About
Jedda is a writer and poet who sits somewhere on the sweet side of crazy. She likes big words, big books and having her mind blown wide open by amazing artists and creators. Published in Talent Implied 2018, Getamungstit magazine and Healing Times magazine,…
Performance
This piece was written for a Smallroom night themed ‘Dream/Reality’, and dancer Helena Gjone choreographed an original contemporary dance to the poem. Short Opera written in collaboration with Jaidyn Chong, a Griffith QLD Conservatorium of Music student. The piece was performed at NOW 2019…
Published Works
‘HER NAME WAS’ – tribute poem for Virginia Woolf performed at the Smallroom Masters and Slaves event 2017. This was published in Getamungstit with a collection of other pieces from the night. ‘SPLITS BOTH WAYS’ – Short story written for a Uni course that ended up being selected…
POETS OUT LOUD 2021 YOUTH SLAM – The countdown is on!
What a busy year it’s been… Our Poets Out Loud team have been workshopping, meeting, travelling, planning, performing, teaching, and juggling! Sarah, Anna, Katinka and I have been working steadily on the Youth Program, bringing slam poetry workshops to high schools in the Northern…
2020 Youth Slam wrap-up & Studio Sessions
In 2020 Poets Out Loud brought Youth Slam Poetry workshops to the Northern Rivers in the midst of a global pandemic. We didn’t know how it would all pan out when Covid really struck in March, but we held our nerve and pushed forward…
Poets Out Loud Youth Program 2020: The Workshops
This year, Poets Out Loud offered a series of slam poetry workshops to high schools around the Northern Rivers, NSW. The program will culminate in the region’s first ever Youth Slam on 1st November 2020. I’m lucky enough to be involved in the program…
Jedda Winkworth 