Tag Archives: Spoken Word

Video Verse and Interview: Slamalamadingdong winner, Jessie Giles

Posted on July 21, 2013 by dustforthedancers

Originally posted on Melbourne Spoken Word:
Jessie Giles won last month’s Slamalamadingdong Open Slam. Below we present one of her moving pieces, ‘Eye Spy’ and an interview. Jessie will also be featuring at Passionate Tongues in the coming months. Jessie…

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Full Moon Woman Video Clip

Posted on April 30, 2013 by dustforthedancers

On Thursday the 25th April, the full moon was playing havoc with every thing, my emotions, my cognition, my body… I wrote a cathartic poem, to try to push through it all. I posted in on facebook and within 2 … Continue reading →

Posted in performance, Poetry | Tagged cathartic, full moon, heart, love, poetry, self love, soul, spell bind, Spoken Word, Strength, woman | 4 Comments

GHC Topical League Entry for Round 31 – ‘LOVE’

Posted on April 10, 2013 by dustforthedancers

So this is my entry for the Global Hip Hop Collective’s Topical League (have a look down in early posts for what its all about). The topic was love… and it was a challenge to write to. I have never … Continue reading →

Video | Posted on April 10, 2013 by dustforthedancers | Tagged akua naru, Fornicate, fuck, GHC, Global Hip Hop Collective, Global Hip Hop Collective Topical League Entry, love, love note, Nature, One Sided, poem, poetry, soul, Spoken Word, Topical League, writing | 2 Comments

GHC Topical League Entry #30 “Truth”

Posted on March 24, 2013 by dustforthedancers

This is my spoken word piece for the Global Hip Hop Collective Topical League Entry, Round 30. Hope you like it, critique and feedback is appreciated!!

Video | Posted on March 24, 2013 by dustforthedancers | Tagged GHC, Global Hip Hop Collective, performance, poem, poetry, Spoken Word, Topical League, truth, writing | Leave a comment

Global Hip Hop Collective Topical League

Posted on February 7, 2013 by dustforthedancers

Every fortnight GHC (the Global Hip Hop Collective) have a topical league competition. A topic is given, you have 2 weeks to record a piece (mostly hip hop verses and freestyles to beats) and upload to their Facebook group where … Continue reading →

Video | Posted on February 7, 2013 by dustforthedancers | Tagged Friends, GHC, Global HipHop Collective, poetry, Spoken Word, Topical League | 1 Comment

In Conversation with… SAUL WILLIAMS

Posted on February 6, 2013 by dustforthedancers

♥ The first ever spoken word performance I saw, where I said to myself, I want to do this… was Saul Williams… Now listening to him speak more, cements in concrete my gut and intuitive knowledge that arts is what … Continue reading →

Video | Posted on February 6, 2013 by dustforthedancers | Tagged art, Comfort Zones, Cultural Change, Individual Change, inspiration, love, poetry, Pride, Saul Williams, Social Change, Spoken Word, Strength, Vulnerability | Leave a comment

Eye Spy – Spoken Word Performance

Posted on January 22, 2013 by dustforthedancers

My first ever spoken word performance, as part of the Centre for Poetics and Justice workshop show case, 2012. A piece I wrote as way of debriefing and sharing a story of vicarious trauma experienced through working in Central Australia. … Continue reading →

Posted in performance, Poetry | Tagged children, Emergency Response, girl, indigenous Australia, Norther Territory, NT Intervention, performance, poem, poetry, Spoken Word, Vicarious Trauma, volatile substance abuse, welfare system | Leave a comment