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No props. No music. No costumes. Just you, your words and a mic—you’ve got two minutes to make the crowd scream your name. Miles Merrill, performance poet and founder of Australian Poetry Slam, and award-winning teacher Narcisa Nozica will take you from novice to spoken word superstar in no time. Twenty years after Merrill introduced slam poetry to Australia, there’s a national competition with a live audience of 20,000 people, and it’s taught in schools across the country. It’s been nothing short of a revolution! With tips from stars of the Australian poetry slam scene including bestselling author Maxine Beneba Clarke and hip hop artist Omar Musa, Slam Your Poetry provides step-by-step instructions and exercises that will inspire you to:
  • Write a poem that pops
  • Rehearse like a winner
  • Wow your audience
  • Beat stage fright
  • Run a killer competition for your school Part how-to guide, part masterclass, part manifesto, this book will help teachers, students and wannabe performance poets of all ages slam like a pro.

Slam Your Poetry: Write a Revolution

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    A Paperback / softback by Miles Merrill, Narcisa Nozica

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      Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/02/2020
      ISBN13: 9781742236094, 978-1742236094
      ISBN10: 174223609X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      No props. No music. No costumes. Just you, your words and a mic—you’ve got two minutes to make the crowd scream your name. Miles Merrill, performance poet and founder of Australian Poetry Slam, and award-winning teacher Narcisa Nozica will take you from novice to spoken word superstar in no time. Twenty years after Merrill introduced slam poetry to Australia, there’s a national competition with a live audience of 20,000 people, and it’s taught in schools across the country. It’s been nothing short of a revolution! With tips from stars of the Australian poetry slam scene including bestselling author Maxine Beneba Clarke and hip hop artist Omar Musa, Slam Your Poetry provides step-by-step instructions and exercises that will inspire you to:
      • Write a poem that pops
      • Rehearse like a winner
      • Wow your audience
      • Beat stage fright
      • Run a killer competition for your school Part how-to guide, part masterclass, part manifesto, this book will help teachers, students and wannabe performance poets of all ages slam like a pro.

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