komninos zervos earned his living as a performance poet from 1985 to 1995.

This website wishes to document and make accessible for eductaion and pleasure, the works of a performance poet. wikipedia entry The poetry and the performance poet are captured as text, audio and video source materials that are set out below in a chronological order.

All communications can be directed to komninos via email at kom9os@bigpond.net.au

1. Works Published on Distributable Media(Print and Audiotape)

2. Television Interviews and Performances

3. Radio Interviews and Performances

4. Articles about komninos's poetry

5. Works performed

1. Works Published on Distributable Media(Print and Audiotape)
Year of Publication Publication Publisher Type of Publication Inscription medium
1985 The Komninos Manifesto Fat Possum Press poetry collection print 32 pages
1986 The Second Komninos Manifesto Fat Possum Press poetry collection print 32 pages
1987 The Last Komninos Manifesto Koala Munga Press poetry collection print 32 pages
1989 Wordsports Koala Munga Press rule manual for word games print 32 pages
1989 My Friends Koala Munga Press Audio Recording of Poems 7 inch e.p. vinyl disc
1990 High Street, Kew East, , Collins/A&R children's illustrated picture book print colour 30 pages
1991 komninos University of Queensland Press poetry collection print 86 pages
1991 komninos audio University of Queensland Press Audio Recording of Poems 30 minute audio cassette
1992 The Baby Rap and other poems Oxford University Press children's illustrated poetry collection print 106 pages
1993 The Venus of Marrickville Koala Munga Press metapoem/play in verse print
1995 komninos by the kupful University of Queensland Press poetry collection print 112 pages
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2. Television Interviews and Performances
date media tv station program interviewer duration
1984 vinyl record 12"LP Talanga Records National Folk Festival
1985 DV01 vhs private Street Poetry Mc Cauley, Patrick 14'34
1987 DV02 SBS. The Book Show Dinny O'Hearn 03'03
1987 DV03 SBS Vox Populi 09'06
1988 DV04 7 Ridgy Didge 03'58
1989 DV05 ABCTV 2 Afternoon Show James Valentine 08'55
1989 DV06 SBS The Book Show Andrea Stretton 09'47
1990 DV07 ABCTV 2 7.30 Report Amarita Kinneau 03'03
1990 DV08 ABCTV 2 Watch Your Language
1990 DV09 9 60 minutes Geoff McMullin 12'52
1990 DV10 ABCTV 2 Afternoon Show James Valentine 05'22
1990 DV11 London Films To The Island - kastellorizo Lex Marinos 04'09
1991 DV15 ABCTV 2 7.30 Report Amarita Kinneau 06'50
1991 DV16 ABCTV 2 Sunday Arts Peter Ross 08'10
1992 DV17 9 Sunday Paul Cullen 12'05
1993 DV18 7 At Home John Mangos 06'16
1993 DV19 9 A Current Affair Janet Gibson 06'34
1993 DV20 9 Today Peter Fitzsimmons 03'34
1993 DV21 ABCTV 2 7.30 Report 03'19
1993 DV22 ABCTV 2 Sunday Arts Peter Ross 13'54
1993 DV23 SBS Dateline 06'05
1994 DV24 ABCTV 2 Watch Your Language
1994 DV25 ABCTV 2 Sunday Arts Peter Ross 06'41
1996 DV26 ABCTV 2 Review 01'25
1994 DV27 HELEN DEMIDENKO
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3. Radio Interviews and Performances
date media program radiostation interviewer duration
1990 radio-dvd offspring abc - radio national 06'18
1991 radio-dvd talkback 2gb sydney kel richards 14'55
1991 radio-dvd offspring abc - radio national geraldine douge 23'15
1992 radio-dvd 2PK - Parkes dianne coneny 08'10
1992 radio-dvd saturday night live abc - radio national robyn archer 51'37
1993 radio-dvd livewire abc - radio national mandy 08'08
1993 radio-dvd search for meaning abc - radio national caroline jones 20'21
1993 radio-dvd search for meaning abc - radio national caroline jones 28'30
1993 radio-dvd 2bl sydney 08'39
1995 radio-dvd Tony Collins abc radio darwin Tony Collins
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4. Articles about komninos and his poetry

Age Review of 'komninos', UQP. 1991

SMH Review of 'komninos', UQP. 1991

ABR Review of 'komninos', UQP. 1991

Entry in the Oxford Companion to Australian Literature, 1994

Geoff Page, A Reader's guide to Contemporary Australian Poetry, 1995

The English Teachers' Association [NSW] Issue 1 March 2004

Review of 'komninos by the kupful'

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5. Works performed
Date Works Performed. Event Performed by Venue
1986_03 Mixing It Up Adelaide Festival Fringe komninos Cathedral Hotel
1986_06 Sophisticated Souvlaki Two week season, musical theatre komninos The Studio, Victorian Arts Centre
1987_01 Double Cross Double Cross komninos XXTheatre, North Melbourne
1991_07 Blood On The Butter four week season Rock and Roll Circus Paint Factory, Brisbane
1991_ Rap It Up touring schools 180 in N.S.W. Death Defying Theatre
1992_ Rap It Up touring schools in N.S.W Death Defying Theatre
1993_ The Venus of Marrickville. Backspace Theatre, Hobart; La Mama,Melb; National Folk Festival, Canberra; Shakespeare Festival, MHS; Taylor Square Arts Festival; Newtown Arts Festival; UWS, Friends of Library; komninos
1993_ The Venus of Marrickville. Oxford Tavern; Harbourside Brasserie; Stables Theatre, Kings Cross; Sydney; John Mangos, Edwina Blush, Kieran Condell, Pro-leisure dancers. Oxford Tavern, Sydney
1994_ Eye of the Law touring schools in N.S.W Death Defying Theatre
1994_ Eye of the Law the Performance Space, Redfern Death Defying Theatre
1994_ Darling, You're Soaking In It!, , , Residency Multicultural Writers BEMAC, QLD.
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