Join award winning poet Scott-Patrick Mitchell for a workshop that explores the vitality and energy of performance poetry. You’ll explore works by leading Australian poets plus works by American spoken word legends such as Emily XYZ, Ellen Zweig and David Antin.

You’ll be given the chance to write your own pieces plus conceptualise performance poems that explore embodiment, sound and play. This friendly and encouraging workshop will also cover performance techniques, which is perfect for those who experience stage fright or are nervous about public speaking.

SPM will also discuss their career as a performance poet, which has seen them deliver such shows as SpokenNewWordMusic and THE 24 HOUR PERFORMANCE POEM.

Presenter Biography
Scott-Patrick Mitchell has been performing poetry for over 25 years. They were the recipient of the 2022 Red Room Poetry Fellowship, the 2023 XYZ Prize for Innovation in Spoken Word plus were crowned Perth Slam’s 2023 Grand Slam Champion. Their debut poetry collection Clean (Upswell Publishing, 2022) was shortlisted for The Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, The WA Premier’s Book Awards and The Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards.

This event has been enabled by Writing WA’s Love to Read Local Week with support from the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund.

Tea and biscuits will be provided, and there will be book sales and signings after the event.

Ticket Sales: All proceeds from Writing WA workshops & events fund the organisation's ongoing mission as a non-profit registered charity to support West Australian writers and writing. Writing WA acknowledges the current economic challenges facing Australians. As such, to improve accessibility to professional development activities for the writing community, Writing WA has introduced a 'Pay What You Can' ticketing model.