Cool spoken word events in Sydney

Gotta love the Sydney writer's festival for putting these on :) props to Dom for the tip! Blurbs taken from the SWF website.

Miles Merril, spoken word & performance poet

Hip Hop Projections 5: Words from the West - Free, Sunday, May 16, Riverside Theatre Company

"An all-ages free night of rapping, singing, dance, visual projections and spoken word. Featuring some of Western Sydney’s emerging young talent, alongside Australia’s leading wordsmiths and performers, including Brothablack, Ozibatla, TrueVibe Nation and MC Trey."

Hip Hop Versus Spoken Word- Free, Sat, May 22

"Is today’s spoken-word movement an offshoot of hip hop? Or are rappers leaving the beats behind to get their content heard? Is spoken-word solo theatre? Four verse hurlers sling theories. Featuring Miles Merrill, Charlie Dark (UK) and Emilie Zoey Baker (Melbourne). Hosted by Alana Hicks."

The Art of Slam - Free, Sunday, May 23, Wharf 2, Sydney Theatre Company

"It’s the most popular poetry movement in the world and most of it is not written down. Who are slammers? What is slamming? And why do poetry slams scare academics? An exploration of the artform with performances. Featuring slam champions Omar Musa (ACT), Sarah Taylor, Marc Testart (Melbourne) and Bravo Child. Hosted by the founder of the Australian Poetry Slam, Miles Merrill."