The Bankstown Poetry Slam (BPS) is a not-for-profit community organisation that was founded by Ahmad Al Rady and Sara Mansour and in February of 2013. With the patronage of the Bankstown Youth Development Service (BYDS), BPS is the first regular poetry slam of Western Sydney, and has gained national recognition as the largest regular slam in the country. Heralding in over 300 people every month, BPS has featured renowned spoken word poets and facilitated a number of grassroots arts projects. The organisation is currently headed by Sara Mansour, and its various operations are managed by Yasmine Lewis, Bilal Hafda, Hawraa Kash and Chris Sulfa.