Bush Slam

Six episodes, three days, two poets, one town…sharpen your pencils for a television series like no other. Hosted by HG Nelson, "Bush Slam" visits six quintessential Australian towns over six half‐hour programs, finding the heartbeat of the nation in verse and discovering the true spirit of the country. Our host is at the helm of the "Bush Slam" bus, each week taking two very different artists to explore a rural community and meet its people. Each is given just three days to capture the heart of the town in verse – and then perform their work before the locals in a live head‐to-head poetry slam! Together, their writing covers a vast spectrum of styles, from bush poetry to country to hip hop.

The series features some of Australia’s leading poets and songwriters, including John Kinsella, Geoff Goodfellow, Sam Wagan Watson, Emily Ballou, Joel Ma, Melinda Schneider and James Blundell. (Source: abc.net.au)