Bernadette Kirwan - "Recovery Through Poetry"

Join the Slam Fam community on Patreon for exclusive bonus content and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ittis⁠ Check out the I Think, Therefore I Slam Merch Store: ⁠https://ittis.deco-apparel.com/⁠ A two-time TEDx speaker and award winning poet, Fleassy Malay is an internationally renowned, evocative and powerful spoken word artist, speaker and educator. They are a global advocate for women’s and LGBTQI+ rights and a fierce voice for the power of authenticity and courage as a social change tool. Fleassy is the founder of Melbourne’s acclaimed NFP organisation and women's spoken word event, Mother Tongue Poetry. They were the winner of the Reciter of the Year at the 2022 National Folk Festival and represented Melbourne at Slamovision in Dublin UNESCO City of Literature in 2025. Fleassy was also on the first slam team to represent Australia in the National Poetry Slam USA in 2017, and was a state finalist at the Australian Poetry Slam 2023.Fleassy has a theatrical and yet deeply authentic performance, writing, and speaking style, renowned for captivating their audiences with depth, honesty, and humour. Follow Fleassy on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Fleassy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fleassymalay Follow ITTIS on Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ithinkthereforeislam Find Melbourne spoken word events: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://melbournepoetry.com/⁠ Podcast art by Doane Stuart School

Join the Slam Fam on Patreon for exclusive bonus content and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ittis⁠ Check out the I Think, Therefore I Slam Merch Store: ⁠https://ittis.deco-apparel.com/⁠ Megha Rao is a poet from Kerala, India. Her work has been featured on POETRY Magazine, Outlook, BBC Radio, Rollingstone, and more. Since graduating from the University of Nottingham, Megha has put her English Literature degree to good use by building academic modules for international non-profit organizations such as Girl Rising. She has also performed her poetry at NCPA, Spoken Fest etc. and taught workshops at colleges such as VIT and MICA. Her poetry podcast, "Poems to Calm Down To", trended at #1 on Spotify India and stayed on the top podcasts charts for two years. In 2021, Megha released her debut poetry book, "Teething", with HarperCollins India. Follow Megha on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_megharao Follow ITTIS on Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ithinkthereforeislam Find Melbourne spoken word events: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://melbournepoetry.com/⁠ Podcast art by Doane Stuart School

Join the Slam Fam on Patreon for exclusive bonus content and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ittis⁠ Check out the I Think, Therefore I Slam Merch Store: ⁠https://ittis.deco-apparel.com/⁠ Yasiru, aka Yasi is a carpentry apprentice by day, a poet otherwise. Combining his background in social work and this appreciation for music, Yasi is the organiser for Slamtidote, a poetry collective that gathers monthly in Naarm/Melbourne. Yasi dreams of a day where marginalised communities get recognised for their talents, and the art of poetry becomes a household practice. Tierney Khan is a writer and poet from Naarm/Melbourne. During the day you can find her working at publishing company Allen & Unwin, but by night she is either MC-ing the latest Slamtidote event, performing poetry at a fundraiser or just plain scribbling in her journal at home with her cats. She has worked with titans of the literature industry, including Books + Publishing, The Wheeler Centre, Small Press Network, The Big Issue and more. Follow Slamtidote on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slamtidote Follow ITTIS on Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ithinkthereforeislam Find Melbourne spoken word events: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://melbournepoetry.com/⁠ Podcast art by Doane Stuart School

Join the Slam Fam on Patreon for exclusive bonus content and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ittis⁠ Check out the I Think, Therefore I Slam Merch Store: ⁠https://ittis.deco-apparel.com/⁠ "Get Good" is a poem inspired by failure, both in video games and in life. Watch this poem with footage from "Demon's Souls": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pqjHplH38E Follow ITTIS on Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ithinkthereforeislam Find Melbourne spoken word events: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://melbournepoetry.com/⁠ Podcast art by Doane Stuart School

Join the Slam Fam on Patreon for exclusive bonus content and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ittis⁠ Check out the I Think, Therefore I Slam Merch Store: ⁠https://ittis.deco-apparel.com/⁠ Sara M. Saleh is an award-winning writer and poet of Palestinian, Egyptian and Lebanese heritage whose work has been widely published and performed from Brooklyn to Bangalore. Her debut novel Songs for the Dead and the Living (Affirm Press, 2023) was shortlisted for major literary awards and co-won the Barbara Jefferis Award, while her poetry collection The Flirtation of Girls / Ghazal el-Banat (UQP, 2023) won the Anne Elder Award and was shortlisted for multiple Australian prizes. She made history as the first poet to win both the Peter Porter Poetry Prize and the Judith Wright Poetry Prize, and has been a recipient of numerous fellowships, residencies and grants. Deeply committed to community, craft, and storytelling, Sara has led workshops in countless classrooms, community spaces, and festivals nationally and internationally. Follow Sara on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/instasaranade Follow ITTIS on Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ithinkthereforeislam Find Melbourne spoken word events: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://melbournepoetry.com/⁠ Podcast art by Doane Stuart School