So you want to try your hand at open mic spoken word or poetry for the first time and you’re either too nervous or don’t know where to start or […]
Author: Annie Solah
Annie Solah is a writer, poet, spoken word artist, activist and the Director of Melbourne Spoken Word. She grew up in Western Sydney before calling Melbourne home in 2008, where she's performed since 2010 around Melbourne's regular spoken word and poetry nights including Passionate Tongues, The Dan Poets, Voices in the Attic and House of Bricks as well as the NGV and White Night. She's released a chapbook, broken bodies, and two spoken word albums, Duel Power with Santo Cazzati and The World Doesn't Make Sense EP.
Perhaps it’s slight self-interest or perhaps it’s obvious but the opportunity for anyone to sign up and get up on a stage around Melbourne and perform poetry through our city’s […]
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Thabani Tshuma / Newton’s Apple
Thabani Tshuma performing ‘Newton’s Apple,’ which received an honourable mention at The 2018 Melbourne Spoken Word Prize. Thabani Tshuma was born and raised in Zimbabwe but has been globe-hopping for […]
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Rhiann Isaacs / Black on Both Sides
Rhiann Isaacs performing ‘Black on Both Sides,’ which received an honourable mention at The 2018 Melbourne Spoken Word Prize. Rhiann Isaacs is an outspoken Afro-Guyanese poet that has nurtured a […]
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Alison Whittaker / A love like Dorothea’s
Alison Whittaker reads ‘A love like Dorothea’s’ as part Blakwork, a reading for the Melbourne Visiting Poets Program, at The Wheeler Centre in August 2018. Alison Whittaker is a Gomeroi […]
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Sharifa Tartoussi / On blood and handprints
Sharifa Tartoussi performs ‘On blood and handprints’ at Slamalamadingdong in October 2018 at The Melba Spiegeltent. Sharifa A Tartoussi is a dentist, poet and performer. She is involved in several […]