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Danny Strack | |
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| Born | January 3, 1979 Austin, Texas |
| Occupation | Slam Poet, Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Literary movement | Slam Poetry |
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Danny Strack is a performance poet and juggler, residing in Austin, TX. [1] He was the Slam Master of Austin Poetry Slam, [2] during the weekly show at the Spider House Ballroom [3] on Tuesday nights. [4] He has been a regular performer at the Austin Poetry Slam, as well as other Central Texas venues including The Hideout Theatre, Kickbutt Coffee, Expressions, Ruta Maya and Neo Soul since 2003. [5] He is a four-time member of the Austin Poetry Slam Team: 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, and a multiple time coach. [6] In 2008, [7] the team advanced to Finals and placed 3rd overall at the National Poetry Slam in Madison, WI. He was next on the Austin Neo Soul Nationals team, [8] which placed first in the Group Poem Finals at the 2012 National Poetry Slam in Charlotte, NC. [9]
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Danny has also been a feature poet on EXSE, [10] a showcase of Austin's best poets for Channel Austin and the Austin International Poetry Festival. [11] In 2013, Danny collaborated with Texas State Musician, Craig Hella Johnson, of Austin's Conspirare to produce "Fusion", [12] a workshop show that attempted to fuse spoken word poetry with choral song. [13]