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About Me

Jesse is a writer, artist, producer, and poet...

who carries his poetry like an end of times sign, but lives life like it's the greatest adventure. 

In 2017, he entered the Australian Poetry Slam, battling his words through multiple state and national heats to take home the Adult Championship.

In 2018, Jesse toured his poetry around Australia appearing on platforms such as TedxPerth and the Byron Bay Writers Festival. He then launched internationally with the Ubud Readers and Writers Festival, the Singapore Writers Festival and the Hong Kong International Literary Festival.

 

Jesse's 2018 rap/poetry theatre production, Star-Crossed Poetry, sold out across it's six show FRINGEWORLD season.

In 2019, Jesse's obsession with community based arts led him into the world of production and leadership. Here, Jesse programmed and led community engagement events for both local and national performing and visual arts organisations in senior positions with a focus on increasing meaningful engagement with youth, queer and CALD groups.

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He currently resides in Perth, Australia, supporting local arts organisations develop governance and resilience for the future of the arts, and still performs his work locally, nationally and internationally.

Jesse writes and creates poetry in the theme of love and understanding - for a future with zero tolerance of inequality grown from his passion of community based arts. He delivers a sincere, down-to-earth and rhythmic style to break down complicated issues and connect with his audience. Jesse’s work finds a way to highlight the strength in vulnerability, drawing from - and sometimes exploring - his lived experiences of homelessness, mental illness, and transgender and queer identity. 

Film & Campaign 

HSBC Bank Australia | 'Join the bigger picture' | 2020

Lead Talent

T2 Tea Australia | 'T2gether' | 2020

Featured Talent

Production, Community & Arts Management

City of Joondalup | 2023

Community Arts Officer

Express Media | 2021, 2022

Chief Executive Officer

Express Media | 2020

Creative Program Producer

National Young Writers' Festival | 2020, 2021

Festival Manager

National Young Writers' Festival | 2018, 2019

Festival Co-Director

Perth Institute of Contemporary Art | 2019

Engagement Programs Producer

Performance & Feature

Tweet Foundation Workshop Series | 2023

Facilitator, Mumbai

Adelaide Writers Festival | 2021

Featured Artist

Red Dirt Poetry Festival | 2020

Featured Artist

Melbourne Spoken Word Festival | 2020

Closing Night Stream Artist

Australian Poetry Slam, Word Travels | 2019

Regional NSW Tour, Artist/Host

Queensland Poetry Festival | 2018

Featured Artist

Singapore Writers Festival | 2018

Featured Artist

Hong Kong International Literary Festival | 2018

Featured Artist

Emerging Writers Festival | 2018

Featured Artist

Ubud Readers and Writers Festival - Bali | 2018

Featured Artist

Byron Bay Writers Festival | 2018

Featured Artist

TEDxPERTH | 2018

Featured Artist

National Young Writer's Festival | 2017

Featured Artist

Australian Poetry Slam, Word Travels | 2017

Australian Poetry Slam Champion

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