Poetry from Polandポーランドからの詩

Poetry from Poland Bohdan Piasecki, Grzegorz Bruszewski, Weronika Lewandowska, Wojtek Cichoń From Japan (listed in Japanese syllabary order): Emi Itsuno, Takeo Oshima, Samm Bennett, Joh Tachibana, Child Hattori, Marcellus Nealy, Misumi Mizuki, Emma Yukifune 　 *12:00〜16:00* Slam Poetry Workshops Entry: Free with pre-registration / Limited: 10 people Register by sending mail to [workshops@poetryfrompoland.com](mailto:workshops@poetryfrompoland.com) Workshops conducted in English (with Japanese translation) 　 *19:00 open / 20:00 start* Poetry reading & Spoke'N'Word Poetry Slam Entry: Free! Bring your poems! 　 ##Spoke 'N' Word On Tour [Poetry from Poland web](http://www.poetryfrompoland.com) 　 ##Bohdan Piasecki  Bohdan is a performance poet and slam host born in Warsaw, Poland, currently based in the UK, where he has finished his PhD in poetry translation. Before his move to England, Bohdan started the first poetry slam series in his country, introducing Poles to spoken word and creating a platform for a whole new generation of performers. Bohdan has travelled around Europe (with some forays into North America) with his poetry; he represented Poland at the 2007 Poetry Slam World Cup in Paris (and was the only European poet to reach the finals), proudly wore the title of the 2008 Hammer & Tongue Oxford Season Slam Champion, and was an artist in residence at the European Poetry Slam Days in Berlin in 2009. He has finished touring with the international project – Smoke & Mirrors – that combines poetry and music. [http://wordra.in](http://wordra.in) / [movie](http://youtu.be/psneCpw6w5E) ##Grzegorz Bruszewski  Grzegorz Bruszewski, also known as Estragon, is a sociology graduate, journalist and slam artist born in 1981. He iscurious of the world and open-minded, but also cynical. A performer since 2004, he became interested in slam poetry long before the genre reached Poland, mainly due to The Roots recordings with a Philadephia-based poet Ursula Rucker or films such as “Love Jones” and “Slam”. He organizes slam poetry workshops together with Wojciech Cichoń. In 2007, he was featured in the top 50 Warsaw activists published by Życie Warszawy newspaper. His international performances include the Berlin Slam!Revue, Coupe Du Monde in Bobigny near Paris, as well as Great Britain, the Czech Republic or Hungary. [myspace](http://www.myspace.com/estragonsimpson) / [movie](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sogfgv1xXbg&feature=youtu.be) ##Weronika Lewandowska  Slam artist, poet and performer, whose poems go beyond linguistic barriers. In 2006, she proved that at the International Slam!Revue in Berlin, where she entertained and hypnotised an international audience for the first time. Since then, her melodious Slavic poems could be heard in Warsaw, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Augsburg, Praga, Brno, Turin, Paris, London, Madrid and Amheim, among others. She regularly collaborates with plan.kton, a Warsaw-based audiovisual project. In 2009, her performance with plan.kton opened the 1st European Slam Meeting in Berlin, hitherto the largest gathering of slammers in Europe. She is currently working on a multimedia poetry volume she plans to publish with plan.kton. [tumblr](http://weronika-lewandowska.tumblr.com/) / [movie](http://youtu.be/OYGy392giwo) ##Wojtek Cichoń  Slam artist, rapper, poet and performance poetry host born in 1983 in Elbląg, Poland, and currently based in Warsaw. He organizes, among others, the Spoke’n’Word festival, a monthly poetry slam in Warsaw and spoken word workshops. Since 2003, he has been presenting his spoken word art both in Poland and beyond (Germany, Czech Republic, Holland, Great Britain, Hungary). He issued 8 records with skwer.org under the moniker Kidd, co-creating such musical projects as ddekombinacja, Międzymiastowa and Osete. With his music and spoken word performances, he opened shows for such artists as Dälek, Mouse on The Keys or Beans (Anti-Pop Consortium). [Homepage](http://wojtekidd.org/) / [movie](http://youtu.be/fRIa2SEl0nA) ##Emi Itsuno  [paperpiano](http://homepage2.nifty.com/paperpiano/) ##Takeo Oshima  [Takeo Oshima Homepage](http://www1.odn.ne.jp/goingthedistance/) ##Samm Bennett  [Official Website](http://www.polarityrecords.com) [Spoken song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWMZ7cMYtvQ) ##Joh Tachibana  [Tachibana Information Homepage](http://tachibanajoh.web.fc2.com/) ##Child Hattori  [Blog](http://chidhattori.jimdo.com/) ##Marcellus Nealy  Marcellus Nealy was born in Cleveland, Ohio and began performing poetic verse over DJ tracks and live music. His style of performance embodies the energy of the beat generation but is completely unique. People who have seen his performance often say it looks like he is possessed by powerful spirits. He has appeared on many recordings with various artists including Jafro Sax, Funky Gong, Yukihiro Fukutomi, Roy Davis Jr., Johannes Heil, and Dreams Come True. Marcellus has also performed on K?haku Uta Gassen, Music station, Songs, Mezamashi Terebi. Marcellus has also performed in the global concert event Live 8 and the Montreal Jazz Festival. [light-walker.com](http://www.light-walker.com/) ##Mizuki Misumi  [Mizuki Misumi Official Web](http://misumimizuki.com/) ##Emma Yukifune  [Chikyu-no-Koibitotachi-no-Chosyoku](http://homepage2.nifty.com/mami/)