It’s the end
of the year (derrr), Speedpoets has finished up, we are coming up to our last
Jam Jar Poetry Slam of the year too, Words or Whatever is having a November
sign-off on the 16th and basically we say bye for another poetry
year and let the words sift through till January…Not that it’s
all over, of course, Woodford’s WordFood is going to be a hell of a new year’s
event and there’s a few nice little open mics still kickin around.
But sometimes it’s nice to honour the year and go out with a bang.
So please come, if you’re in Brisbane, to
Raw Poet Roar!
Dec 1st, 6:30-10pm. $15 entry. The Box. West End.
It’s gonna be huge.
And it’s been a huge year for me, my first year doing art as my actual career (eek!), the 1st anniversary of Jam Jar Poetry Slam, my first year touring Melbourne, Sydney, Lismore, Byron etc etc… So I want to celebrate and honour that, if nothing else…And really, I’ve NEVER done a big set in front of my home audience before. It’s been my personal challenge to hold the space for a big, big feature. Not like poetry “big feature” of 15minutes.
I mean like... double that, if not more.
It brings into play my role as not only poet, but entertainer as well. Someone who can hold a crowd. Can I do it? I don’t really know. But you can come and see that’s for sure. And if I fail, then there’s entertainment in the cringe worthiness of it all…
The other thing about this event is, well, I thought about who else to get to feature. I thought of some of the big names and my friends in Brisbane spoken word at the moment… Doubting Thomas, Eleanor Jackson, Betsy Turcot, Ghostboy, Graham Nunn, Adam Hadley… the list goes on…
But then I thought, there are a fair few poets whose work I really like, whose ethos and attitude I really like, and who seem to come to almost everything, read a poem or two, basically making the Brisbane Poetry community the warm and diverse place it is.
So fuck it, let’s make a place for the raw talent to shine. An event featuring sets by some of Brisbane’s hidden (and not-so-hidden) poetry talent. From beautifully realised car rides with Trudie Murrel through to haiku heavyweight Vuong Pham, faerie love poet Rachael Dean and slam maker of lurrvve to words Martin Ingle, this is going to be raw, different, crazy, real...
So let’s roar together eh? With host Fern Thompsett at the helm, we are guaranteed a night of bad puns, fun smiles, and a down-to-earth way to celebrate success in all its forms AND future success in all its hope and glory.
Raw Poet Roar has come together beautifully.
I can’t wait to see what this crew of 10 poets has to offer.
And what the hell am I gonna do?
Blow the roof off the mother.
Roar.
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The official line-up for Raw Poet Roar is as follows:
and kooky songstress Lucy Fox!
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6:30pm, Saturday 1st December, The Box, 29 Vulture St, West End. $15 entry.
But sometimes it’s nice to honour the year and go out with a bang.
So please come, if you’re in Brisbane, to
Raw Poet Roar!
Dec 1st, 6:30-10pm. $15 entry. The Box. West End.
It’s gonna be huge.
And it’s been a huge year for me, my first year doing art as my actual career (eek!), the 1st anniversary of Jam Jar Poetry Slam, my first year touring Melbourne, Sydney, Lismore, Byron etc etc… So I want to celebrate and honour that, if nothing else…And really, I’ve NEVER done a big set in front of my home audience before. It’s been my personal challenge to hold the space for a big, big feature. Not like poetry “big feature” of 15minutes.
I mean like... double that, if not more.
It brings into play my role as not only poet, but entertainer as well. Someone who can hold a crowd. Can I do it? I don’t really know. But you can come and see that’s for sure. And if I fail, then there’s entertainment in the cringe worthiness of it all…
The other thing about this event is, well, I thought about who else to get to feature. I thought of some of the big names and my friends in Brisbane spoken word at the moment… Doubting Thomas, Eleanor Jackson, Betsy Turcot, Ghostboy, Graham Nunn, Adam Hadley… the list goes on…
But then I thought, there are a fair few poets whose work I really like, whose ethos and attitude I really like, and who seem to come to almost everything, read a poem or two, basically making the Brisbane Poetry community the warm and diverse place it is.
So fuck it, let’s make a place for the raw talent to shine. An event featuring sets by some of Brisbane’s hidden (and not-so-hidden) poetry talent. From beautifully realised car rides with Trudie Murrel through to haiku heavyweight Vuong Pham, faerie love poet Rachael Dean and slam maker of lurrvve to words Martin Ingle, this is going to be raw, different, crazy, real...
So let’s roar together eh? With host Fern Thompsett at the helm, we are guaranteed a night of bad puns, fun smiles, and a down-to-earth way to celebrate success in all its forms AND future success in all its hope and glory.
Raw Poet Roar has come together beautifully.
I can’t wait to see what this crew of 10 poets has to offer.
And what the hell am I gonna do?
Blow the roof off the mother.
Roar.
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The official line-up for Raw Poet Roar is as follows:
- JD
- Rachael Dean
- Vuong Pham
- Ahliya Kite
- Michael Cohen
- Zenobia Frost
- Trudie Murrel
- JK
- Angela Willock
- Martin Ingle
and kooky songstress Lucy Fox!
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6:30pm, Saturday 1st December, The Box, 29 Vulture St, West End. $15 entry.
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