Tag Archives: Poetry

Overload: Telling It Like It Is

Posted on 17/09/2011 by

We have a small slam scene, and a young one, but last night it felt so strong. Last night was the Tell It Like It Is slam at the Footscray Community Arts Centre. Crowd and performances aside, this is an … Continue reading →

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EVENTS! My goodness, EVENTS!

Posted on 24/08/2011 by

There’s just SO much coming up – my credit card’s getting a decent workout. As is the bit of my brain that controls excitement. I’d almost go as far as saying I’m perpetually excited by all the tickets I’ve got … Continue reading →

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Some Things Are Too Good To Not Share

Posted on 06/04/2011 by

…like Joel McKerrow’s video which went up on Youtube on Monday. The video is of one part of a much longer poem. It is broken into sections, with each section apologising for a different “part” of Joel. In this video, … Continue reading →

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Love Yourself Today

Posted on 21/02/2011 by

You should love yourself today. I’ve been having a slow, tired, quiet, slightly sick day, and I’m about to cap it all off with work. I just found this Randall Stephens poem which calmed me a little. I hope it … Continue reading →

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Enter Sol on Verity La

Posted on 15/02/2011 by

Crack open a beer for me, my work has gone up today on the brilliant lit journal Verity La! My poem, “Enter Sol” appears with an image by Danny Thomas. A big, huge thanks to editor Alec Patric for his … Continue reading →

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A Voice: A Basic Human Right

Posted on 10/02/2011 by

“Young World, your work has the power to provoke movement from silence to empowerment, based in libratory pedagogy, and youth development. It democratizes a civic population of youth by giving them a platform to speak. Your elders in rhyme challenge … Continue reading →

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Turn Around, Look Back

Posted on 21/01/2011 by

Messiah’s Blood I want to cover you in All the dirt that I can find Wrap you in tiny places Disguised in blood of your own kind. Breathe deep, and deep, and deeper… Unwind. Your literary hair is dripping wet … Continue reading →

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A Very Energetic, Well Expressed, Quotable Guy Gets Interviewed. Here.

Posted on 24/12/2010 by

The guy is Randall Stephens. Randall Stephens is a Melbourne performance poet. You may know him from the many, many events he performs at. Melbourne has a solid group of people who keep the poetry going and exciting – Randall … Continue reading →

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The Spinning Room’s Last Night at ET’s

Posted on 15/12/2010 by

Last night saw The Spinning Room’s last appearance at ET’s in Prahran. I’ve only been going to The Spinning Room in recent months, but I’ve found such a hugely supportive community there and had such a good time that this … Continue reading →

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Tackling Poetry Workshop

Posted on 04/12/2010 by

Today I’m going out to Northland to run a poetry for 15-19 year olds, titled “Tackling Poetry”. I’ve run one poetry workshop before, and it was horrendous. The kids who were there were forced to be there as part of … Continue reading →

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