SHANE HOLLANDS - FREAKY MEAT
POETRY PERFORMANCE - BEAT-SPEAK
Shane Hollands is an innovator in the spoken word/performance poetry scene in New Zealand & has been a part in New Zealand’s poetry-music crossover renaissance. Shane fronts the jazzbeat poetry-rock band Freaky Meat, who have been credited with ‘Bringing back a sexy form of Beat Poetry at home on the stained streets of Auckland’ – NZ Musician. He was one half of the Cellotronics/Beatspeake duo ‘Beautiful Losers’, and is the creator of The Kerouac Effect- NZ’s annual celebration of beat-poetry & music. As well as being a renowned poet, Shane founded Auckland performance poetry collective The Literatti & was Creative Director for the group’s initial year. He ran the spoken word/music The Dirty Wordz radio show on Fleet FM, instigating the ‘Dirty Wordz Live Sessions’ pairing performance poets with live musicians in an improv setting. Shane has performed throughout New Zealand and avoids submitting or publishing at all costs. Shane likes coffee bitter, black, white or sweet.
POETRY PERFORMANCE - BEAT-SPEAK
Shane Hollands is an innovator in the spoken word/performance poetry scene in New Zealand & has been a part in New Zealand’s poetry-music crossover renaissance. Shane fronts the jazzbeat poetry-rock band Freaky Meat, who have been credited with ‘Bringing back a sexy form of Beat Poetry at home on the stained streets of Auckland’ – NZ Musician. He was one half of the Cellotronics/Beatspeake duo ‘Beautiful Losers’, and is the creator of The Kerouac Effect- NZ’s annual celebration of beat-poetry & music. As well as being a renowned poet, Shane founded Auckland performance poetry collective The Literatti & was Creative Director for the group’s initial year. He ran the spoken word/music The Dirty Wordz radio show on Fleet FM, instigating the ‘Dirty Wordz Live Sessions’ pairing performance poets with live musicians in an improv setting. Shane has performed throughout New Zealand and avoids submitting or publishing at all costs. Shane likes coffee bitter, black, white or sweet.
