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All posts for the month July, 2013

Video Verse: Lady Justice by Omar Musa

Published on 20 Jul 2013
Written and performed by Omar Musa

Omar Musa is a rapper and poet from Queanbeyan, Australia. He has won numerous awards for poetry and music, including the Australian Poetry Slam and the Indian Ocean Poetry Slam. He has released a book of poetry and three hip-hop albums recorded in the USA and has toured throughout Asia, Europe and Australia, doing writers festivals and hip-hop shows, including tour support for Gil Scott-Heron in Germany. He has also supported Dead Prez, Pharaohe Monch and Jean Grae. He is part of international hip hop group MoneyKat.

Blog: omarbinmusa.blogspot.com
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by Benjamin Solah on July 26, 2013
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Posted by Benjamin Solah on July 26, 2013

http://melbournespokenword.com/2013/07/26/video-verse-lady-justice-by-omar-musa/

Video Verse and Interview: Slamalamadingdong winner, Jessie Giles

Jessie Giles won last month’s Slamalamadingdong Open Slam. Below we present one of her moving pieces, ‘Eye Spy’ and an interview. Jessie will also be featuring at Passionate Tongues in the coming months.

Jessie was introduced to Melbourne’s spoken word community in 2012 through various slams and CPJ workshops, with the guidance of Jacky T and Luka Lesson. Jessie spent most of her teenage years in central Australia in indigenous communities and much of her spoken word draws upon that experience. Since then, she has performed with Stillwaters Storytelling Collective and gone back to Alice Springs with Jacky T and Abe Ape to perform as part of the Wide Open Spaces Festival.
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by Benjamin Solah on July 21, 2013
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Posted by Benjamin Solah on July 21, 2013

http://melbournespokenword.com/2013/07/21/video-verse-and-interview-slamalamadingdong-winner-jessie-giles/

The Making Of LOOP CITY

Benjamin Solah interviews poets Steve Smart and Amanda Anastasi, violinist/producer Sarah Curro & composer Yvette Audain

How did Loop City come about? How did you all meet each other and decide to work together?

980113_10151619477569329_1871130977_oSarah: I have a solo amplified violin show called VOLUME where I commission emerging composers, costume designers, image makers and sketchers, weave it all together and present concerts in really funky modern venues. Amanda reviewed my 2012 Fringe show where I presented Ghostboy and Sir Lady Grantham show ‘We Love You’. I invited her to my big show at The Edge (formerly BMW Edge) and we immediately said to each other “LET’S DO SOMETHING TOGETHER!” Amanda told me about Steve and that they were already working on something. Loop City was born that night over a glass of bubbly, and here we are presenting it all over the place now.
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by Benjamin Solah on July 15, 2013
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Posted by Benjamin Solah on July 15, 2013

http://melbournespokenword.com/2013/07/15/the-making-of-loop-city/

Video Verse: Bird Strike by Heather Marsh

Heather Marsh is new to the world of spoken word but is beginning to find it addictive. She is multi-form artist who makes visual works, writes words and records music. Current interests include: inhabiting a mammal’s body in a world which resists that we are animals, the intersection of the personal and political, the history of science and medicine and the challenge of being open to truth without ever duping herself into thinking she’s found it.

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by Benjamin Solah on July 12, 2013
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Posted by Benjamin Solah on July 12, 2013

http://melbournespokenword.com/2013/07/12/video-verse-bird-strike-by-heather-marsh/

Meeting the Regulars: Silver Words

We know this is a Melbourne focussed site, but for something a bit different, Adonis Storr introduces us to Silver Words, a poetry gig further south, in Tasmania.

Words by Adonis Storr

“So I’ve been doing this stuff for twenty years now and no-one has ever heard it.”

frankies-empire-coffeeA gasp ran through the crowd before an eager ring of applause resonated round the loft of 129 Elizabeth St, Hobart A.K.A. Frankie’s Empire at the Grand Opening of Silver Words – Spoken Word Open Mic Night.

I first began writing poetry when I was 12 years old. The first poem was about an idea I had of a ‘perfect world’ and was inspired by Martin Luther King Jr’s “I have a dream” speech. 14 years have passed since the moment of that first poem. Now 26, I felt the time was right, or at least overdue, to step into the light, and reveal myself to the world: a poet.

But where to do this?
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by Benjamin Solah on July 10, 2013
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Posted by Benjamin Solah on July 10, 2013

http://melbournespokenword.com/2013/07/10/meeting-the-regulars-silver-words/

Emerging poet Carrie Hagan to launch chapbook

“Carrie Hagan’s poetry is a new world woven with the golden threads of sincerity. Many writers write beautifully, but it takes a belly full of the world’s whispers – and the courage of a pebble that faces a mountain – to write as she does.” – Alia Gabres

375584_582837398414776_2091353494_nMelbourne was first introduced to Carrie Hagan at Slamalamadingdong last year when her poem touching on her experiences with racism hit a nerve, brought many in the crowd to tears, and won her the slam. Now she is less than a month away from releasing her debut chapbook.
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by Benjamin Solah on July 8, 2013
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Posted by Benjamin Solah on July 8, 2013

http://melbournespokenword.com/2013/07/08/emerging-poet-carrie-hagan-to-launch-chapbook/

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