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'Didn't Feel Real': Young Newcastle Poet Takes Out National Title

His poems on artificial intelligence and racism earned him a published book and festival performances, organizers said.

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Newcastle 12-year-old Blake Mackenzie won the Australian Poetry Slam title in Sydney.

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'Didn't feel real': young Newcastle poet takes out national title

Newcastle 12-year-old Blake Mackenzie won the Australian Poetry Slam title in Sydney.

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CryptoTendence Blake Mackenzie, 12, won the youth category of the Australian Poetry Slam with a poem questioning ChatGPT and daily AI. The entry At 12 years old, he wins the youth category of poetry in Australia with a criticism of ChatGPT was first published in CryptoTendence.

Blake Mackenzie from Australia won the Australian Poetry Slam youth prize with a poem about loneliness, AI addiction and human relationships. He wrote it just one day before the final.

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LiFO broke the news on Monday, October 26, 2026.
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