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Join the Slam Fam community 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/⁠ A two-time TEDx speaker and award winning poet, Fleassy Malay is an internationally renowned, evocative and powerful spoken word artist, speaker and educator. They are a global advocate for women’s and LGBTQI+ rights and a fierce voice for the power of authenticity and courage as a social change tool...

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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/⁠ Jordan Thompson is a 28-year-old Adelaide native who has built himself an international following on poetry Instagram under the handle @j.t.elliottpoetry. Drawing inspiration from music, lyrics, travelling and sunsets, his latest collection “The Human Condition” dropped last year. Follow Jordan on Instagram:...

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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/⁠ Rachael Williams is a spoken word poet and writer from Darkinjung Country on the NSW Central Coast. She has featured at poetry slams and festivals across NSW including Byron Writers Festival, Yours & Owls Festival, and in the ACT at Canberra Slam. Williams is a two-time finalist in The National Youth Poetry Sl...

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