EPISODE · Oct 23, 2024 · 1H 24M
DEFNE - The Hostess from the East Coast-ess
from I Think, Therefore I Slam · host Andrew Rogerson
Join the Slam Fam on Patreon for exclusive bonus content and more:https://www.patreon.com/ittisDEFNE is a queer Turkish-Australian multidisciplinary artist with a style that’s definitely hers. She is the Creative Producer for Word Travels and Creative Director of West Side Poetry, a monthly hybrid slam based in Western Sydney. DEFNE graduated with distinction in a Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing & Theatre) & Fine Arts (Photography & Graphic Design) from UNSW in 2023.She has been published in UNSWeetend & Tharunka and featured across Story Week, ‘23 Adelaide Writers’ Week, Art Gallery NSW, State Library NSW, UNSW, Enough Said, Bread & Butter Poetry Slam, Poetry Sydney and is a Bankstown Grand Slam finalist. She performed her own show of poetry & song “DEFNE Opens Up” at Flight Path Theatre. At the heart of DEFNE’s work is an exploration of relationships—be it with ourselves, mental health, abuse, family, culture, or more.DEFNE is always up to some creative mischief, whether writing songs or shooting shows. She’s a self-reclaimed drama queen. The world’s her runway as she overruns it with connection through shared vulnerability and revolutionary intimacy.Follow DEFNE on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/definitelydefne101Find out more about Word Travels:https://wordtravels.info/Follow ITTIS on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ithinkthereforeislampodcastFind Melbourne spoken word events:https://melbournepoetry.com/Podcast art by Doane Stuart School
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Join the Slam Fam on Patreon for exclusive bonus content and more:https://www.patreon.com/ittisDEFNE is a queer Turkish-Australian multidisciplinary artist with a style that’s definitely hers. She is the Creative Producer for Word Travels and Creative Director of West Side Poetry, a monthly hybrid slam based in Western Sydney. DEFNE graduated with distinction in a Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing & Theatre) & Fine Arts (Photography & Graphic Design) from UNSW in 2023.She has been published in UNSWeetend & Tharunka and featured across Story Week, ‘23 Adelaide Writers’ Week, Art Gallery NSW, State Library NSW, UNSW, Enough Said, Bread & Butter Poetry Slam, Poetry Sydney and is a Bankstown Grand Slam finalist. She performed her own show of poetry & song “DEFNE Opens Up” at Flight Path Theatre. At the heart of DEFNE’s work is an exploration of relationships—be it with ourselves, mental health, abuse, family, culture, or more.DEFNE is always up to some creative mischief, whether writing songs or shooting shows. She’s a self-reclaimed drama queen. The world’s her runway as she overruns it with connection through shared vulnerability and revolutionary intimacy.Follow DEFNE on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/definitelydefne101Find out more about Word Travels:https://wordtravels.info/Follow ITTIS on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ithinkthereforeislampodcastFind Melbourne spoken word events:https://melbournepoetry.com/Podcast art by Doane Stuart School
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