Why should poems always be interesting? For some time I have wanted to write a poem that is perfectly bad, or boring, or both. On purpose, I mean: poets strive […]
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I want to be boring
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One of the things Melbourne Spoken Word is going to try and focus on more in 2017 is the culture of critical discussion and writing about spoken word. Since we […]
We promise we’re not trying to become BuzzFeed but we always get asked how to get more involved with spoken word in general or Melbourne Spoken Word the organization, whether […]
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Summing up 2016
How do you sum up 2016? It’s been a big year for us and for me personally, the first year where I’ve basically run Melbourne Spoken Word almost full-time, and […]
I met this poetry chick – on the 86 – who spun me this story about how she went out to visit this old guy – some old character who […]
“That’s a *page* poem, not a stage poem.” Go to enough spoken word workshops and open mics, you’ll eventually hear someone make a comment similar to the one above. They […]