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'"No props. No music. No costumes. Just you, your words and a mic-you've got two minutes to make the crowd scream your name.
'Miles Merrill, spoken word artist and founder of Australian Poetry Slam, and award-winning teacher Narcisa Nozica will take you from novice to spoken word superstar in no time. Twenty years after Merrill introduced poetry slams to Australia, there’s a national competition with a live audience of 20 000 people, and it’s taught in schools across the country. It’s been nothing short of a revolution!
'With tips from stars of the Australian poetry slam scene, including bestselling author Maxine Beneba Clarke, Slam Your Poetry provides step-by-step instructions and exercises that will inspire you to:
1. Write a poem that pops
2. Rehearse like a winner
3. Wow your audience
4. Beat stage fright
5. Run a winning competition for your school or community group
'Part how-to guide, part masterclass, part manifesto, this book will help teachers, students and wannabe spoken word artists of all ages slam like a pro."' (Publication summary)
'Miles Merrill, spoken word artist and founder of Australian Poetry Slam, and award-winning teacher Narcisa Nozica will take you from novice to spoken word superstar in no time. Twenty years after Merrill introduced poetry slams to Australia, there’s a national competition with a live audience of 20 000 people, and it’s taught in schools across the country. It’s been nothing short of a revolution!
'With tips from stars of the Australian poetry slam scene, including bestselling author Maxine Beneba Clarke, Slam Your Poetry provides step-by-step instructions and exercises that will inspire you to:
1. Write a poem that pops
2. Rehearse like a winner
3. Wow your audience
4. Beat stage fright
5. Run a winning competition for your school or community group
'Part how-to guide, part masterclass, part manifesto, this book will help teachers, students and wannabe spoken word artists of all ages slam like a pro."' (Publication summary)
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Slam Poetry : You Say You Want a Revolution?
2020
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— Appears in: TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs , October vol. 24 no. 2 2020;
— Review of Slam Your Poetry : Write a Revolution 2020 multi chapter work criticism ‘The Emerging Older Poets mentorship is designed to address the lack of opportunities in the 55+ age bracket,’ reports the Queensland Poetry Festival’s website. ‘So many great writers come to their craft later in life and create wonderfully rich and meaningful work as a result.’ In 2017 the Australian Poetry Slam was won by Solli Raphael, who was twelve at the time he delivered his poem ‘Australian Air’ to a packed Sydney Opera House. Both examples demonstrate the changing face of poetry in Australia. They highlight how the poetry mainstream, fed by universities and the well-worn tributaries of established publication methods (magazines, journals and small presses), is being burst open by a flood of writers, young and old, who are writing from the margins. For those currently working in academia, it is vital to consider how the prevailing norms of who makes poetry and how poetry can be disseminated are being challenged by this new cohort of writers, many of whom are debuting their work at open mics and slams.' (Introduction)
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Slam Poetry : You Say You Want a Revolution?
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs , October vol. 24 no. 2 2020;
— Review of Slam Your Poetry : Write a Revolution 2020 multi chapter work criticism ‘The Emerging Older Poets mentorship is designed to address the lack of opportunities in the 55+ age bracket,’ reports the Queensland Poetry Festival’s website. ‘So many great writers come to their craft later in life and create wonderfully rich and meaningful work as a result.’ In 2017 the Australian Poetry Slam was won by Solli Raphael, who was twelve at the time he delivered his poem ‘Australian Air’ to a packed Sydney Opera House. Both examples demonstrate the changing face of poetry in Australia. They highlight how the poetry mainstream, fed by universities and the well-worn tributaries of established publication methods (magazines, journals and small presses), is being burst open by a flood of writers, young and old, who are writing from the margins. For those currently working in academia, it is vital to consider how the prevailing norms of who makes poetry and how poetry can be disseminated are being challenged by this new cohort of writers, many of whom are debuting their work at open mics and slams.' (Introduction)
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