julian fleetwood

Hi. Long hiatus. Hopefully more stuff on the blog soon (or perhaps even a totally different blog). Quick post to say I started as Cafe Poet at The Front! I’m going to be there Saturday mornings (usually) for the next six months. Woo!

Vanessa Berry, Canberra zine fair, Canberra Contemporary Arts Space, ACT Writers Centre

I’m delighted to announce the first Traverse Poetry slam for 2011: Traverse Poetry Slam 25 February 2011 7.30pm-10.30pm The Front Gallery and Café Wattle St, Lyneham This month’s slam will be run by the charming CJ and Bernadette. I’ve heard there’s a possibility of cupcakes, too.

Congratulations to the ACT winners of the Australian Poetry Slam! 1. Raphael Kabo 2. CJ Bowerbird Raphael and CJ will represent the ACT at the grand final on 5 December at Sydney Theatre. Thanks to the RiotACT‘s johnboy for recording the ACT slam finals: And check out photos from the night.

Well done to everyone who performed on Friday night at The Front – including our feature (and sacrificial) poet Andrew Galan – and especially to our semifinalists: Michael, Barry, Gerard, Darian and Varisht. The 10 ACT Australian Poetry Slam semifinalists who will perform on 12 November at Smiths Alternative Bookshop are: Will Small Raphael Kabo [...]

Following Tuesday’s Bad!Slam!No!Biscuit! the following 5 performers will go through to the ACT final at Smiths Alternative Bookshop on 12 November. Will Small Raphael Kabo CJ Huet Josh Inman Malcolm Coller Congratulations! For those who didn’t make it through, or didn’t get there in time, you’ll have a second chance at The Front on Friday [...]

The Australian Poetry Slam is back on with huge prizes – $11,000 and a writers’ festival tour of Bali and China for the winner. Unlike the previous year this time we will be running two heats (at Bad!Slam!No!Biscuit! and Traverse) with the top 5 from each of those events dukeing it out at the territory [...]

Another great link from Indiefeed Performance Poetry host Mongo: tips from Poetry Slam, Inc. president Scott Woods on ‘If you’re going to perform from paper…’ Commit. Voice compensates for body. You aren’t allowed to fuck up. It always comes down to the poem. Read the full article.

Traverse Poetry’s 2010 season ended with a very exciting final slam. Thanks to a lot of very impressive performances on Friday night, the top 10 scores have shifted around quite a bit, although the top 3 have kept their spots. CJ Benjamin Keaney Anthony Hayes Tasnim Hossain Andrew Galan Miranda Lello Ryan Schipper Adam Hadley/Jacinta [...]

This month we’re stripping things back to basics. No theme – just the usual open mic and ever popular poetry slam. Traverse Poetry Slam: NO THEME 24 September 7:30-11:00pm The Front Gallery and Café Wattle St, Lyneham