Poetry slam facilitator and spoken-word poet John Englezos will host a workshop at Campaspe Library in Echuca on Monday, September 14 from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Mr Englezos will return the following night for the slam heat, with doors opening at 6pm and the slam starting at 6.30pm. A Greek-Australian poet, Mr Englezos represented Australia at the National Poetry Slam in the United States in 2017 and was Melbourne Poetry Slam champion in 2015. Poetry slam facilitator John Englezos will host a workshop at Campaspe Library on September 14 to help participants prepare for the slam heat the next night. Catherine Currey was one of the performers to secure a spot in the state final at the Australian Poetry Slam in Echuca in 2025.