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12-year-old Blake Mackenzie wins Australian Poetry Slam youth prize
Twelve-year-old Blake Mackenzie won the youth prize at the 2026 Australian Poetry Slam with a 90-second poem titled “Dear ChatGPT.” The Year 6 student from Newcastle performed at the Sydney Opera House on Sunday night. His poem included the lines, “You’re designed to addict us and never contradict us” and “Your friendship is endless so why do I feel friendless?” Mackenzie told Guardian Australia he wrote it the day before and came up with lines as he went through the competition.
Mackenzie shares a prize package worth $20,000 with adult-category winner Bivor, whose poem was titled “Politics…
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