Danny Strack is a performance poet and juggler, residing in Austin, TX.[1] He currently runs the Austin Poetry Slam,[2] a weekly show at the Spider House Ballroom[3] on Tuesday nights.[4] He has been a regular performer at the Austin Poetry Slam, as well as other Central Texas venues including The Hideout Theatre, Kickbutt Coffee, Expressions, Ruta Maya and Neo Soul since 2003.[5] He is a four-time member of the Austin Poetry Slam Team: 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, and a multiple time coach.[6] In 2008,[7] the team advanced to Finals and placed 3rd overall at the National Poetry Slam in Madison, WI. He was next on the Austin Neo Soul Nationals team,[8] which placed first in the Group Poem Finals at the 2012 National Poetry Slam in Charlotte, NC.[9]
Danny Strack | |
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| Born | January 3, 1979 Austin, Texas |
| Occupation | Slam Poet, Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Literary movement | Slam Poetry |
| Website | |
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Danny has also been a feature poet on EXSE,[10] a showcase of Austin's best poets for Channel Austin and the Austin International Poetry Festival.[11] In 2013, Danny collaborated with Texas State Musician, Craig Hella Johnson, of Austin's Conspirare to produce "Fusion",[12] a workshop show that attempted to fuse spoken word poetry with choral song.[13]
Publications
editCareer highlights
edit- 2012 National Poetry Slam Group Champion (w/ Austin Neo-Soul).
- 2010 Austin Poetry Slam Champion.[14]
- Member of the Austin Poetry Slam team: 2007, 2008,[15] 2009, 2010
- 2007: Southwest Shootout Individual Champion[16] in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- 2008: 3rd Place Overall Team at the 2008 National Poetry Slam
- 2010: Frontera Fest[17] Best of Week Wild Card for "Growth"[18]
- 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010: Frontera Fest Best of Fest for "Haiku Death Match"
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Get to know our spotlight feature, Danny Strack!". 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Austin Poetry Slammers Compete to Make National Team". 6 April 2013.
- ^ Taylor, Lyndsey (June 25, 2014). "Austin Poetry Slam". Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
- ^ "Inside The Austin Poetry Slam (VIDEO)". December 22, 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
- ^ "Competitor Profile: Danny Strack".
- ^ "Kevin Burke, the Founder of the Spoken Word Publishing House Timber Mouse Talks to SWR | the Spoken Word Review". Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
- ^ "NPS2008: Charlotte takes top prize at poetry slam finals | Dane101". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
- ^ "Witness Austin's two best slam poetry teams before they head off to Slam Nationals". Culturemap Austin. 30 July 2012.
- ^ "Central Texas slam poets bring home multiple National Poetry Slam championships". 14 August 2012.
- ^ "EXSE Spoken Word (Exsespokenword) on Myspace".
- ^ "Home". aipf.org.
- ^ "Slam poetry meets choir at Fusion, Conspirare's improvisational collaboration at the North Door". 26 April 2013.
- ^ "NewMusicBox » Different Spaces: Erewhon and Fusion". www.newmusicbox.org. Archived from the original on 2013-08-18.
- ^ "Get your rhyme on".
- ^ Barnes, Michael (April 11, 2008). "Fat and sassy: Tribeza, Brilliant". Archived from the original on 2010-03-06. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ^ "Southwest Shootout - Regional Poetry Slam Finals - City of Albuquerque". Archived from the original on 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
- ^ "Hyde Park Theatre".
- ^ "Austin News, Events, Restaurants, Music - the Austin Chronicle".