In December 2012, Laurie May from Alice Springs was one of the finalists at the national Australian Poetry Slam.
The Australian Poetry Slam is the biggest spoken-word series this side of the equator.
This ain't no English 101. The Slam is a howling literary campfire, mixed with verbal voodoo, breathless rhythms and sweat-breaking nerves. Cheer your favourites, boo the judges - you might even be given a stack of score cards and a Sharpie.
Every year more than a thousand fresh Australian poems, stories, lyrics and monologues are created and performed across the country in front of riveted live audiences.
Music by Morganics
www.australianpoetryslam.com
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