The first collection of the slam poetry and rap verses of Australian poet and hip-hop artist Luka Lesson, entitled The Future Ancients, will be launched at Melbourne’s Malthouse Theatre.
After the Sydney and Brisbane launch of Lesson’s debut book of verse, the Melbourne launch will feature an extended intimate performance unique to this event, a new video and a number of special guests.
Supporting the Australian Poetry Slam champion will be local writers and performers Angela Costi, Abdul Hammoud, Carrie Hagan, Mariaa Randall, Simon Taylor, Maxine Beneba Clarke and Abe Ape.
A record of 30 poems written from 2008-2013, the collection takes the reader from the Greek coastlines of Lesson’s ancestors, through reflections of Australia’s dark history and into pockets of philosophy and love.
Part poetry collection, part notebook, The Future Ancients includes QR codes which link through an easy smart phone scan to audio or video recordings of Luka’s performances online, giving the reader a fully interactive experience.
Luke Haralampou, aka Luka Lesson, is a spoken word and hip-hop Greek Australian artist.
With two years of international touring, 11 Writers’ Festivals and almost ten years of writing under his belt, Luka is the Australian Poetry Slam champion of 2011 and Melbourne Overload Poetry Festival slam champion of 2010.
The launch of Luka Lesson’s poetry collection will take place on Friday 1 November at 7.00 pm, at The Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne.
Tickets are available at https://boxoffice.malthousetheatre.com.au