Selection Criteria

So it acomes to a time where I have to make an effort  to retain some form of employment. The problem is i find myself bored with official writing that just so biege.  heres my latest selection criterion:

Working with People - Understanding others, adapting to others, rewarding others, listening, consulting, supporting, caring.

I work with people. I am a People Person, proven by the crowd of people who posed for this picture

I have extensive experience working within a team environment throughout my career.  As a warm and open person, I possess an understanding of others. This empathy is the glue that binds the team, or the egg that binds the rissole. It is the power of this affinity that I wield that allows me to be the greatest team member ever. In my self appointed role as morale team captain I command the respect of my minions by adapting to some, rewarding others and listening to all. A team with harmony sings in simpatico. Some lesser team members say im condescending (that means I speak down to people), but it’s not true, I am just greater than they could ever hope to achieve. And this is how I relate to people, I give them my time, and time is money, so it’s like a charity. And that’s what I am, friend charity.  Building a rapport is different to building a house, but both have glue. I am that glue.

Otherwise, i once busked with a sign that read
Too lazy to work or sing, please give generously

so i always have my backup career.

An Autumn Poemn

Autumn

all the girls,
          fuck,
Even the trees
discard their clothes
and show poets
their bushes.

You were here. The festival that was

The You Are Here festival wrapped up with the showcase of Canberran poetry, "Poetry is The Real Winner", hosted by fellow Tragic Troubadour, Andrew Galan.

The Tragic Troubadours had a busy schedule performing to the milling populace as they waiting for buses, doing eight one hour sessions over four days, capturing a new audience(some of whom didnt know there was a festival on and others who couldnt believe we weren't begging/busking).

Drawing in a new audience is the ethos of You Are Here, which spotlights the culture of experimental art in Canberra, and though biased, I believe the Troubs achieved this with their ambush style poetry to greater extent than any of the other acts. 

That said, saturday events like the secret gig and Going To Hell In This Handy Basket drew (willing) crowds to the newsroom that included people of all ages, and proven performer Bad!Slam!No!Biscuit! had the phoenix bar packed to the gunnels.

What I read coming out of the festival is that it was a massive success, far surpassing the runaway results of YAH 2011, which can only auger well for YAH 2013

Poem within the Mall Stories walking tour at the You Are Here festival

Mall Stories is a crowd-sourced walking tour for the Canberra Centre conceptualised by Canberra poet and creative type, Julian Fleetwood.

A mixture of prose, poems and a few songs, the Mall Stories are available for download to listen to on your electronic device, be it a smart phone or iphone (crapple).

I have written one piece, The (de)Escalators At The Food Court, and read two amusing ancedotes.

Mall Stories is a part of the You Are Here festival, which is running in Canberra the 8th - 18th of March

Tragic Troubadours at You Are Here Festival

Everybody's favourite poetry troupe will be ambushing commuters within the Civic bus interchange as a part of the You Are Here Festival.

The festival aims at showcasing the independent experimental arts culture within Canberra. Often this culture grows in dank and unused corners and the festival brings this into light within public spaces and the creative reuse of vacant retail shopfronts.

The troubadours start holding the dirty syringe of experimental poetry to the necks of commuters on the 13th of March

The Tragic Troubadours at Corinbank

The Tragic Troubadours are set to perform their poems and short plays around the venues of the Corinbank Music and Arts festival, held this weekend in the Brindabellas.

with a line up described as "new and dynamic" by this blog (in this article) they will be performing a selection of new and classic material which they have been compiling since their last appearance (2010 National Folk Festival).

Be prepared for more madness from these love-lorn Lotharios which has previously seen them helped off stage under escort following the infamous Bob Hoskins at the Majestic.

Canberra Poetry Slam/ Launch of Triptych Poets Issue 2

Hosted by me, pesented by Blemish Books, held at the Front Gallery and Cafe in Lyneham, Featuring readings from Bronwen Manger, Stuart Cooke, Ouyang Yu,  Julian Fleetwood, Myself and You!  The poetry slam with feature prizes (cash and books). Open mike and slam sign up at 7:30.

You can purchase your copy of Triptych Poets: Issue Two at the slam for $15, and the good people of Blemish Books will give you a free copy of  the original issue of Triptych Poets.

Come! Compete! Comply!