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April 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Ani DiFranco Might Have Been The Original Slam Poet For All We Really Know (Or Care)

right now a slam poet is committing to memory a new poem that makes their lips and tongue do a dance determined to make sibilance sexy (it’s not!) and then hoping to evoke the feel of their feet merging with the earth and feeling so goddamn at one with it all eh. basically fingering the […]
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March 12, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

NZ Festival Writers Week: Slam Poetry With Anis Mojgani

Slam Poetry with Anis Mojgani Embassy Theatre Thursday, March 10 Internationally awarded slam poet, Anis Mojgani took to the stage and threw words down hard. That was his talk, his session – just a performance, but it wasn’t just a performance, it was inspiring, it seemed to pick up on similar themes that Miranda July […]
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December 11, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Sage Francis (Dec 11, Wgtn)

Sage Francis San Fran Thursday, December 11 It was the first Sage Francis show in Wellington since 2010 – his return to touring the world. And it was all energy, every minute of it – all of it a performance, Francis is a gifted wordsmith but it wouldn’t work – even with years in the […]
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