BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT!

The Poetry Slam

BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT! vs The Australian Poetry Slam

BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT!

Heat One of the ACT Australian Poetry Slam

The Poetry Slam on 21 August

BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT! vs. Australian Poetry Slam

AND WE WANT YOUR WORDS ON STAGE!

August BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT! brings you a stage, two minutes, cheering, two microphones, yelling, five judges, heckling, the audience, arm waving, The Score Adder, pointing, a first feature act, two MCs, a sacrificial poet, a second feature act, prizes, The Master of Conflict, and the Hadley Memorial Slots, all for poetry, all for glory, all because BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT! is the Poetry Slam in the Phoenix Pub!

And this month we plan to send poetry to the ACT Australian Poetry Slam Final.

Or not, we won’t make poetry go, that's up to you, but poetry can go if the ACT Australian Poetry Slam Final Spots are claimed.

And these spots are not to be confused with The Hadley Memorial Slots, this month, in loving memory may he rest in peace, the Slots are filled by Ryan Schipper.

And because poetry, slots, spots, in memoriam, and arm waving are somehow not enough we bring you feature acts:

Ell Bella

Ell Bella is a Melbourne based MC, street performer, juggler and acrobat. Her solo street shows have taken her around the world and around her home country of Australia. She regularly MC's at Melbourne's 'Variety Collective', and in her own show Ell Bella's Late Night Variety Assortment, as well as in a number of one-off events. As a corporate juggler she is one of Australia's finest, performing solo or with other circus artists.

And to clearly demonstrate that Bella and Bela are not pronounced the same we bring you a second feature act.

Bela Farkas

Serial celebrity name dropper
Bela Farkas is a Canberra-based poet. Much of his work has been influenced by popular culture and current events. He has featured at Canberra’s BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT! and the Traverse Poetry Slam at the Font; at West Word in Melbourne; and as part of the ACT Australian Poetry Slam. As part of The Tragic Troubadours, Bela has performed at the Corinbank, Canberra Fringe, National Folk, and You Are Here festivals. Recently published in United Kingdom’s The Delinquent Magazine, Bela also has a degree in Public Relations from the University of Canberra.

So join BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT! on 730pm at The Phoenix Pub with your words for poetry, yes poetry, POETRY.

And remember no props, no music, and your original words.

Also, there are some special rules for this heat as it is part of the Australian Poetry Slam. They are here: australianpoetryslam.com/rules.

(All photos courtesy of Adam Thomas)

GUNCOTTON and YouAreHere

Poetry during YouAreHere gets a write-up on GUNCOTTON. 

In addition to YouAreHere events the article provides insight into what poetry goes on in the Can month to month, including the poetry slam BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT! at The Phoenix Pub and the poetry competition at The Front Gallery and Cafe.

You are in the Can 8 to 18 March 2012

YouAreHere started with Mall Stories on 8 March, download your copy here then traverse the Canberra Centre while writers such as Josh Inmania, Pete Huet, me and Julian Fleetwood take you on a guided tour.

Bad!Slam!No!Biscuit! is this year a sanctioned YouAreHere event, whatever sanction means, I presume the organisers are less fearful of what we do than last year. But 14 March is the night for Bad!Slam!No!Biscuit! hosted by JACINTA, Andrew Galan (that’s me), the Score Adder and The Master of Conflict.

From 13 to 16 March The Tragic Troubadours will be taking poetry to Canberra’s bus interchange, we offer you words in the sun, rain and/or wind as you wait for your bus between 8am to 9am and 530pm to 630pm.

On 15 March there will be debate within Smiths Alternative Book[store/shop/front organisation]. You should be there for that, rebuttal should include arse-blocks from at least one Roller Derbyist but likely won’t, I get to debate, I never did this at school, I expect those on the other team did, they seem to know what they are doing and all reports are they seriously want to win, they probably went to good schools and had supportive parents who never said no.

I really want to check out Applespiel’s Morning Commercial Breakfast Radio Show in Tonic, Harvest and at Lonsdale Roasters so I will be going to their shows after completing mornings of The Tragic Troubadours in the bus interchange.

Finally for poetry we close the YouAreHere with Poetry is the Real Winner, curated by me.

P.S. I will also be performing a poetry set at Art Not Apart, so is Miranda Lello, come and listen to our poetry.

BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT! @ The Phoenix, 730PM Wednesday 21 December

Poetry is
the real winner

BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT! IS UPON YOU

AGAIN!

Because it is December and no month is complete

without BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT!

yelling something from the men’s toilet at

the back of the Phoenix

And at people walking past poetry on the way to

the back of the Phoenix

Or back to the bar

Or to a table

BECAUSE THIS MONTH YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET

TO THE TOILET

Without poetry

Without climbing over

A mass collection of brass instruments

And poetry

‘Cause this month is BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT!

Mass house band and your poetry mass month

THAT MEANS WE WANT YOUR WORDS ON STAGE

For prizes

For common sense

For sense

For uncommon sense

For mass sense

FOR YOU TO GIVE ANYONE THAT TALKS ABOUT GIVING STUFF

TO THE MASSES A MASS PUNCH IN THEIR MASS FACE

Really, the masses, who talks like that?

PRIZES!

BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT!

With special house band

THE BRASS KNUCKLE BRASS BAND

At BAD!SLAM!NO!BISCUIT!

With Prizes from the Oxfam Shop, IMPACT COMICS, Mind Games,

Smiths Alternative Bookshop or store, and GORMAN HOUSE MARKETS

Be there

Remember YOUR WORDS, no music, no props, original material, 2 minutes, you, a microphone, an audience, five judges, you, two MCs, one Score Adder, and THE MASTER OF CONFLICT AND YOU!

The Phoenix, 730pm sign-up!

BE THERE

YOU BE THERE