Acapella Verses
National Tour

~LUKA LESSON~
ACAPELLA VERSES | NATIONAL TOUR

ADELAIDE
MARCH 14 | HUMAN.KIND | TICKETS

BRISBANE
MARCH 21 | METRO ARTS | TICKETS

GOLD COAST
MARCH 22 | DUST TEMPLE | TICKETS

SYDNEY
MARCH 28 | BANKSTOWN ARTS CENTRE | TICKETS

CANBERRA
APRIL 4 | CANBERRA SLAM | TICKETS

MELBOURNE
APRIL 11 | MECHANICS INSTITUTE | TICKETS

BYRON
APRIL 18 | DRILL THEATRE | TICKETS

BELLINGEN
APRIL 19 | MEMORIAL HALL | TICKETS

Poet Luka Lesson returns to deliver his trademark incisive words and powerful performances to audiences across the country on his Acapella Verses Tour.

After touring his musical theatre debut: Agapi & Other Kinds of Love to rave reviews, Luka is returning to his roots - delivering both his classic poetry and some fresh pieces in their purest form: solo, direct and powerful.

With decades of poetry performances across half a dozen countries under his belt, Luka commands the stage like none other. Every verse carries the weight of ancient oral traditions, every word is a lighthouse in the storm.

Some of Luka’s Verses

Luka Lesson // Amber Lights

Luka Lesson // Please Resist Me

Luka Lesson // Viral

Luka Lesson // May Your Pen Grace The Page

Who is Luka?

Luka Lesson is an Australian poet of Greek heritage. His career began with him falling in love with hip-hop and slam poetry, in that order. He started out by entering into poetry slams by performing his rap verses acapella.

A former Australian Poetry Slam Champion (2011), Luka has featured at the mecca for slam poetry: the Nuyorican Poets' Cafe (NYC), performed with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and toured with respected UK rapper Akala, among others.

In 2022, Luka dove into the world of acting by completing his first hybrid piece of performance poetry and Hip-hop theatre entitled: Agapi & Other Kinds of Love. The show premiered at the National Museum of Australia, alongside the exhibition: 'Ancient Greece: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes' to standing ovations and rave reviews.

Luka's work has become a nod to both classical and modern poetic forms, from the 'rhapsodes' of ancient Greece (the original performers of epic poetry), to the rap artists that inspired him while he was looking for a place in this crazy world.

  • "Luka is a genuine artist of high quality whose poetry is powerful and poignant. I salute his prophetic witness!"

    DR CORNEL WEST
    U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
    & PHILOSOPHER

  • "Luka Lesson is one of those people who changes the weather; who by his very presence makes the landscape seem more possible, more holy, more liveable. More true of heart. Words make worlds. Luka knows this. His mouth is a creation story...and we are all better for it.""

    DOMINIQUE CHRISTINA
    AWARD WINNING POET

  • “Luka Lesson is the kind of poet other poets want to be: other poets want to be honest”

    SHANE KOYCZAN
    AWARD WINNING POET

  • "A voice and presence capable of casting and holding a spell"

    JOHN SHAND
    PLAYWRIGHT & THEATRE CRITIC

  • “Luka Lesson is quickly becoming one of the most powerful artists of our medium. All comments about awesome word play and clever lines aside his work is most importantly simple, honest, rebellion. The stuff that all great art is made from.”

    KEN ARKIND
    AWARD WINNING POET

  • Luka is an intuitive, dauntless and irrepressibly curious writer. His celebration of underheard stories is clear in his complex, multilayered narratives, and I’m always excited to read his new work—the true mark of a constantly evolving artist.

    HALA ALYAN
    AWARD WINNING POET
    & NOVELIST

  • "Luka Lesson is a sonic literary genius."

    TAYLOR MALI
    AWARD WINNING POET

  • "Luka Lesson is a world class talent. He has a rare combination of hip hop cadence and a sculptor’s eye, combined with an on-stage charisma that makes his performances mesmerising. "

    OMAR MUSA
    AWARD WINNING POET
    & NOVELIST