Join the Slam Fam on Patreon for exclusive bonus content and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ittis⁠ Check out the I Think, Therefore I Slam Merch Store: ⁠https://ittis.deco-apparel.com/⁠ Tariro Mavondo is a Zimbabwean-born, Frankston-raised creative with 15 years in the arts. A multi-award-winning actor, theatre director, and spoken word poet, she advocates for cultural diversity through roles as a former peer assessor for Creative Australia and co-CEO of Western Edge. She founded Africa’s Got

Join the Slam Fam on Patreon for exclusive bonus content and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ittis⁠ Check out the I Think, Therefore I Slam Merch Store: ⁠https://ittis.deco-apparel.com/⁠ Nico aka Flash Poetry is a freestyle rapper, TEDxMelbourne performer, guitarist, MC and the author of the poetry collection "The Silent World That Won't Stop Talking". Flash Poetry weaves powerful stories that collide the ancient with the hyper-modern in order to explore our modern myths & middle-class demons.

Join the Slam Fam on Patreon for exclusive bonus content and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ittis⁠ Check out the I Think, Therefore I Slam Merch Store: ⁠https://ittis.deco-apparel.com/⁠ In another solo poetry expose', we pick apart "For Some". It's a playful and sobering exploration of the duality of humankind and how our ability to organise ourselves in groups is both our best and worst asset. But it's also about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...because I can never just write about one thi

Join the Slam Fam on Patreon for exclusive bonus content and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ittis⁠ Check out the I Think, Therefore I Slam Merch Store: ⁠https://ittis.deco-apparel.com/⁠ Will Small is a three-time Australian Poetry Slam National Finalist, spoken word poet, and author of three collections — most recently "The Fossil of Us". His live show "This is How We Survive" weaves original poetry and storytelling with cinematic short films, exploring what it means to keep showing up when t

Join the Slam Fam on Patreon for exclusive bonus content and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ittis⁠ Check out the I Think, Therefore I Slam Merch Store: ⁠https://ittis.deco-apparel.com/⁠ Matcho Makata is an actor, writer, performance poet, dance teacher, community leader, theatre producer, movement enthusiast, event manager and director of Soul Lounge Australia. Matcho is known for poems exploring identity, incorporating a bilingual approach to rhythm. Their poetry is a sensory adventure weavi

Join the Slam Fam on Patreon for exclusive bonus content and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ittis⁠ Check out the I Think, Therefore I Slam Merch Store: ⁠https://ittis.deco-apparel.com/⁠ Another peek behind the slam curtain, this week I share "Smokeshow", a dramatic reflection on a passionate romance and even more explosive divorce between close friends of mine. Follow ITTIS on Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ithinkthereforeislam Find Melbourne spoken word events: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://melbourne