SLAMMERS
31 Champions from all around Europe

Hello, my name is Mama Fiera and I'm not sure how I got here. Whatever the reason, I'm happy to be a part of this party. That's right, I think I got here because I like parties, more specifically the one that happens under the skin. Maybe that's why I was attracted to art since I was a child, before I knew it was art, and that's why I think I also started writing poetry before I knew it was poetry.

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Emil Kaschka, born in 1996, grew up in the Tyrolean countryside. He studied German language and literature in Innsbruck, Seville and Vienna. After his debut novel GRÜNHOLZ (2021), he began studying screenwriting at the Vienna Filmakademie. In 2022 he published his plays SEIT JAKOB and SCHMELZWASSER. This year he is bringing his first film INS WILDE LAND to the big screen. Since 2023 he is the Austrian Poetry Slam Champion.

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Hrvoje Mimica was born in 1967 in Zagreb. Drummer, composer, songwriter and slam poet. Winner of the Croatian Slam Poetry Championship 2020. He participated in the European Slam Poetry Championship in Brussels and the World Slam Poetry Championship in Brussels 2022. Father of two children.

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Manolis Nanouris (Athens, 1990) studied Economics, Cinema, and Cultural Management. He writes songs, poems, and short stories. In 2021, he opened his own bookstore. He started slamming in 2022 and he is the current champion of Greece.

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Photo: _Nellaki_

Joonas Veelmaa is the Estonian poetry slam champion 2023. He has been the top finalist also in 2022 when he published his first poetry collection „Alaska“, a book that is humorous and sad at the same time and – by now sold out. He identifies himself as a professional poet with copywriting as a hobby. 

"Diliana Stoyanova is a Bulgarian-Finnish poet, and a law PhD. The 2023 Finnish slam champion writes to take ownership of her own narrative. Her motto is 'Sometimes I do the words, and sometimes the words do me.' and her first poetry book, which will be out in 2024, will have poems in English, Finnish, and Japanese."

Andros Zacharia (AKA.Mr.Z..) is a London born Cypriot who does magic with numbers, basically he is an accountant. Andros is also presenter/actor who always aims on entertaining minds amd winning hearts. 
He is dedicated to fulfiling his purpose by contributing to the evolution of mankind since man is not so kind. 

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A Dublin-based poet, Leon's work focuses primarily on giving a voice to topics outside the mainstream conversation. Coming from a working-class background, and after studying English and Film at University College Dublin, he engages in language and rhythm with high energy to draw the listeners in.

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Olle Sundström is a composer, librettist, reigning Swedish and Nordic champion in poetry slam. Olle started finding his way onto the spoken word scene of Gothenburg in 2015, and has since then made his mark in competitions and on open stages. He claimed the Swedish championship title in poetry slam in May 2023, and went on to win the Nordic championship in poetry slam in September 2023  
Olle's poetry is at times feverishly intense, with lots of humor and solemnity working in tandem to make the audience laugh one second, and leaving them stunned the next. Olle has also, apart from the poetry, written the opera ”Elden inombords” that toured Sweden in 2022, among other commissions for original compositions.

Malene is a 27 years old, Copenhagen based, actress and poetry slammer.

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A decade back, I kicked off my slam poetry journey, hitting stages across six countries and securing spots at the German-speaking championships. Over in Luxembourg, I've been stirring up the local scene by hosting workshops and slams, and since 2021, I've been the host and organiser for the Luxembourgish championships.

Mithago is a mad sick disabled trans dyke poet and performer who's writing and other work explores identity, existence and the systems and structures that oppress and limit them often in relation to their own lived experiences of being multiply marginalised. They are the 2023 UK slam champion and have performed extensively across the UK.

Liene Tīģere was inspired to write poetry after attending Poetry Slam in Latvia organized by “Totaldobže”. She uses the shock factor to spark discussions about socio-political topics. 

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Sara Andjelkovic, 26 years old, has been immersed in the world of poetry slam since 2014. For her, slam poetry serves as a captivating outlet for creativity, allowing her to explore and express the nuances of her thoughts and emotions. Sara's poetic narratives are characterized by a distinctive blend of femininity, amplified passion, lyrical grace, and a touch of humor, creating a unique and engaging experience for her audience. Through the rhythmic cadence of her words, she weaves together stories that resonate with both depth and levity, making her a dynamic presence on the poetry slam stage.

Lisa Pauline Wagner is German-speaking runner-up and also the first female Berlin Brandenburg champion. She has been on poetry slam stages since 2018 and published her first collection of texts with Blaulicht Verlag in 2022.

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Marija Grubor (Aka. Vardaska), born in 1992 in Macedonia, is a professional psychologist and a two-time national slam champion with two published poetry collections and many successful performances, currently working on audiovisual poetry.

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He is Benjámin Friss, 29, from Hungary, a land surveyor, but also volunteering in humanities. He is using only his left and right cerebral hemisphere while writing his slams. As they are in balance, his perspective is not only holistic but also analytic at the same level. The symbiosis of his lyrical self and himself appears as a battle between them, and they are both trying to overpower each other during his performance.

Paulius Gadeikis born in 1989 Lithuania - Plungė.
Sound, video and text artist, author of audiovisual rap poetry. In my work, i purposefully construct sculptures of rhythm and meter, thereby giving philosophical weight to time and space. In performances, an intimate form of peaceful discord aligns the roles of performer-listener. 

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Marija Bliznac is a spoken word artist, slampoet, writer and producer originally from Bosnia and Hercegovina, living in Norway since 2014. She grew up listening to rap and hip hop, which is where her passion for poetry comes from. Marija is an active poet who writes/performs in Norwegian and English. 

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Potopa Basha: Comes from north-east of Slovakia, lives and works in Prague. She began her poetry slam journey in 2019. Since then she's had many opportunities to slam im front of numerous different kinds of audiences on various different cultural events, such as:

music/art/theatre/literature festivals, poetry slam tours, parades, slam championships, themed exhibitions etc in both Slovakia and Czech Republic. She usually performs texts about culture and humankind, both good and bad aspects of being a member of society, usually with a little humorous twist. 
You can see her joining forces with musicians while performing live poetry to experimental musical creations of Boh Vajec Orchestra.

Je m'appelle Clarence, j'ai 24 ans, et beaucoup moins d'idées d'avenir. Cœur d'enfant dans un corps d'adulte.

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Diana Dutu is a dancer and a poetry slammer from Sibiu, Transylvania. Since 2017 she has been a part of The Poetic Body making spoken word shows and slam poetry, representing this movement in Romania.

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Nicole Kaandorp (Budapest, 1997) is a writer of short stories, essays and performance poetry. She is a part of the band Kopje Onder, presents and organises literary programmes in Utrecht and her hometown Amsterdam, and is part of the programmers for Mensen Zeggen Dingen, a Dutch platform for spoken word and poetry. In 2019 she won the Lowlands Writing Competition with the short story ‘Linnen’, about a couple that pretends not to know each other, which is not without its consequences. Relationships and how to communicate about them are often occurring themes in her work, even as enumerations and how to find comfort. Nicole is the winner of the NK Poetry Slam 2023. 

Au scalpel des mots, Robin Bonenfant cisèle la société, dévoilant ses plaies avec des slams coupants. Juriste de formation, elle a troqué les prétoires pour les planches, emportant avec elle la puissance d’une parole politique. Diplômée du Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles en art dramatique, elle a fusionné sa passion pour l’écriture et l’art oratoire et c’est ainsi qu’elle foule maintenant les différents mico-ouverts Belge et quelques scènes bruxelloises à l’affut d’une bonne occasion de délivrer ses slams.

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Born in 1969 in Tuzla, Yugoslavia. He lives in Novi Sad, Serbia. Doctor of medicine by education. Developed the concept of expressive therapy - bibliotherapy. Wrote and continues to write poetry, texts for play, and short stories. He won the Serbian slam poetry competition in 2022.

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Gloria Riggio is the first woman and youngest performance poet to win the title of Italian Poetry Slam Champion in the national history.

Born in Sicily in 2000, Gloria is a student of Historical and Philological-Literary Studies, has published several collections of poem, part of which are currently in national and international anthologies. Her poems have appeared in Italian journals and have been translated into Spanish, German and Greek. She is a member of the Trento Poetry Slam and editor of the contemporary literature magazine Inverso - Journal of Poetry for which she writes on contemporary oral and performance poetry and on the recovery of women's literary production from the Italian literary canon of the 20th century.

Uncle Pepin is a twenty years old sociology student, friend to few, weirdo to many. He likes BBB (Bad puns, beer and books), he hates losing in arguments. Doing potery slam since 2021(ish), Czech poetry slam champion of 2022. He wears glasses, by the way.

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Marina Campanatti is an actress, artist-pedagogue, researcher and poet. She is the current champion of the Portugal Slam and was the runner-up in 2022. She is the author of the book Afetos Navegantes: Olhar o porto do mar, published by Urutau (2023).

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Angie Strachan. Scottish Poetry Slam Champion 2023.

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Gal Grobovšek (1999) is a designer, poet, musician as well as an amateur punk rocker. When he is not working, he’s writing or - more often - performing with slam poetry or as a lead singer and a saxophone player in his band Smetnaki. He says he finds inspiration in idiots, his own snobbery, Slovenian humility and his little sister. He does not, much to her disappointment, write about his girlfriend.

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Photo: Maša Pirc

Мітров Ігор Ростиславович (born in 1991) is a Ukrainian poet, essayist, critic; an active participant in the Ukrainian literary process; the author of two poetry books, as well as a number of publications in anthologies and periodicals. The texts have been translated into several foreign languages.

After the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, he took part in combat operations as part of the 95th Separate Polish Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Special guest, Lady La Profeta, World Poetry Slam Champion 2023.

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Special guest, Xabiso Vili, World Poetry Slam Champion 2022.

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