Now videos of McNish’s home-recorded poems have received millions of views. Slam poetry, or spoken word poetry, is an art form that allows the poet to get across their point of view and express ...

But he knew his stage fright meant he wasn’t doing his ... For any students interested in poetry slam, Baker advised performing in “spaces where they are encouraged to start”.

“The only reason I went to Slam Camp was because I had seen [slam poet] Sierra DeMulder ... So many page poems that I find absolutely gorgeous, I would struggle to connect with on a stage,” Baird said ...