Spoken Word Poetry Workshop - Zech Soakai

Learn how to express yourself and share your thoughts and feelings through the art of poetry, in this easy to follow spoken word workshop ho...
Learn how to express yourself and share your thoughts and feelings through the art of poetry, in this easy to follow spoken word workshop hosted by Zech Soakai. Zech is a published poet who began learning his craft in community open mics held out across South Auckland and stands on the shoulders of many giants before him. His work can be read in the anthologies: Rapture: An Anthology of Performance Poetry from Aotearoa/New Zealand & Katūīvei: A New Anthology of Contemporary Oceanic Pacific Aotearoa New Zealand poets. His work can also be seen at Tāmaki Paenga Hira (Auckland War Memorial Museum) & digitally on YouTube.
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