Australian Poetry Slam 09 Winner is..........

Drum roll.........Sarah Taylor, a 59-year-old retiree from Newcastle, threw her inhibitions to the wind and covered all the taboo subjects to win this year's Slam at the Opera House. Her frank insights about how the female body lets you down as you get older shocked the crowd, but the judges responded with a top score. It was a fantastic night with more than 280 people packed into the SOH Studio venue. Co-hosts Miles Merrill and ABC Radio's Simon Marnie did a great job and Simon personally thanked libraries and the State Library for backing such a great program. Congrats to all the contestants in the regional heats and final.