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The 2019 XYZ Prize for Innovation in Spoken Word winner: Fable Goldsmith and Rae White

In its 5th year, the Arts Queensland XYZ Prize for Innovation in Spoken Word is Australia’s only national arts award that recognises the growing field of spoken word and is named after […]

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Fragility Disguised: Interview With Rania Ahmed

Rania, I remember seeing you and your fellow artists in the very first performance of Bukjeh at the Immigration Museum. I understand that the show has been developed since and […]

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A Waffle On with Waffle IronGirl

I’m sitting down for an interview with Waffle IronGirl, me on one end of old faithful (Facebook Messenger), her on the other. I’ve – somewhat unwisely – started off proceedings […]

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Addicted to the feeling of feelings: Interview with Thabani Tshuma

What does your name mean? Thabani means “be happy”. What makes you happy? Connecting with people. I enjoy consuming art in all its forms. Art is one of the most […]

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Deciding where you stand: Interview with Stephanie Dogfoot

Stephanie Dogfoot! We are very excited about your upcoming visit to the Melbourne Spoken Word and Poetry Festival 2019, especially in the festival opening night but also you’re feature at […]

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Untangling my mess of emotions into something simple: Interview with Natalie Jeffreys

Through the magic of technology and electronic communication, I was honoured to delve into the thoughts of Natalie Jeffreys.  Natalie is a singer-songwriter, composer, and spoken word poet based in […]