Education
2026 Education Bookings — Now Open.
Educators of the planet,
I will once again be touring education centres to ignite a passion for poetry in young people across the country in 2026.
Transform your classroom through the ancient art of storytelling.
I will bring poetry to life for students who think they have nothing to say. From one-hour performances that captivate entire year levels to week-long residencies that build lasting creative communities, each workshop is crafted to meet your students exactly where they are.
Writing and Performance Workshops
Live Poetry Performances
Full day incursions (4 sessions)
Multi-day residencies
Whether it's "Write Your Own Myth," "Social Issues Poetry," or "Diaspora" workshops, students discover the poet already living inside them. .
Ready to give your students permission to find their authentic voices?
Luka Lesson 2026 Education Brochure
Luka Lesson 2026 Education Brochure
With 800+ schools served, my simple but effective workshops and powerful performances consistently turn poetry-resistant students into enthusiastic writers.
Choose from flexible booking options: single 50-minute performances, targeted workshops including my "10 Line Formula" and "Social Issues Poetry" sessions, full-day incursions, or transformative week-long residencies.
With poetry featured in NSW HSC curriculum and Education Queensland's official reading list alongside Shakespeare and Keats, my programs create a lasting impact. Download the brochure for pricing and workshop options.
Study Playlist.
A selection of my most popular poems and raps currently being studied on Australian curriculums
Meet My Education Officer: Rebeka Luniak.
Rebeka Luniak takes care of my education bookings at Luka Lesson HQ and you can book a call with her at any time. Rebeka can talk to you about how I can best serve your school and students with my education packages - including performances, workshops, and residencies.
In 15 minutes, Rebeka will help you discover exactly how poetry can transform your classroom and how to best deliver value for your school.
No charge and no pressure, just a genuine conversation about what's possible.
Book your free chat today.
Let’s inspire the next generation, together.
Interested in booking me for a visit to your school in 2026?
Let’s make it the best year ever.
“May your pen grace the page
at the same pace as your brain
May your grey matter
from now on
no longer be grey
May you mean
every word that you say
And from now on
may writing your lines
be the way that you pray”
— Luka Lesson
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Word of Mouth: A Practical Guide to the Poetic Classroom.
Including workshop templates, workshop facilitation tips and some of my personal stories of teaching poetry in diverse contexts.
What Are the People Saying?
“Disengaged, disenfranchised, disheartened. These are the students who stunned us all with the power of poetry. It was my wish that Luka visit my school to increase student interest in poetry. I could never have imagined that in one week he could create a group of courageous young leaders who would stand and deliver words laden with truth, humour and desire. He graciously offered not only his talent, but his heart to young people on the verge of being lost.”
— Kylee Owens, Lead Teacher, Hastings Secondary College
“Luka is masterful in his ability to weave words into heartbreaking, near cinematic life. The only sounds outside the music and the poetry were the gasps of the audience and a well-earned standing ovation.”
— Kylie Thompson, Scenestr Magazine Read More
"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."
— Dominique Christina (USA) Award Winning Poet
“Luka Lesson’s education workshops are engaging, authentic and inspiring. His 15 plus years of experience informs his ability to relate to students, drawing forth confidence in their own authentic voices. He has walked the journey, and can show us all the path to freedom of creative expression.”
— Johanna May, Mudgee State High School
“I’m not really into hip hop—I’m too old, I guess—but Luka Lesson is a sonic literary genius, and THAT is what I love. So if he is hip hop, then I guess I love hip hop after all.”
— Taylor Mali (USA), National Poetry Slam Champion and former president of Poetry Slam, Inc.
"Luka is a genuine artist of high quality whose poetry is powerful and poignant. I salute his prophetic witness!"
— Dr Cornel West (USA) Former Presidential Candidate & Philosopher.
“With Luka’s influence, our students have grown from being disconnected from poetic forms into burgeoning lovers of poetry”
— Rhona Browne, Geelong College.
“I’ve been so impressed by Luka’s ability to forge a connection with his audience, even with the limitations of Zoom.”
— Jeffrey Lewis, English Curriculum Assistant, Brisbane Boys Grammar
“Luka Lesson is quickly becoming one of the most powerful artists of our medium. A rare writer that practices what he preaches and in turn passes that same integrity onto those he teaches and performs for. 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. His poems are fistfights with history, the truthful telling of it, honest Hellenic hip hop anthems sung from between the parts of your textbooks your teachers warned you about. I am lucky to call him my ally, and my friend.”
— Ken Arkind (USA), Minor Disturbance Youth Slam, Colorado.
“Luka Lesson is the kind of poet other poets want to be: other poets want to be honest”