please note: Seating is unallocated. 

There will be a licensed pop-up bar onsite, only alcohol purchased from the bar at the Event may be consumed at the Event Site. You must be aged 18 years or over to purchase and/or consume alcohol on the Event Site and you must provide photographic identification documents to purchase.

Andrew Cox

Andrew Cox is a proud Filipino/Australian who lives and works on Ngunnawal & Ngambri country, and the current creative producer of the Canberra Poetry Slam. With a desire to see people experience poetry and engage deeply, his live performances are memorable for intensity, honesty and abstract storytelling. His work crosses boundaries, performing in high schools as well as major Australia-wide competitions, to spoken word theatre productions. Andrew’s work has been shortlisted for national writing prizes, notably for Innovation in Spoken Word and his writing published in multiple anthologies, recognised as an emerging voice in Australian poetry.

Will Small

Will Small is a 3x Australian Poetry Slam national finalist, author of ‘Poems for When the World is Ending’ and the founder of Lead by Story. He’s known for weaving together philosophical and personal reflections in deeply moving ways.