Bush Poets and Rap Poets to face-off at the NFF Canberra

[manfredvijars]

Hi Manfred

Has ABPA been informed about the poetry slam at the National Folk Festival this year? It’s an opportunity for the bush poets and the rap poets to face-off and should be a lot of fun.

The Canberra Times is keen to write a promo feature about it and I want to make sure the bush poets are well-represented – are any ABPA people likely to be taking part?

Here’s the NFF background from their website:

BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT!

Spoken word, poetry, rhyming, bush ballads, rants, shopping lists – whatever you’ve got we want it for BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT! BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT! is a poetry slam that will give ANYONE a microphone, an audience and two minutes to perform — and then be judged by five judges chosen randomly from the audience, as well as by our very own Master of Conflict. Sign-up at 1pm Sunday with The Score Adder for your chance to win a feature spot at the 2012 National Folk Festival. Join your hosts, Jacinta, Andrew Gayland, The Master of Conflict and The Score Adder at BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT! and remember, no props, no music, 2 minutes!

Shows

5-9 April, 2012 – TBA


Cheers
Zena Armstrong

Publicist for the National Folk Festival 2012

[Peter Mace]

Manfred, I will be taking part. The face off will occur at 1.30 on the Friday in the Majestic venue

[manfredvijars]

Mate that is GREAT ... do you know if there are any other takers ??

[Mal McLean]

Onya Pete!

I'd go too, but quite frankly,.... I'm hopeless.

Go well mate.

Mal

[Peter Mace]

Sorry Manfred, don't know who else has taken up the offer!!

[Rimeriter]

Sounds more like a fist fight ?

Jim.

[Zondrae]

G'day all,

Well I'll be at the National but there may be others who would put up a better fight than me. However, I will be a willing stand by if no one else wants to have a go. I know Vic Jefferies will be there. Probably Barry Lake too, both of these gents are top notch performers.

[Bob Pacey]

Get into them and slam the slammers.


If they could not use four letter words they would be out of it.



Bob

[Maureen K Clifford]

what!!! like that and then

[Stephen Whiteside]

I entered this a couple of years ago and recited a poem for children, 'The Chinstrap Penguin'. One judge awarded me a minus 10! I was quite chuffed. At least I got a reaction!