Miles Merrill
Originally from Chicago (birthplace of slams), Miles Merrill is a writer, performer, facilitator and event coordinator who combines poetry with theatre, experimental audio, hip-hop beats, stand-up and, occasionally, political confrontation. Miles introduced poetry slam to Australia, co-wrote and co-directed 'Slamming for the Sydney Festival' and performed with UK DJ Billy Bizniz at the Sydney Opera House. Internationally, Merrill has performed in Krakow's Audio Art Festival, and writers' festivals in Bali, Beijing, Vancouver and Calgary.
Word Travels creates live and online programs including Australian Poetry Slam, APS Youth, Multilingual Poetry Slam and Story Week.
They partner with libraries, schools, youth centres, councils, prisons, pubs, businesses and government organisations to bring performing writer programs to communities.
EVENTS
Australian Poetry Slam - Local Heat
and the StoryFest Schools Program
