Hello everyone, next Tuesday is Passionate Tongues Poetry night! And the feature performer is Sadie Shimmin-Clarke.
It's always an exciting thing to introduce a new voice to the Melbourne poetry scene. Everyone who goes to Spoken Word At Bar Oussou knows Sadie's beautiful insights on life and the world around us. Very rarely do I ask somebody to feature on just one listening. But Sadie absolutely has to be heard more. Here's her bio:
Sadie, or Sarah St James, is a spoken word poet originally from Meanjin. She has been performing at slams and open mics since 2014 and has undergone more changes in that time than much of her writing has. She made the move down south in late 2018 where the intense social exclusion of 2020 forced her to grapple with life and loneliness away from familiar faces and performance opportunities.
In April 2022 she began work on a selection of short, hand-bound poetry anthologies. These have snowballed into the book she is currently developing: "The Brown Paper Diaries"- a collection of memoir style poetry and reflective non-fiction.
In November 2022 several of her poems were published in "In-Flux: Trans and Gender Diverse Reflections and Imaginings"

There will be an open mic section of course, plus the famous hospitality of The Brunswick Green. See you there!

ACCESSIBILITY: Wheelchair access to venue,Wheelchair access to stage / performance space

COST: Free (Raffle sold)

ENTRY: Not Ticketed