Australian Poetry Slam Champion, Luka Lesson, takes you on the journey of becoming a full-time poet, meandering between the Ancient Greek poetic practices of his family homeland, revisiting the disaster that first inspired him to write, performing poetry in Melbourne where he cut his teeth, competing in international poetry slams, and ending with the Ancient Greek types of love, where he has focussed the last few years of his research and writing.

Part performance, part workshop - all poetic. This is a one-off special event has been designed specifically for the Taranta Festival, Bellingen.

Please bring your notebook and pen - Limited writing tools will also be available at the event.

IMPORTANT NOTE: TICKET HOLDERS FOR THE PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED AGAPI & OTHER KINDS OF LOVE RECEIVE AUTOMATIC ENTRY TO THIS EVENT. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO COME TO THIS EVENT FEEL FREE TO REQUEST A REFUND.

BIOGRAPHY:

Luka Lesson is a poet of Greek heritage who has won the Australian Poetry Slam, has featured at the mecca for slam poetry: the Nuyorican Poet's Cafe (NYC), performed with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, and been commissioned by the likes of the National Gallery of Victoria, The Institute of Non-Violence and the BBC (UK). Luka has released three collections of poetry independently: The Future Ancients (2013), Antidote (2015) and most recently Agapi & Other Kinds of Love (2022).

Luka has been a poet-in-residence at the Scottish Poetry Library, appeared at the Edinburgh Literature Festival, Splendour in the Grass, 4E Hip-hop Festival, Hong Kong Literature Festival, Ubud Writers' Festival and many more. Luka has taught poetry at the Athens University (Greece), Latrobe University, and across hundreds of High Schools in Australia and abroad.

Luka's musical theatre show: Agapi & Other Kinds of Love, based on the Ancient Greek words for love, premiered at the National Museum of Australia during their exhibition: Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors & Heroes from the British Museum.

https://www.lukalesson.com