I Think, Therefore I Slam

"I Think, Therefore I Slam" returns with brand new episodes Thursday 8th May.

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Huda Fadlelmawla (aka Huda The Goddess) is a spoken word poet, educator, and community activist. She is a proud African woman who aims to represent black Muslim women in the poetry scene through sharing her experiences to allow other young women like herself to see just ...

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Mary Williamson came late to sharing spoken word creations although she credits her love of the Stories of Things to her father and the deeply abiding sense that she had a voice she needed to use.
A reflective, and highly visual poet and writer, Mary debuted on the open mic in a Mother Tongue event at The Seven Sisters Festival at the b...

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Shastra Deo was born in Fiji, raised in Melbourne, and lives in Brisbane, Australia. Her first book, The Agonist (UQP 2017), won the 2016 Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize and the 2018 Australian Literature Society Gold Medal. Her second book, The Exclusion Zone (UQP 2023), was longlisted for the 2024 Australian Literature Society Gold Meda...

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Aaron Grahame is 23 years young and loves everything creative. He enjoys watching movies, writing, seeing live music and spending time with friends. His style of writing is a resonance of emotion, opening the blinds and giving a visual of what we see out the window. His work explores contradictions within the laws of the Universe. Aaro...

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Steven Atkinson's humble beginnings writing song lyrics have given way to his more recent move into rhyming poetry. Steve is finding his voice in order to share it with others and encourage them. Steven loves The Universe, animals, nature, music, poetry and family.

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Dan Hogan (they/them) is the author of "Secret Third Thing", which won the Five Islands Prize and Mary Gilmore Award, and was named one of the ‘best 25 Australian books of 2023’ by The Guardian. Dan's poetry has been recognised by the Peter Porter Poetry Prize, Judith Wright Poetry Prize, and Val Vallis Award, among others. Dan runs DI...

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David Rivas-Torres is a poet who writes to process emotions and feelings that are often difficult for him to express. His free verse poetry features celestial and nature motifs, and oftentimes hidden meanings, inviting readers to engage deeply with his poetry. Writing is both a therapeutic outlet and a way to give voice to unspoken tho...

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DEFNE is a queer Turkish-Australian multidisciplinary artist with a style that’s definitely hers. She is the Creative Producer for Word Travels and Creative Director of West Side Poetry, a monthly hybrid slam based in Western Sydney. DEFNE graduated with distinction in a Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing & Theatre) & Fine Arts...

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Jo Yang is a Naarm based poet, high school teacher, and host of an education podcast, "Ready To Redo". Jo was the 2022 Australian Poetry Slam Champion and placed as a finalist in the World Poetry Slam Championship. Her poetry is influenced heavily by her proud Chinese identity and role as an educator. With often difficult topics to dig...

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As an English teacher and spoken word poet, Lucia (Lu-CHEE-a) De Luca plays with stories in the classroom and at the mic. She is a Canadian community and self-taught narrative poet whose work aims to turn unenjoyable life events into empowering performances. Her writing cradles tales of her past-self, family, Italian heritage, chronic ...

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Jesse Chrisan started writing at the age of 6 when her Mum asked her to come up with a short story using the words ‘fly’ and ‘toe’. Jesse now holds a Bachelor of Arts/Science in Theatre, Psychology, and Performance. She has conducted practice-based research in Applied Theatre exploring the intersection of storytelling, community, and t...

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Kathy Wiltshire continues to define what it means to call herself an artist. Poetry is her safe space where she can express emotions that are hard to express in other ways. Kathy would like to focus on refining a particular artistic skill but is distracted by a passion for experimenting and exploring new artforms.
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Lionel Lennon's poems are thoughts brought to life based on a range of experiences, concepts and observations with overtones of nostalgia, emotion, passion and sometimes desire. Collectively, they come together with the objective of uniting, galvanising and resonating with kindred spirits and those who seek to find expression and a voi...

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Jordan Woolfe is a young content creator trying to share his story. His love for entertainment and the human experience lead him to the world of online streaming and fiction writing, with a hint of poetry and a dash of emotional exploration to make the dish that is himself.

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A young poet from Bayside new to the poetry scene, Nick Jenkins loves existence and wants others to find love in their own existence. The pathway of his writing is unknown but the possibilities are endless. As long as he can keep making people smile, he's happy.

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John Englezos is a spoken word poet and Melbourne’s 2015 Poetry Slam Champion. His work has been described as “Pixar in poetry” with his book “If The World Were Upside Down" centering around notions of Hope, Identity, and Wonder. In 2017, he was on the first team to represent Australia at the National Poetry Slam Championships in Denve...

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The Empress Kiara has been a writer all of her life, mainly focusing on poetry with a hint of hip hop. For Kiara, creating is the purest form of her expression and a big part of who she is. She loves performing and sharing her art with the world and hopefully uplifting and empowering others to create and be their truest selves. Oh, she...