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Canberra Poetry S(cary)lam! – October Halloween Poetry Slam at the Front!
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The Canberra Poetry Slam for October is on 31 October! You know what that means. Monstrous metaphors, Scary similes, Ghoulish couplets, haunting haikus. Get Scared by the words of our darkest poets.
The night will start with the Open Mike from 8pm, followed by the Poetry Slam. Competitors have 3 minutes to recite an original work, and the winners will receive books from our library and vouchers from Palace Electric Cinemas.
Featuring Writer Samuel Townsend presenting Death and the Diva, and music by Chris Endrey (Fun Machine)!
Samuel Townsend is a photographer, artist and witer. Check out pictures from his Exhibition i-heart-television, and his piece Betty’s Things, published by Rip Publishing as part of their Show+Tell Series!
Chris Endrey is a musician, artist, and host of the beloved In Canberra Tonight! Check out music from his Band, Fun Machine below.
http://mostfunmachine.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQAsxC-DEIPFYkRzJpiRMNA/videos
Canberra Poetry Slam: September Special
The Canberra Poetry Slam is featuring both Art Underground, and Marriane Scholem.
https://www.facebook.com/artundergroundopenmic
In 2014 Art Underground has established itself as another fantastic avenue for Canberra Creatives to showcase their work and talents. Founded by Arrin Chapman, Lauren Harvey, Aaron Kirby and Fiona McLeod, the event has featured poets, storytellers, artists and musicians. The organisers have also published zines from each event, and created collaborative poems.
Marriance Scholem is a Canberra based singer-songwriter who has featured across Bad!Slam!No!Biscuit, Art Underground and the You Are Here Festival. In October 2014 she will be a featured artist on TedxCanberra 2014, and will release her first EP later in the year.
Canberra Poetry Slam is pumped to bring you these great artists. We will also have the open mike and the Poetry Slam. Donations will be collected in a brass apple and split across the feature artists.
Canberra Poetry Slam: Daniel Ferri & Melea Vera
Canberra Poetry Slam: Two Tens and a Tomato
http://www.frontgallerycafe.com/exhibitions/32/2-tens-a-tomato/
Running till Monday night, Two Tens and a Tomato features the words and sculpture/picture collaborations of artists Geoffrey Dunn and Marina Talevski.
Both artists will also feature at the next Canberra Poetry Slam. Find out more details from the Facebook page.
The slam will be held on Friday, the 25th of July!
In suit face to face in front of an open Canberra door, winters chill sent b Sharma v down the back.
https://www.facebook.com/artundergroundopenmic
Art Underground Open Mike.
Another great Canberrabased Poetry Event!
Canberra Poetry Slam: May Doubles Part 2
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Are you feeling cold?
Maybe a little weary.
The Budget left you scratched, not cheery?
COME ON DOWN TO THE FRONT CAFE AND GALLERY! on the 30th of May The Canberra Poetry Slam is proud to present an EPIC POETRY DOUBLE.
Let your ears feast to the words of Miranda Lello and CJ Bowerbird and warm yourselves for the weekend with an epic dance party led by DJ Philadelphia Waffles.
Featuring:
1. Miranda Lello (http://mirandalello.wordpress.com/)
2. CJ Bowerbird (http://cjbowerbird.blogspot.com.au/)
3. DJ Philadelphia Waffles (http://www.mixcloud.com/philwearne1/)
March Poetry Slam feat. Catherina Behan
This month we are very lucky to feature the wonderful Poet Catherina Behan. She has competed in the NSW Slam finals and is a regular fixture on the spoken word scene in Sydney. She is even the inspiration behind the pretty lady drawing featured for this month’s poster.
http://brownbreadmixtape.wordpress.com/tag/catherina-behan/
We will also feature music by Nina Haysler, who is part of a folk band, a solo singer, and newly minted residence of the place that bends space and time, the magic chicken house.
There will be poetry, music, coffee, whisky, health friendly snacks and devilishly good cakes. You will bring your friends, and perform your words in three minutes and judged on paper.
Samuel Spencer will graduate to being a Full Slam HOST, and I will bring the chaos.
8pm, on the 28th of March sent to the Front Cafe.
Notes on the Poetry Slam
It was good to get back to hosting the Poetry Slam after a long, almost three month break.
We featured Raphael Kabo who was awesome. Sam Spencer very ably co-hosted the event with me in the absence of JC, who is traversing somewhere around the world. The great things about the night included listening to new and returning poets come ang give a shot in the Competition. Each had new words, and strength in their delivery.
So yeah, this is not meant to be an indepth piece about the slam at the moment. Safe to say that its great to be back.
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