Career
Born in Brisbane in 1961, Michael moved to Melbourne at age 18. In 1991, Michael organised the first Poetry Slam to be held in Australia and has organised and run more than 150 since. Since 2007 Michael Crane has organised and compered the popular poetry competition, with the final held each year at the Age Melbourne Writers Festival.
The best poets from are published in the Paradise Anthology, an annual magazine of song lyrics and poems.
Michael Crane has been interviewed on Radio National, appeared on the PoeticA Program, and has been a featured poet on the American Broadcasting Company"s program Voices. Michael also performs musical poems with singer/songwriter Trish Anderson, formerly of the band Git.
Michael and Trish have been selected to tour regional high schools in Victoria in 2010.
