Podcasts Comedy DLG1838 Bowery Poetry club director, Nikhil Melnechuk talks about the slam poetry creative process through his film, "Don't Be Nice."

DLG1838 Bowery Poetry club director, Nikhil Melnechuk talks about the slam poetry creative process through his film, "Don't Be Nice."

Published: Nov. 4, 2018, 6:36 p.m.

Nikhil Melnechuk, is the director of the Bowery Poetry Club and https://www.bowerypoetrystudios.com and producer of feature documentary "Don't Be Nice," https://www.bowerypoetrystudios.com/dont-be-nice/ which is about to premier at 2018 Bushwick Film Festival https://www.bushwickfilmfestival.com. We had a great deep dive into the world of slam poetry, which is a great template for understanding performance, writing and art in general. What's more important, "Making the work or pleasing the audience?" question gets turned over and examined a few times. More about Nik here! https://www.bowerypoetrystudios.com/staff/nikhilmelnechuk