Global Poetics Tour
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Global Poetics Tour set to blow the lid off the slam poetry scene in Australia
August 31 to September 18, 2011
The Global Poetics Tour features three New York City slam poets visiting Australia for the first time. Jive Poetic, Mahogany L Browne and Ken Arkind from New York's Nuyorican Poets Café will appear at this year’s Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF), Brisbane Writer’s Festival (BWF), Overload Poetry Festival (OPF) and independent performances and workshops. The 21-day tour will take in the East Coast capitals Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Sydney.
The Global Poetics Tour is an exciting new venture where the traditions of poetry and social awareness meet, producing a vivid hybrid on a dynamic and accessible scale. It is a brilliant opportunity for the diverse youth in Australia to participate in a growing form within the creative scene. Featuring live performances, workshops and slam competitions, the tour will expose Australian audiences to three of the United States’ most successful slam poetry champions and is set to blow the lid off the burgeoning slam poetry scene in Australia.
The Global Poetics Tour will kick off Australia’s first National Slam Poetry Summit to be held in Canberra. The tour will also feature independently produced events at South Melbourne’s cult café, St ALi, Tell It Like It Is at Footscray Community Arts Centre, Sydney’s Word in Hand and Brisbane’s Black Star cafe featuring Nuyorican style poetry slams hosted by Melbourne's 2010 Overload Poetry Festival Slam Poetry Champion Luka Haralampou with performances by Jive, Mahogany and Ken at selected venues.
Promoting slam poetry as an accessible literary form for all people to expressively contribute to an informed and vibrant society, the Global Poetics Tour 2011 needs your assistance to benefit the growing slam poetry scene on our doorsteps.
Your financial and in-kind assistance will contribute to the future foundations of the Global Poetics Tour and slam poetry’s local and inter-continental relationships.
Ideally we need 350 friends of Global Poetics Tour 2011 to pledge $10 each or 175 friends to pledge $20. All friends will go onto the ‘Global Poetics Tour Friends Roll Poem’ to be read out live by Jive Poetic, Ken Arkind and special guests during the ‘Tell It Like It Is’ event, 16 September at Footscray Community Arts Centre. Supporters will also be acknowledged on on the Global Poetics website, facebook page and be able to receive tickets to events, tour t-shirts and more.
The ‘Global Poetics Tour Friends Roll Poem’ will be filmed and released online as part of our social media campaign and etched into the Global Poetics Tour foundations.
Pledged funds will go towards the documentation, evaluation and promotions of the Global Poetics Tour 2011 and assist with the international touring poets accommodation costs during independently produced events in Sydney and Melbourne.
The tour is co-produced by Bo Svoronos and Fiona Brook, independent collaborators and cultural brokers in partnership with the Centre for Poetics and Justice (CPJ). CPJ is a fresh, dynamic and young organisation performing poetry to a growing circle of diverse youth groups interested in slam and performance poetry.
The Poets:
- Ken Arkind is the Nuyorican Poets Cafe Grand Slam Champion, American National Poetry Slam Champion, full time performance poet, youth advocate and educator and published author.
- Mahogany L. Browne is the Friday night slam host at the Nuyorican Poets Café, Nuyorican national slam team coach, a Cave Canem Fellow, author of several poetry publications, co-founder of the Off Broadway poetry production, Jam On It, co-producer of NYC’s 1st Performance Poetry Festival: SoundBites Poetry Festival, the publisher of Penmanship Books, owner PoetCD.Com and Urban Word NYC mentor.
- Jive Poetic is a poet, teacher, hip hop connoisseur, DJ and host of the Wednesday night Nuyorican Poetry Slam. Representing New York City in three national championships and a published poet in the USA, Germany and the UK, Jive will be performing tracks from his 2010 CD release ‘Perpendictive’.
This is an extraordinary opportunity for Australian audiences to hear and meet these amazing American poets, as well as to explore the incredible scene that already exists within our own cities through the vital and socially aware networks of slam poets currently working in this exciting performance format.
Current friends so far include: St ALi, Australian Poetry, Word Travels, Going Down Swinging, Melbourne Writers Festival, Brisbane Writers Festival, Overload Poetry Festival, Auspicious Arts, The Torch, Sweet Creative, RRR, Centre for Poetic Justice and the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL).
Your name and link to your website or blog listed on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 Pozible Wall<br /><br /> Listing as a thank you on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 ‘Friend of’ wall webpage - (www.globalpoetics.com)<br /><br /> Your name read out, filmed and posted on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 website and social media networks as part of the ‘Global Poetics Tour Friends’ thank you roll poem reading Friday 16 September during the ‘Tell it Like It Is’ event at Footscray Community Arts Centre, Melbourne.
8 chosen / 92 available
Est. delivery is Mar 26
Your name on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 website (www.globalpoetics.com) and a link to your organisation/festival/blog <br /><br /> Signed Global Poetics Tour 2011 postcard set including Jive Poetic, Mahogany L. Browne and Ken Arkind. <br /><br /> Your name and link to your website or blog listed on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 Pozible Wall<br /><br /> Listing as a thank you on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 ‘Friend of’ wall webpage - (www.globalpoetics.com) <br /><br /> Your name read out, filmed and posted on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 website and social media networks as part of the ‘Global Poetics Tour Friends’ thank you roll poem reading Friday 16 September during the ‘Tell it Like It Is’ event at Footscray Community Arts Centre, Melbourne.
6 chosen / 44 available
Est. delivery is Mar 26
Signed Global Poetics Tour 2011 T-Shirt of your slam poet of choice including Jive Poetic, Mahogany L. Browne or Ken Arkind <br /><br /> Your name on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 website (www.globalpoetics.com) and a link to your organisation/festival/blog <br /><br /> Signed Global Poetics Tour 2011 postcard set including Jive Poetic, Mahogany L. Browne and Ken Arkind. <br /><br /> Your name and link to your website or blog listed on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 Pozible Wall <br /><br /> Listing as a thank you on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 ‘Friend of’ wall webpage - (www.globalpoetics.com) <br /><br /> Your name read out, filmed and posted on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 website and social media networks as part of the ‘Global Poetics Tour Friends’ thank you roll poem reading Friday 16 September during the ‘Tell it Like It Is’ event at Footscray Community Arts Centre, Melbourne.
4 chosen / 16 available
Est. delivery is Mar 26
Two tickets to either the ‘Tell It Like It Is’ Friday 16 September Melbourne event, the first National Slam Poetry Summit weekend 17/18 September Canberra, selected independently produced Sydney events in September or Slam Poetry Discussion at the Brisbane Writers Festival Saturday 10 September. <br /><br /> A mention of your name/company in our Global Poetics Tour 2011 social Media campaign updates <br /><br /> Signed Global Poetics Tour 2011 T-Shirt of your Slam Poet of Choice including Jive Poetic, Mahogany L. Browne or Ken Arkind <br /><br /> Your name on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 website (www.globalpoetics.com) and a link to your organisation/festival/blog <br /><br /> Signed Global Poetics Tour 2011 postcard set including Jive Poetic, Mahogany L. Browne and Ken Arkind. <br /><br /> Your name and link to your website or blog listed on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 Pozible Wall <br /> Listing as a thank you on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 ‘Friend of’ wall webpage - (www.globalpoetics.com) <br /><br /> Your name read out, filmed and posted on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 website and social media networks as part of the ‘Global Poetics Tour Friends’ thank you roll poem reading Friday 16 September during the ‘Tell it Like It Is’ event at Footscray Community Arts Centre, Melbourne
3 chosen / 7 available
Est. delivery is Mar 26
Three tickets to either the ‘Tell It Like It Is’ Friday 16 September Melbourne event, the first National Slam Poetry Summit weekend 17/18 September Canberra, selected independently produced Sydney events in September or Slam Poetry Discussion at the Brisbane Writers Festival Saturday 10 September. <br /><br /> A logo or name placed on the social media campaign promotions<br /><br /> Logo placement on the Global Poetics Tour Merchandising table at selected events.<br /><br /> Signed Global Poetics Tour 2011 T-Shirt Collection including Jive Poetic, Mahogany L. Browne and Ken Arkind <br /><br /> Signed Copy of Jive Poetic’s 2010 CD release ‘Perpendictive’ <br /><br /> Signed Copy of Mahogany L. Browne’s 2010 publication ‘Dear Twitter’<br /><br /> A mention of your name/company in our Global Poetics Tour 2011 social Media campaign updates <br /> Signed Global Poetics Tour 2011 T-Shirt of your Slam Poet of Choice including Jive Poetic, Mahogany L. Browne or Ken Arkind <br /><br /> Your name on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 website (www.globalpoetics.com) and a link to your organisation/festival/blog<br /><br /> Signed Global Poetics Tour 2011 postcard set including Jive Poetic, Mahogany L. Browne and Ken Arkind. <br /><br /> Your name and link to your website or blog listed on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 Pozible Wall <br /><br /> Listing as a thank you on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 ‘Friend of’ wall webpage - (www.globalpoetics.com) <br /><br /> Your name read out, filmed and posted on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 website and social media networks as part of the ‘Global Poetics Tour Friends’ thank you roll poem reading Friday 16 September during the ‘Tell it Like It Is’ event at Footscray Community Arts Centre, Melbourne
0 chosen / 5 available
Est. delivery is Mar 26
Four tickets to either the ‘Tell It Like It Is’ Friday 16 September Melbourne event, the first National Slam Poetry Summit weekend 17/18 September Canberra, selected independently produced Sydney events in September or Slam Poetry Discussion at the Brisbane Writers Festival Saturday 10 September. <br /><br /> A logo or name placed on our documented promotions <br /><br /> Logo placement on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 Merchandising table at selected events in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra <br /><br /> A personal thank you and acknowledgment during speeches at the beginning of Global Poetics Tour 2011 event proceedings Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra <br /><br /> Private audience as a workshop or appearance for yourself and your friends with one of the touring poets <br /><br /> One Crumpler bag <br /><br /> A logo or name placed on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 social media campaign promotions <br /><br /> Logo placement on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 Merchandising table at selected events. <br /><br /> Signed Global Poetics Tour 2011 T-Shirt Collection including Jive Poetic, Mahogany L. Browne and Ken Arkind <br /><br /> Signed Copy of Jive Poetic’s 2010 CD release ‘Perpendictive’ <br /><br /> Signed Copy of Mahogany L. Browne’s 2010 publication ‘Dear Twitter’ <br /><br /> A mention of your name/company in our Global Poetics Tour 2011 social Media campaign updates <br /><br /> Signed Global Poetics Tour 2011 T-Shirt of your Slam Poet of Choice including Jive Poetic, Mahogany L. Browne or Ken Arkind <br /><br /> Your name on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 website (www.globalpoetics.com) and a link to your organisation/festival/blog <br /><br /> Signed Global Poetics Tour 2011 postcard set including Jive Poetic, Mahogany L. Browne and Ken Arkind. <br /> Your name and link to your website or blog listed on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 Pozible Wall <br /><br /> Listing as a thank you on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 ‘Friend of’ wall webpage - (www.globalpoetics.com) <br /><br /> Your name read out, filmed and posted on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 website and social media networks as part of the ‘Global Poetics Tour Friends’ thank you roll poem reading Friday 16 September during the ‘Tell it Like It Is’ event at Footscray Community Arts Centre, Melbourne
0 chosen / 2 available
Est. delivery is Mar 26
Six tickets to either the ‘Tell It Like It Is’ Friday 16 September Melbourne event, the first National Slam Poetry Summit weekend 17/18 September Canberra, selected independently produced Sydney events in September or Slam Poetry Discussion at the Brisbane Writers Festival Saturday 10 September. <br /><br /> A logo or name placed on our promotions <br /><br /> Logo placement and selected product placement on the Global Poetics Tour Merchandising table at selected events in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra <br /><br /> Two Crumpler Bags <br /><br /> Private audience as a workshop or appearance for yourself and your friends with all of the touring poets <br /><br /> A logo or name placed on all Global Poetics Tour 2011 documented promotions <br /><br /> Logo placement on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 Merchandising table at selected events in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra <br /><br /> A personal thank you and acknowledgment during speeches at the beginning of Global Poetics Tour 2011 event proceedings Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra <br /><br /> A logo or name placed on all Global Poetics Tour 2011 social media campaign promotions and updates <br /><br /> Logo placement on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 Merchandising table at selected events. <br /><br /> Signed Global Poetics Tour 2011 T-Shirt Collection including Jive Poetic, Mahogany L. Browne and Ken Arkind <br /><br /> Signed Copy of Jive Poetic’s 2010 CD release ‘Perpendictive’ <br /><br /> Signed Copy of Mahogany L. Browne’s 2010 publication ‘Dear Twitter’ <br /><br /> Signed Global Poetics Tour 2011 T-Shirt of your Slam Poet of Choice including Jive Poetic, Mahogany L. Browne or Ken Arkind <br /><br /> Your name on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 website (www.globalpoetics.com) and a link to your organisation/festival/blog <br /><br /> Signed Global Poetics Tour 2011 postcard set including Jive Poetic, Mahogany L. Browne and Ken Arkind. <br /> Your name and link to your website or blog listed on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 Pozible Wall <br /><br /> Listing as a thank you on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 ‘Friend of’ wall webpage - (www.globalpoetics.com) <br /><br /> Your name read out, filmed and posted on the Global Poetics Tour 2011 website and social media networks as part of the ‘Global Poetics Tour Friends’ thank you roll poem reading Friday 16 September during the ‘Tell it Like It Is’ event at Footscray Community Arts Centre, Melbourne
0 chosen / 1 available
Est. delivery is Mar 26