15/06/2024
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One of our amazing performance artists for the Longest Night Geelong - Variety Show Fundraiser:-
“Benjamin Theolonius Sanders (IQ) is a native Memphis griot, professional teaching artist, intergenerational educator, intercontinental slam champion and father. The former MC of the Memphis Music & Heritage Festival, an 8X Memphis Slam Champion & 2x Melbourne slam Champion, IQ is a haiku lover and typewriter devotee. In 2009 He was one of twelve guest artists at Womadelaide, where his poetry was translated into Indigenous language in collaboration with visual artists from the APY lands. IQ is the author of 11 chapbooks, 3 albums, 2 audio anthologies, and has been anthologised in various academic and commercial publications for the past 30+ years. Normally referred to as Memphis Poet Laureate, IQ loves music, coffee, scrabble, teaching about poetry of all kinds, tennis, Memphis and Geelong. Presently the Poet Laureate of the Centre for Southern Folklore, IQ is a hypen-aided American, as well as Poet Laureate of legendary Memphis Jam band Freeworld. When his feet are not walking in M’town, IQ lives on Wadawurrung /Wathaurong country. Find IQ at www.poetiq.com”
Photo/Poem ( My Middle name) it is THEOLONIUS. Do not trust MS Word.
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Bluestone Bluff Studios is the photocredit ÓBenjamin Theolonius Sanders (IQ) 2022 All Rights Reserved
I have a happier one.. J If you’d like it… Both of my daughters are autistic. So I really hope the fundraiser goes well for everyone, Peace, IQ (Paypal.me/poetiq)
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