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Hi students,
When using this resource, and listening to poems, please be aware that there may be some strong language used. Please consider those around you, and perhaps wear headphones while listening.

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Gemma is from Adelaide, and is a previous Australian Poetry Slam finalist.

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Gemma Boyd - "For the Valiant" - Australian Poetry Slam 2012 Finalist

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A very quick video, explaining many of the poetic devices we have been looking at in class.

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Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner is from the Marshall Islands, and her work often explores the impact of climate change.

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Video poems have been an essential part of how I share stories with the world, and has evolved as I've grown as a writer and artist. My first video poems released on youtube was "Tell Them" and "History Project" - both were filmed by Studio Revolt while I was in London for the Poetry Parnassus Festival representing the Marshall Islands in 2012. These two poems received some attention and enabled me to become known as a poet in the wider climate activist/pacific poets/pacific scholars/nuclear activism circles. If I hadn't uploaded my "Tell Them" video, I would not have become nominated for the role of Civil Society Speaker to the United Nations Climate Summit in 2014 - an event which changed my life and widened my audience. Since then I've also been filmed and interviewed in different venues such as the COP23 in Germany - these videos are also featured here. On this page, you'll find all of my video poems, starting with the latest.

Video Poems

Rise

Read the full poem, in different languages, as well as watch behind the scenes videos at the 350.org website.

Anointed

Read the full poem in this blog post.

Monster

Performing in front of the Genbaku Dome in Hiroshima. Read the full poem and process at this blog post: https://www.kathyjetnilkijiner.com/ new-year-new-monsters-and-new-poems / (opens in a new tab)

Butterfly Thief

Read the full poem and the process behind the piece at this blog post.

Islands Dropped from a Basket

Read the full poem and the process behind the piece at this blog post.

Fishbone Hair

Created in collaboration with the College of the Marshall Islands Media Club. The text of the poem is in my book.

Utilomar

Read the full poem here: https://www.kathyjetnilkijiner.com/utilomar/

Two Degrees

This isn't the original video, but is a live performance from the COP22 in Morocco to Democracy Now. Read the full poem and process here: https://www.kathyjetnilkijiner.com/poem-2-degrees/

Dear Matafele Peinam

Full video from the opening performance at the United Nations Climate Summit 2014 which includes my opening statement. Read the full poem here https://www.kathyjetnilkijiner.com/united-nations-climate-summit-opening-ceremony-my-poem-to-my-daughter/

Dear Matafele Peinam

Another version featuring only the poem and video imagery, without the live statement.

Lessons from Hawai'i

Read the full poem here: https://www.kathyjetnilkijiner.com/micronesia-i-lessons-from-hawaii/

History Project

Read the full poem here: https://www.kathyjetnilkijiner.com/history-project/

Tell Them

Read the full poem here: https://www.kathyjetnilkijiner.com/tell-them/

Interviews and Features:

The Innovative City Forum

This was a keynote I delivered at the Innovative City Forum in Tokyo in November 2018.

Interview with NHK World News

Following my keynote I was interviewed by the NHK World News. Click the link below to view:
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/newsroomtokyo/features/20181023.html
Marshall Islands Consulate

This was a fun, informal interview with my cousin, Tamera Heine, who works at the Marshall Islands Consulate in Hawaii.

Okeanos Marshall Islands

Video by the Okeanos Marshall Islands film crew about our expedition to Enewetak for our poem video, Anointed - includes interviews with myself as well as crew members.

Democracy Now

An interview with Amy Goodman alongside my mother at the COP23 in Germany in November 2017.

Honolulu Biennial

An artist talk film series created for the Honolulu Biennial exhibit in 2017.

AJ+

A video from AJ+ news featuring lines from my poem and performance "Tell Them" which I performed at a 350 action at the COP21 in Paris.

UN COP21 Feature

A video from the UNFCCC highlighting my work and performances at the COP21.

The Fourth Branch

An interview with my friends from The Fourth Branch, a Micronesian media group based in Hawaii, about my work.

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Video poems have been an essential part of how I share stories with the world, and has evolved as I've grown as a writer and artist. My first video poems released on youtube was "Tell Them" and "History Project" - both were filmed by Studio Revolt while I was in London for the Poetry Parnassus Festival representing the Marshall Islands in 2012.

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Jay Hulme is a transgender poet who discusses issues of stereotyping and bullying.

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This is the poem we discussed in lesson two of this unit

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Laurie May is an indigenous Australian woman, who writes about poverty perspectives

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Laurie May - "Houso Kid" - Australian Poetry Slam 2012 Finalist

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Luka Lesson is a Greek-Australian poet, who looks at issues of social justice. He's definitely one to listen to!

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Luka Lesson is a poetry and Hip-hop artist of Greek heritage from Australia. Luka is a former Australian Poetry Slam Champion, has performed with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, and has has toured with the likes of Akala (UK), Lowkey (UK) and Dr Cornel West (USA). His lyrics are studied across universities and schools worldwide.

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This Australian site has bios for many poets, you can use to to look up any Australian poets you have discovered and wish to learn more about.

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Thuy On's debut collection of poetry, Turbulence, was published by UWAP in 2020. Her poetry has appeared in a range of online and print publications including: Cordite, Eureka Street, Mascara Literary Review, Australian Poetry journal, Gargouille, Djed Press, Antithesis, Lor Journal, Folk magazine, Diacritics. Multicultural Arts Victoria, The Moth magazine and Writers Victoria newsletters.

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Thuy On's debut collection of poetry, Turbulence, was published by UWAP in 2020. Her poetry has appeared in a range of online and print publications including: Cordite, Eureka Street, Mascara Literary Review, Australian Poetry journal, Gargouille, Djed Press, Antithesis, Lor Journal, Folk magazine, Diacritics. Multicultural Arts Victoria, The Moth magazine and Writers Victoria newsletters.

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Have a look at some past Australian Poetry Slam winners.

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2019 Australian POETRY SLAM CHAMPION

wāni Le Frère won the National Final at Sydney Opera House on 20 October 2019. A transdisciplinary artist from Bukavu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by way of Aotearoa/New Zealand, wāniis Indigenous to the Ba Shi peoples of walungu.

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wāni Le Frère won the National Final at Sydney Opera House on 20 October 2019. A transdisciplinary artist from Bukavu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by way of Aotearoa/New Zealand, wāniis Indigenous to the Ba Shi peoples of walungu.