Slam Poetry

National Poetry Slam winner Te Kahu Rolleston performs some of his poetry and speaks with Kathryn Ryan about giving rangatahi voice to hopes and dreams through performance poetry.  Audio

Nga Hine Pukorero are a performance poetry group are from Nga Puna o Waiorea, the Te Reo Maori immersion kura at Western Springs College. In 2018, Nga Hine Pukorero competed against 44 other high… Audio

Tarns Hood is a Wellington performance poet who describes ordinary things with witty, rhythmic quick verse. She's the 2017 national slam poetry champ. Her style is raw and linguistically twisted and… Audio

Poetry slam is where poetry meets sport and the first of our poets this morning is a 2018 national poetry slam finalist, she's a playwright and writes for film. Alayne Dick has been performing at the… Audio

British-Jamaican Raymond Antrobus is a spoken word poet and social commentator who was diagnosed with deafness at the age of six. He is the author of three poetry collections - Shapes &amp… Audio

Australian slam poet champ Omar Musa will face off with one of our best, Hip Hop hero King Kapisi. They'll meet in an a capella match up, trading rhymes for an hour in front of a live audience. Video, Audio

Anis Mojgani has been called the best poetry slammer alive. He is a two-time champion of the US Individual National Poetry Slam, and has been touring around the world for more than a decade, holding… Audio