“Huda is the 2021 Australian Poetry Slam Champion and an incredible artist – don’t miss this opportunity to spend an hour in workshop with her.” – Rachel Chant, Festival Director

This spoken word workshop for beginners is an incredible opportunity to explore techniques for creating poetry with QLD State Poetry Champion and Australian Poetry Slam Champion, Huda Fadlelmawla (Betwixt).

By developing the connection between thoughts and written word, Huda assists you in unlocking the essentials of creating poetry. The session ends with the opportunity to work on presentation skills, with participants performing the pieces created during the workshop.

Times:

Sun 16 July 11am

Accessibility Info:

• Bondi Festival accepts Companion Cards. Companion Card holders are required to phone or email their valid Companion Card number and expiry date.
• Click here for more information about accessibility at Bondi Festival.

Presented by:

Workshop Facilitator Huda Fadlelmawla (Betwixt)
Creator Pink Matter (Presented by Metro Arts)

Meet the Creator:

Huda Fadlelmawla (also known as Huda The Goddess) is nationally recognised poet who won the QLD state poetry champ title in both 2020 & 2021. She is also the current Australian poetry slam champ. Huda is also the owner of ‘The Vault Qld’ which is an association aimed at providing cultural competency workshops for schools and business to help provide a cultural safe space for African Australians. Huda is educator, an artist and writer. She is also part of the dance community. A member of the bang universe a krump family and also a part of the freestyle scene. She is currently working on her first book and putting together productions to showcase poetry and its application with other art forms. As proud black woman her goal is to educate people on how her racial identity impacts her art and daily interactions.