I got a Spinning room call-back! Wait, most of you probably have no idea what that means. The Spinning Room is one of the best Spoken Word venues here in Melbourne. Every Tuesday from about 8pm, fifty or so people cram into the burgundy upholstered Spinning Room – the small back room at the top of ET’s Bar in Prahran. Hosts Anthony O’Sullivan and Jon Garrett do an amazing job of chatting us through the feature reading and open mic sections as some of the most amazing spoken wordsters in Australia give us their best.I featured at the Spinning Room back in October (you can read back on it in this post here), and it was an absolutely amazing night. Anyway, for the last Spinning Room of each year, Jon and Anthony pick their favourites from the last twelve months.
And this year I’m it, alongside fellow poet and Memphis Slam King Benjamin Theolonius Sanders (aka IQ). That’s right, Tuesday night will be an all Black Spinning Room. Brothers and sisters, the face of Australian poetry is changing. Come see us spin the room in separate sets (myself with all new poetry) and if we can get our shit together there may even be some collaborative lyricism going on. You might also get a pre-launch glimpse of my new book Gil Scott Heron is on Parole, which will be out in February: she’s red as artery blood with a black power salute on the cover. You will fall for her instantly.Tuesday December 15
8pm - 11pm
8pm - 11pm
The Spinning Room
21 High Street Prahran
21 High Street Prahran




