SPOKEN WORD HIGHLIGHTS
This year’s Spoken Word Program features a stellar lineup of poets, storytellers, and opportunities for you to be involved as well. From daily recitations over breakfast through to campfire stories, concert slots and poetry workshops, there are events to keep you entertained all Festival. Read on below for selected highlights and then click here to check out the full program grid.
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Poets' Breakfast kicks off each morning, where anyone can perform on stage and end up as Reciter of The Year, as selected by last year's winner Sandy Holmes. Sandy will also host a special blackboard event where poets and musicians can jam together.
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One of Australia’s most celebrated spoken word artists, Marco Gliori, will share stories of detectives, rugby league, fatherhood, and life in rural Australia.
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First Nation artist Sassi Spirit will deliver a moving performance that combines language, song, and spoken word.
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Join Kiran Shah as she shares multicultural folktales that embody the wisdom of untold generations, suitable for both adults and kids.
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Hangama will perform both Persian and English verse, and lead workshops on traditional Afghan embroidery and hand stitching.
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Robyn Sykes, inductee to the Australian Poetry Hall of Fame, will introduce younger audiences to classic Australian bush poems.
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Performances from Tug Dumbly, Banjo Paterson Prize winner for Comic Verse and thrice winner of the Nimbin Performance Poetry World Cup, are sure to entertain.
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Don’t miss the return of the Great Poetry Debate, where poets square off in a lively and witty battle of verse.