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This week I did a spot at a CIT creative writing class on performance poetry. It was a bit rough but the students seemed to enjoy the pieces. One of the ones I performed was mentioned in this earlier post which has links to a video and transcript. On the subject of video, you can now watch the grand final of the 2008 Australian Poetry Slam on the ABC website, as well as pieces by indiviudal poets.

E-news subscribers already know this but, for your benefit, the next slam:

Friday 24 April
7.30pm – 11.30pm
The Front Gallery and Café, Wattle St, Lyneham
Featuring new local band ‘ah, pandita!’

Hope your weekend is truly egg-cellent!

If you’re interested in seeing my performance for Stateline you can stream the video (check out those Dutch tilts man!) on the ABC website. I’m in the middle, after Dennis Wild (last year’s Australian Poetry Slam ACT runner up) and before Shorn Bark… If you’ve never come to a slam before don’t worry, you don’t need a beard and glasses to take part.

There’s also a transcript of the episode which contains the full text of my poem ‘Lost Thoughts’, although the transcription was off in a couple of places (for example, I say ‘weapons of mass distraction‘ not ‘weapons of mass destruction‘). If anyone’s interested I can post the latest text.

One other ‘me’ thing – my play ‘The Worst DJ in the World’ is being performed as part of Damned if You Duo 4: Voyage of the Damned which opens tomorrow at Belconnen Theatre and runs until Friday (8-11pm). It’s a blood-curdling cautionary tale of what happens if you meddle with Ultimate Super DJ Powers. Tickets only $5 – get along and see it!