Poetry
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South Australian Slam Season Sets In
For the initiated, Poetry Slam may sound like something involving Shakespeare in a boxing ring.
Don’t be fooled. Emerging from the USA in the '80s, the slam scene... -
5 Reality TV Shows With Poet Kate Durbin
Kate Durbin is a Los Angeles-based poet and artist whose work deals with popular culture, gender, and digital media who will feature as Poet-In-Residence for five weeks
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Queensland Poetry Festival: What Happens To Words In Space?
Queensland Poetry Festival (QPF) is an independent festival and arts organisation which exists to support, cultivate, and promote a vibrant poetry culture in
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An Open Letter To bpNichol And Queensland Poetry Festival Fans
Justin Stephenson is a Canadian moving image designer and creative director who primarily works with staging language and poetry in moving images.
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Brisbane Fringe Festival Extends Artist/ Venue Registration Deadline
Brisbane Fringe Festival has extended artists and venue registrations until 21 June.
Now in it’s fourth year, the Brisbane Fringe Festival (15-30 Aug) is... -
Tama Matheson And Karin Schaupp Are The Dynamic Duo
Tama Matheson has come a long way from his humble beginnings playing the token Aussie in English soap opera 'EastEnders'.
These days the critically-acclaimed Actor/... -
Oscar Wilde's De Profundis Brought To Life
This April, theatre-goers will see Oscar Wilde's prison writings come to life with a production of 'De Profundis' ('From The Depths').
Directed by David Fenton and... -
The Somerset Celebration Of Literature
The 22nd Somerset Celebration Of Literature unites over 30 writers for a programme of events that celebrate the benefits reading brings to adolescents and adults.
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Festival Diaries From A Tasmanian Paradise: Cygnet Folk Festival Review
A folk festival is marked by its laidback nature, loving crowds and eclectic musicians. Cygnet Folk Festival (9-11 Jan) embodies all of these and more as a festival steeped
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Ruckus Slam Final: Poets Fighting To The Death
With a swag of spoken-word and slam-poetry events happening across Brisbane in the last year or so, a burgeoning scene of ‘uber-literate’ hipsters are taking the city by
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Word Twister: The Australian Poetry Slam
Queensland rappers, rhymers and poets will bring their words to the stage as the 2014 Australian Poetry Slam competition arrives in Brisbane this September.
Adam... -
Ghostboy's Top Five Poems
David Stavanger – aka Ghostboy – is the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde of Australian poetry.
He won the Thomas Shapcott Poetry Award in 2013, he's a Green Room nominated... -
The Queensland Poetry Festival Is A Three Day Word-Fest
This year marks the 18th annual Queensland Poetry Festival, which aims to bring language to life.
During it’s almost two decade run, the event has grown into the... -
Queensland Poetry Festival 2014
This year marks the 18th annual Queensland Poetry Festival and aims to bring language to life. It has grown into the largest festival of its kind in Australia.
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Scott Wings Is Ready To Mess With You
The man behind the raucous Jam Jar Poetry Slam events who’s hosted the Queensland Poetry Slam the previous two years is back.
Poet-comedian Scott Wings will host... -
Creativity Comes Alive At Creatives Uncovered
Sydney’s industrial-chic mecca at St Peter’s Tortuga studios is the underground evolution of events where the cool kids come out to play.
Creatives Uncovered is...