Title Bush Slam: Cowra - Ep 1 of 6 / Director: Thorburn, Chris

Published Australia : ABC, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (streaming video file) (26 min. 39 sec.) ; 160660975 bytes Summary Sharpen your pencils and lick your biros for a television series like no other!Hosted by H.G. Nelson (Greig Pickhaver), Bush Slam puts poets and poetry in motion across Australia to discover the true spirit of the country.H.G. is at the wheel of the Bush Slam bus and each week he is taking two very different artists to explore a rural community and meet its people. The two poets are given just three days to capture the heart of the town in verse - and then the tricky bit, to perform their work before the locals in a live head-to-head poetry slam for a thumbs-up or a thumbs-down! This week, Bush Slam goes to Cowra in mid-western New South Wales. H.G. guides Melbourne hip hop artist, Joel Ma, and Hunter Valley bush poet, Carol Heuchan, who are going to tackle the present day issues and the unique history that surround this agricultural region.The big story in Cowra is the Japanese breakout that took place in 1944 during World War II. At the site of the old POW camp, Joel tries to imagine what it would be like to be on the run as an escapee in the vast Australian countryside.Carol meanwhile, is deeply moved by what she finds at the Japanese War Cemetery, the only one outside of Japan. Returned Australian servicemen had to reconcile their strong feelings to care for the Japanese graves, but it is the mothers of the soldiers lying here in a foreign land that captivate Carol.In the beautiful setting of the Cowra Japanese Gardens, two poems are performed that tackle hefty emotional and social subjects.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Bush Slam is produced by Freehand Productions in association with ABC TV. Series Producer: Matt Scully; Director: Chris Thorburn; ABC TV Head of Arts & Entertainment: Amanda Duthie; Executive Producer: Debbie Lee Event Broadcast 2009-12-29 at 20:00:00 Notes Classification: G Subject Australian poetry -- Themes, motives. Cemeteries. Performance poetry. Poets -- Psychology. World War (1939-1945) Form Streaming video Author Heuchan, Carol, contributor Jolley, Bill, contributor Ma, Joel, contributor Marshall, Peter, contributor Nelson, H.G., host Ryan, Lawrence, contributor Thorburn, Chris, director

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