Cirrus@Austlit

'Offset’s sixteenth edition is truly the collaboration of a community. One of writers, singers, filmmakers, artists, and much more. This year’s edition showcases work from across the world, from Shanghai to the Netherlands to all over Australia, returning finally to our backyard in the western suburbs of Melbourne. As we celebrate our sweet sixteenth, Offset acknowledges our contributors as the driving force behind this publication.' (Editorial introduction)

'Over the past decade, Spoken Word has established itself as a central part of contemporary Australian & New Zealand poetry. For the first-time ever, these voices are transported from the stage to the page, captured in print so that the spoken-word experience can be shared with a new and broader audience.

'Solid Air showcases the work of more than 100 performance poets - combining elements of slam, hip-hop and experimental performance poetry - to deliver an unforgettable reading experience that is both literary and loud. Poems capture themes of modern culture, identity and resistance.

'Contributors include Ali Cobby Eckermann, Hera Lindsay Bird, Claire G. Taika Waititi, Courtney Barnett, Michelle Law, Hannah Gadsby, Luka Lesson and many, many more.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.