Event and Ticketing Details
Dates & Times
Saturday 13 November
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location
The Edge, Fed Square
The Atrium Flinders Street Federation Square Melbourne Victoria 3000
Get directionsTwo of the world’s best spoken-word artists, Omar Musa and Luka Haralampou feature in this mighty double bill poetry feast. Both highly respected and loved slam champs, hip-hop artists and poets. Omar has won the Australian Poetry Slam and is fresh from a massively successful Asian tour. Luka recently won the Melbourne Poetry Festival Slam and is just about to fly to the US for the World Slam Poetry Finals.
Also a reading and interview with Julie Mac, author of Rage – A sharpie’s journal, Melbourne 1974 – 1980, on the stories and lovable larrikins behind the counter culture of sharps and skins in the 70’s.
Featuring
Ezra Bix
In the last two years Ezra has won regional heats and the Victorian state final of the Australian Poetry Slam and has come third and second in the national final at the Sydney Opera House.
He won the final of The Age, Melbourne Writers’ Festival Poetry Idol, a popular competition that has heats throughout the year and over two hundred entrants.
His first book of poetry, Dancing in the Lifeboat was launched in 2009 at the Australian Poetry Centre. Among other things, it looks at global warming, the plight of refugees, art, cakes and the fruit-loopy kookiness of consumerism.
He is a featured poet in the ABC TV series, Bush Slam.