Those aged 13-18 living in the Eastern Riverina region with a keen interest in poetry can sign up for a series of online workshops where they will be mentored through the art form by Wagga performance poet Jackie Atim Okot.

The series of ZOOM workshops, Virtual to Actual Performance Poetry, are a joint effort between Eastern Riverina Arts and Southern Tablelands Arts, with ERA Executive Director Tim Kurylowicz saying it was time to embrace the region's creativity.

"It's always been the case that young writers manage to capture their times in fresh ways that fuel the imagination," he said.

"We want to empower that next generation of writers, thinkers and performers to step up and speak out."

The ZOOM workshops are free and will provide a chance for young poets to work on their writing, performance techniques and develop live and online poetry events such as poetry slams and open mic sessions.

The workshops start October 27, running for seven weeks, with a second term of workshops to be offered in early 2021.

Each young Eastern Riverina poet will be supported to attend the Jugiong Writers Festival to watch their mentors perform live, according to Dr Kurylowicz, who said would "give them the best shot at getting heard".

"Performance poetry is a great way to express your creativity and your views, crafting your words and adding that performance element that can bring your poem to life," he said.

Budding poets and slam fans from Bland, Coolamon, Cootamundra-Gundagai, Junee, Lockhart, Temora, Snowy Valleys and Wagga can sign up and get more information at www.easternriverinaarts.org.au.