Edwina Blush, jazz vocalist, songwriter, poet and provocateuse

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Randall Stephens, Melbourne-based International Slam Poet and Raconteur

Edwina Blush, writes pithy, catchy pieces bringing lightness and balance to big heavy issues (environment, sexuality, politics, love...)
Edwina’s warm and witty style has led to numerous commissions for and appearances on stage, radio and television. She is a three time winner of the National Poetry Debate and in demand for internationally recognized festivals (Venice Biennale, Helsinki Amorph!, Woodford, National Folk Festival Of Australia, Sydney Festival etc) as well as social forums and business conferences, where she can be found performing her own material, engaging fellow artists in interveiws or whipping up the crowd with infectious enthusiasm as MC.

Randall Stephens combines humorous, direct and deeply personal writing on travel, romance and masculine identity with an energetic delivery style to create a strong stage presence.
Randall has toured around Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and Borneo, and competed in poetry slams in New York and London. He's been broadcast on RRR and 3CR in Melbourne.
The creator, organiser and MC of Sweetalkers, a monthly event for high-quality spoken-word performance, Randall also continually blogs new poetry at Tales Told by an Idiot (http://www.randallstephens.blogspot.com/)
He also hates re-writing his bio, and has vowed not to do so again for a while.
-more info on Randall:
http://www.youtube.com/brainthatweighsatun
http://soundcloud.com/randallstephens
http://www.wordplay.org.au/writers/randall-stephens/

ABOUT WORD IN HAND

This is Sydney’s premier regular and enduring poetry / spoken word event, providing open mike opportunities for voices directly from the Sydney community plus a high-energy poetry slam every month in addition to a featured poet or two.

First Tuesdays except January, 7:30 for 8:00 PM. Donation $10/$5. Slam Prize $50.