Red Room Poetry

Poetry Month (1–31 August) is an initiative presented by Red Room Poetry to increase the profile of Australian poetry in all of its forms. Every day across Poetry Month, 30in30 delivers new original poetry, reflections and writing prompts from some of the country’s leading poets, public figures, and spoken word artists. https://redroompoetry.org/projects/poetry-month/

Read the full poem here: https://redroompoetry.org/poets/joanna-yang/rituals/

Our theme music is 'DIY’ by Material Gurl https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14723 Created with the support of Australia Council for the Arts,Create NSW, RISE and Copyright Agency.

Support the show: https://redroompoetry.org/donate/

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Poetry Month (1–31 August) is an initiative presented by Red Room Poetry to increase the profile of Australian poetry in all of its forms. Every day across Poetry Month, 30in30 delivers new original poetry, reflections and writing prompts from some of the country’s leading poets, public figures, and spoken word artists. https://redroompoetry.org/projects/poetry-month/

Read the full poem here: https://redroompoetry.org/poets/warren-mason/time

Our theme music is 'DIY’ by Material Gurl https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14723 Created with the support of Australia Council for the Arts,Create NSW, RISE and Copyright Agency.

Support the show: https://redroompoetry.org/donate/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Poetry Month (1–31 August) is an initiative presented by Red Room Poetry to increase the profile of Australian poetry in all of its forms. Every day across Poetry Month, 30in30 delivers new original poetry, reflections and writing prompts from some of the country’s leading poets, public figures, and spoken word artists. https://redroompoetry.org/projects/poetry-month/

Read the full poem here: https://redroompoetry.org/poets/lucinda-shannon/fan-bad-taste/

Our theme music is 'DIY’ by Material Gurl https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14723 Created with the support of Australia Council for the Arts,Create NSW, RISE and Copyright Agency.

Support the show: https://redroompoetry.org/donate/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Poetry Month (1–31 August) is an initiative presented by Red Room Poetry to increase the profile of Australian poetry in all of its forms. Every day across Poetry Month, 30in30 delivers new original poetry, reflections and writing prompts from some of the country’s leading poets, public figures, and spoken word artists. https://redroompoetry.org/projects/poetry-month/

Read the full poem here: https://redroompoetry.org/poets/anwen-crawford/screen-memory/

Our theme music is 'DIY’ by Material Gurl https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14723 Created with the support of Australia Council for the Arts,Create NSW, RISE and Copyright Agency.

Support the show: https://redroompoetry.org/donate/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Poetry Month (1–31 August) is an initiative presented by Red Room Poetry to increase the profile of Australian poetry in all of its forms. Every day across Poetry Month, 30in30 delivers new original poetry, reflections and writing prompts from some of the country’s leading poets, public figures, and spoken word artists. https://redroompoetry.org/projects/poetry-month/

Read the full poem here: https://redroompoetry.org/poets/rebecca-shaw/epic-highs-and-lows-high-school-football

Our theme music is 'DIY’ by Material Gurl https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/14723 Created with the support of Australia Council for the Arts,Create NSW, RISE and Copyright Agency.

Support the show: https://redroompoetry.org/donate/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Poetry Month (1–31 August) is an initiative presented by Red Room Poetry to increase the profile of Australian poetry in all of its forms. Every day across Poetry Month, 30in30 delivers new original poetry, reflections and writing prompts from some of the country’s leading poets, public figures, and spoken word artists. https://redroompoetry.org/projects/poetry-month/

Read the full poem here: https://redroompoetry.org/poets/sean-choolburra/together-we-can-walk-that-mile

Our theme music is 'DIY’ by Material Gurl

Created with the support of Australia Council for the Arts,Create NSW, RISE and Copyright Agency.

Support the show: https://redroompoetry.org/donate/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Poetry Month (1–31 August) is an initiative presented by Red Room Poetry to increase the profile of Australian poetry in all of its forms. Every day across Poetry Month, 30in30 delivers new original poetry, reflections and writing prompts from some of the country’s leading poets, public figures, and spoken word artists. https://redroompoetry.org/projects/poetry-month/

Read the full poem here: https://redroompoetry.org/poets/stuart-barnes/sea-grape

Our theme music is 'DIY’ by Material Gurl

Created with the support of Australia Council for the Arts,Create NSW, RISE and Copyright Agency.

Support the show: https://redroompoetry.org/donate/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

POEM FOREST is a free nature writing prize that breathes life back into the natural world that sustains us. In this episode, POEM FOREST Producer Lorin Reid highlights some POEM FOREST poem commissions and entries.

https://redroompoetry.org/projects/poem-forest/

Created by Red Room Poetry, in partnership with Wollongong City Council, POEM FOREST invites students and teachers to use their words to make positive climate action. For every nature poem received a tree is planted to help heal habitats and create a POEM FOREST for future generations. Since 2021, over 10,700 poem trees have been planted.

All POEM FOREST Prize entries are published in our digital library and have the chance to win $5,000 in prizes, including $500 cash for each category, book packs, garden tours, plants, journals and more.

Entries are now open, closing Friday 22 September 2023. Enter here.

If a poem was a room you could walk into, whose voices might you hear? Red Room Poetry grew from a community radio show focused on the voices of Australian poets. Now in our 20th year, explore Red Room Poetry’s audio archives including commissioned poems from the first two years of the national Poetry Month and beyond.

Curated and hosted by Lorin Reid

Support the show: https://redroompoetry.org/donate/

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“Good spoken word utilises aural tools to make the work sound a specific way - the use of alliteration, rhyme, onomatopoeias, repetition, tone and speed of delivery makes it particularly beautiful and interesting to listen to.”

~ Candy Royalle

In this episode, Red Room Poetry Senior Project Manager - First Nations, Nicole Smede, highlights poems from the archives that showcase the power of language as storyteller, and the importance of language in its many forms.

In this episode

• 'Waŋa Marrkapmirr,' by Melanie Mununggurr
• 'Threading Battle Lines', by Candy Royalle
• 'Muru Nunga Mai (Dreaming track)', by Lorna Munro
• 'Grief', by Hope One
• 'Ban Maganindadjyang (My Old People Done)', by Jacob Morris

If a poem was a room you could walk into, whose voices might you hear? Red Room Poetry grew from a community radio show focused on the voices of Australian poets. Now in our 20th year, explore Red Room Poetry’s audio archives including commissioned poems from the first two years of the national Poetry Month and beyond.

Curated and hosted by Nicole Smede

https://redroompoetry.org/projects/poetry-month/line-break-podcast/

Support the show: https://redroompoetry.org/donate/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Poetry Ambassador and comedian Jennifer Wong penned this poem about the notorious ‘Hi Mum’ text scam. Commissioned for #30in30 as part of Poetry Month.

Read the full poem here: https://redroompoetry.org/poets/jennifer-wong/hi-mum-its-me/ 

Poetry Month (1–31 August) is an initiative presented by Red Room Poetry to increase the profile of Australian poetry in all of its forms. Every day across Poetry Month, 30in30 delivers new original poetry, reflections and writing prompts from some of the country’s leading poets, public figures, and spoken word artists.

https://redroompoetry.org/projects/poetry-month/

Our theme music is 'DIY’ by Material Gurl. Created with the support of Australia Council for the Arts,Create NSW, RISE and Copyright Agency.

Support the show: https://redroompoetry.org/donate/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.