2018 Australian Poetry Slam: Victorian winner & runner-up
Watch the rousing spoken-word performances that won first and second place in the 2018 Australian Poetry Slam Victorian state finals!
21 Sep 2018 Duration: 04:23
Filter by type
Browse by tags
History & politics53Collection insights44Exhibitions36Australian history32Artists & writers30art26Family History Feast25Popular culture18art & design18Culture18world of the book17printmaking15architecture14WWI14literature14illustration13military13Big ideas under the dome13war13Family history13world of the book12performance12State Library Victoria12Giovanni Battista Piranesi11books11Australian history11family history feast11Rome: Piranesi's vision11children's books11rare books9creative fellows8History of the book8creative fellows7Writing the war7music7human rights7Victorian history7family history7Foxcroft Lecture6fellowships6library fellowships6education6library6literature6Poetry Slam6Library collections6digital technology6artists' books6cultural history6WWII5Exhibition talks & tours5Stephen Murray-Smith Memorial Lecture5Redmond Barry lecture5social justice5poetry5Melbourne5library fellowships4foxcroft lecture4Library collections4Redmond Barry Lecture4indigenous people4author in conversation4artists and writers4author in conversation4journalism4culture4Multicultural history4history4poetry slam4performance4one object many stories4storytelling3genealogy3exhibitions3victorian history3literacy3Making Public Histories3velvet iron ashes3collections3Gusto!3Collection insights3persian manuscripts3culinary history3youth literature3Artists' books3food3Don Grant Lecture3Ned Kelly3White Night3history of the book3gender issues3Environment3spoken word2victoria gallery2diaries and manuscripts2sport2Law2book printing2australian literature2Ned Kelly2Exhibitions & tours2fellowship2popular culture2State Library of Victoria2health2Indigenous Australians2interior design2Fromelles2Gallipoli2victoria gallery2art2web2rare books2pop culture2food2design2foreign policy2music2Indigenous people2India2books2national security2world war one2social justice2library fellows2velvet iron ashes2graphic design2family history records2Journalism2
Browse our audio and video
for: performance
Sort by:
2017 Australian Poetry Slam: Victorian winner & runner-up
Watch the impassioned spoken-word performances that won first and second place in the 2017 Australian Poetry Slam Victorian state finals!
22 Sep 2017 Duration: 04:34
2016 Australian Poetry Slam: Victorian winner & runner-up
Watch the winning poems by Arielle Cottingham and William Beale, contestants in the 2016 Australian Poetry Slam state finals.
23 Dec 2016 Duration: 03:50
Creative Conversations: Crossing enemy lines
Explore the lives of three German-Australians before, after and during WWII in this video featuring Berry Family fellow Minna Muhlen-Schulte.
24 Sep 2015 Duration: 34:20
2015 Australian Poetry Slam state final
See spoken word poets Abe Nouk and Ed Carlyon in action at the 2015 Australian Poetry Slam Victorian final.
11 Sep 2015 Duration: 04:03
White Night Melbourne 2015 under the dome
See how the Library's dome was transformed into an illuminated 360-degree artwork for White Night 2015.
21 Feb 2015 Duration: 01:21
White Night Melbourne 2015 at the Library
Spot Alice and the Mad Hatter gracing the Library's facade during our White Night Melbourne 2015 illuminations.
21 Feb 2015 Duration: 01:05
Antoine + Manuel on White Night 2015
French graphic design artists Antoine + Manuel introduce their White Night 2015 projection Eat me, featuring music by Sui Zhen.
21 Feb 2015 Duration: 09:11
Brendan Reed Dennis: Poetry Slam 2014 Victorian winner
Watch contestant Brendan Reed Dennis perform his winning poem, 'Peter Piper', in the Victorian final of the 2014 Poetry Slam.
19 Sep 2014 Duration: 2:14