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UNSWriting and Sydney Writers’ Festival
present performance writer & poet, Anis Mojgani. Hosted by writer, UNSW lecturer Paul Dawson.
When: Thursday 23 May 2013, 6:30pm
Where: Io Myers Studio
THIS EVENT IS NOW BOOKED OUT.
Performance poet and writer Anis Mojgani takes to the stage at the Io Myers Studio for a special performance showcasing his words and rhymes.
Born in New Orleans, Anis is an international poetry slam champion, a two-time US National Poetry Slam champion, and a National Book Award Nominee.
You can purchase Anis Mojgani's books on the night at 10% off the RRP, courtesy of the UNSW bookshop.
Anis Mojgani (International)
Anis Mojgani is a two time U.S. Poetry Slam Champion and winner of the World Cup Poetry Slam. A TEDx Speaker, Anis has performed for audiences as varied as the House of Blues and the United Nations. Anis has three poetry collections, all published by Write Bloody Publishing: Over the Anvil We Stretch, The Feather Room, and Songs From Under The River. Originally from New Orleans, he currently lives in Texas with his wife and their dog Trudy.
UNSW related events at the Wharf
Water: New Writing hosted by Stephanie Bishop
India’s Anita Desai, Ireland’s Dermot Healy and Australia’s Amanda Lohrey all read a new piece of writing around the theme of ‘water’, especially created for the 2013 Sydney Writers’ Festival. Fittingly, they’ll read their short pieces at The Bar at the End of the Wharf overlooking the harbour. Hosted by Stephanie Bishop from University of NSW.
Love and Extinction hosted by Stephen Muecke
How, as a writer in a world with many threatened ecologies, do you grab people's attention and move them towards making better decisions for our planet? What types of stories motivate? Join the University of NSW's Stephen Muecke as he leads a discussion between Robert Drewe (Montebello), Deborah Bird Rose (Wild Dog Dreaming) and Stephen Scourfield (As The River Runs) about exploring environmental issues through different genres and forms.
For more information, e-mail unswriting@unsw.edu.au or phone 61 2 9385 5684.
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Connecting writers, publishers and students,
Offering special events, workshops and public talks
UNSWriting presents another series of engaging and thought-provoking events with a focus on indigenous writing, intimate histories and creative environmental laboratories.
In 2013 we continue as a major partner of the Sydney Writers' Festival, with festival guests on campus and with UNSW scholars participating in the festival.
Join writers Tony Birch, Ross Gibson, Debbie Bird Rose and other guests for a jam-packed year of ideas, eloquence and conversation.
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If you would like more information on previous events, see the audio and video archive page.
