Poetry Says

By Alice Allan

Australian poetry up late.... more

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The podcast currently has 446 episodes available.

Poetry Says episodes:

February 10, 2019 Ep 91. Kate Lilley’s anti-pastoral
To kick off Poetry Says for 2019 I take a look at Kate Lilley’s ‘Pastoral’ – a funny, biting poem about maths class, movies and refusing to write about the seasons. ‘Pastoral’ is from Kate’s 2018 book Tilt, which just took out the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for poetry. Show notes Charles Harpur’s A Midsummer Noon … Continue reading "Ep 91. Kate Lilley’s anti-pastoral"
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December 18, 2018Ep 90. A poem for broken friendships
I’ve been looking for John Russell McCarthy’s Friendship Broken for a while now. It reads more like Luke Davies that something published in 1938. I hope it speaks to you as much as it does me.
Show notes
The Lives of a Naturalist and a Poet Intertwined in Sierra Madre
how many of us have them? by Danez Smith
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14min
December 18, 2018 Ep 90. A poem for broken friendships
I’ve been looking for John Russell McCarthy’s Friendship Broken for a while now. It reads more like Luke Davies that something published in 1938. I hope it speaks to you as much as it does me. Show notes The Lives of a Naturalist and a Poet Intertwined in Sierra Madre how many of us have … Continue reading "Ep 90. A poem for broken friendships"
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December 04, 2018Ep 89. Thirteen Ways of Looking at a List Poem
I love a good list poem.
I can’t define them.
Stevens is probably a bad example.
But I’m going to start there anyway.
Show notes
Wallace Stevens: Thirteen Ways of Looking at a List Poem
Auden’s Funeral Blues
Eloise Grills: Reading a list of celebrities who own islands as self-care
James Waters: Impossible Images or; a list of things i cant describe
Morgan Parker: 13 Ways of Looking at a Blk Girl
Alex Selenitsch: 13 ways of looking at a magpie
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17min
December 04, 2018 Ep 89. Thirteen Ways of Looking at a List Poem
I love a good list poem. I can’t define them. Stevens is probably a bad example. But I’m going to start there anyway. Show notes Wallace Stevens: Thirteen Ways of Looking at a List Poem Auden’s Funeral Blues Eloise Grills: Reading a list of celebrities who own islands as self-care James Waters: Impossible Images or; a list of … Continue reading "Ep 89. Thirteen Ways of Looking at a List Poem"
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November 19, 2018Ep 88. Joel Deane on writing, not writing, and life after breaking point
Joel Deane writes poetry, fiction and non-fiction. In this conversation, Joel and I talk honestly about the place of poetry in between the commitments of daily life. We discuss honouring the compulsion to write without becoming ‘an absolute arsehole’, taking care of oneself in order to be able to do the work, the feeling of not fitting in, and working in cycles.
Our outro for this episode is the beautiful track ‘Peculiar’ from the album ‘Up here’ by Joel’s sister Camille Dean.
Show notes
Joel’s book Year of the Wasp
Maggie Ball’s interview with Joel on The Compulsive Reader
More on imposter syndrome
My chat with Lisa Gorton
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1h
November 19, 2018 Ep 88. Joel Deane on writing, not writing, and life after breaking point
Joel Deane writes poetry, fiction and non-fiction. In this conversation, Joel and I talk honestly about the place of poetry in between the commitments of daily life. We discuss honouring the compulsion to write without becoming ‘an absolute arsehole’, taking care of oneself in order to be able to do the work, the feeling of … Continue reading "Ep 88. Joel Deane on writing, not writing, and life after breaking point"
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November 05, 2018Ep 87. Sylvia Plath, beekeeper
Five months before her death, Sylvia Plath wrote to her mother that her bee sequence included ‘the best poems of my life’. But these aren’t the poems we remember her for. These are my thoughts on Plath’s long shadow (and my unsolicited beekeeping tips).
As promised, here’s the person-sized swarm that inspired this episode:
Show notes
Ep 11. Stuart Barnes on Plath
Ep 80. Louise Carter on Luke Davies
Karen Ford’s notes on Plath’s Bee Poems
Terrence Hayes’ American Sonnet for My Past and Future Assassin
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19min
November 05, 2018 Ep 87. Sylvia Plath, beekeeper
Five months before her death, Sylvia Plath wrote to her mother that her bee sequence included ‘the best poems of my life’. But these aren’t the poems we remember her for. These are my thoughts on Plath’s long shadow (and my unsolicited beekeeping tips). As promised, here’s the person-sized swarm that inspired this episode: Show notes … Continue reading "Ep 87. Sylvia Plath, beekeeper"
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19min
October 23, 2018Ep 86. A.J. Carruthers on sound poetry and experimentalism
I suspect this chat with A.J. Carruthers about experimental poetry in Australia will kick start your next poem. We cover a lot of ground, from defining sound poetry to whether experimental work needs more recognition. But my favourite moment is when A.J. says: ‘Poetry is not a profession. It doesn’t profess, but it does. It’s about doing and about being with.’
Show notes
A.J’s Southerly blog post My ‘Avant-Garde Card’: Five Aesthetic Categories
Catherine Vidler’s Lost Sonnets
Poems by Nick Whittock
A.J. on Twitter re: Corey Wakeling’s review and experimentalism in OzPo.
Kurt Schwitter’s sound poem Cigarren
Jackson Mac Low
Ania Walwicz
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51min

FAQs about Poetry Says:

How many episodes does Poetry Says have?

The podcast currently has 446 episodes available.