NEL MAMA BOHO
The super talented, proud and passionate Nel Mama Boho joins us in the studio for Episode 21. Nel's impressive resume includes producer, writer, journalist, host, actor, poet and comedian! Her presence is pure fire.Sean starts off the show with a poem called 100 Cows, which was originally published in Going Down Swinging. Issue No. 24.Sean welcomes the incredible Nel Mama Boho into the studio. They almost immediately get into a suburb dust off as they discover they grew up in rival towns Frankston (Nel) and Mornington (Sean), or 'Frankston South' as Nel refers it as. LOL.Sean first experienced Nel's work as they were on the same bill for the R.A.P. Party event at Howler only two weeks earlier, programmed by Candy Bowers and originally founded out of England by Inua Ellams. You can watch Nel's performance right here.Nel also discusses her 2018 show Frankghanistan, see a promo clip for the show right here.Sean And Nel also discuss her development as a writer or 'diarist' as she likes to term it.And the origins of her powerful poem Run Bitch Run which Nel performs live in the Castaway Studios.Through running marathons Nel has so far raised over $21,000 for the Cathy Freeman Foundation. and through the foundation had the opportunity of meeting Cathy Freeman and watching the clip of Run Bitch Run with her personally.Nel mentions the amazing work of Life Apparel, showcasing indigenous art through all kinds of clothing and giftware and we want to give them a shoutout here too.WHELAN AND STEALIN' The segment where Sean and his guests read the works of other writers.Sean reads a poem called Sky Dancer by Emilie Zoey Baker. Nel Mama Boho reads a poem called Candy Royalle, Nel's mentoress for a year. REST IN POWER.MUSE OF THE WEEK POEMSSean reads a poem called The Room of Lost Colours. This poem was inspired by three creative prompts by MTAW listeners. Thank you to our Muses of the Week.
- George Dunford - 'The hole under your house where discarded memories are gathering.'
- Alice White - 'Salamanders'.
- Rebecca Vespertine - 'The Room of Lost Colours'