Spoken Word

Spoken Word - Natalie Damjanovich-Napoleon on "If There's a Butterfly that Drinks Tears"

On this episode, you’ll be listening to an interview with Natalie Damjanovich-Napoleon. (D-Napoleon) is a poet, songwriter and educator from Walyalup/Fremantle, Western Australia. ​She is the winner of both the Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize and Katharine Susannah Prichard Poetry Prize,...

David Brook's Other Side of Daylight

David Brooks talks to Di Cousens about his 50 years in poetry and his new book, The Other Side of Daylight. Published by University of Queensland Press.

Ray Liversidge on flash fiction, poetry and inspiration

Ray Liversidge’s latest book is …of a sudden published in 2023 by Ginninderra Press. His other books are: Oradour-sur-Glane published in 2017 by Littlefox Press. A French/English version of the book was published in 2019. no suspicious circumstances: portraits of...

Yvette Stubbs

Spoken Word - Rachael Wenona Guy live at Chamber Poets 9 Mar 2024

In today's show, we play a recording of Castlemaine poet, Rachael Wenona Guy reading live at Chamber Poets on 9 March . At the very end, there may be a special treat by the resident band Black Forest Smoke.To purchase...

Jeanine Leane and Gawimarra Gathering Part 2

Di Cousens talks to Wiradjuri poet, Jeanine Leane, about her new book, Gawimarra Gathering. This is the second part in a two part series.

Jeanine Leane and Gawimarra Gathering Part 1

Di Cousens talks to Wiradjuri poet, Jeanine Leane, about her new book, Gawimarra Gathering. This is part one in a two part series.

Amanda Anastasi on poetry and the peril of climate change

Amanda Anastasi is a Melbourne poet whose work has been published as locally as the Artist's Lane walls in Windsor to The Massachusetts Review in the US. Her latest collection is The Inheritors (Black Pepper, 2021). Amanda's work is  published in...

Spoken Word - Steve Smart

The Ecopoetics of Leaf

Anne Elvey talks to Di Cousens about her new book of eco-poetics, Leaf.

berni m janssen on poetry, feminism and radicalism

berni m janssen, a text artist, performer, Creative Director, and facilitator, works solo and with artists (musicians, performers, writers, composers, visual artists) from diverse communities to make art for over 40 years. She has been an artsworker, artist in residence, workshop facilitator,...

Spoken Word - Michael Reynolds Live at Cherry Poets 2024

Today’s show is a recording of a live reading by beloved poet, legendary convenor and photographer Michael Reynolds. In this recording, he is performing at the Cherry Poets in Cremorne on the 13th of January 2024. This recording includes a...

The Flirtation of Girls Part 2

This is the second interview with Australian poet of Palestinian, Lebanese and Egyptian heritage, Sara M. Saleh, about her new book, The Flirtation of Girls. She reflects on her experience in the Palestinian diaspora and on current events and 'brings...

The Flirtation of Girls Part 1

The Flirtation of Girls is the first full length poetry collection by Australian poet, Sara M. Saleh. She brings to her poetry the experience of her Palestinian, Egyption and Lebanese heritage, with much that, to quote the back cover, "brings...

Amelia Walker on Spoken Word

Amelia Walker is a poet who lives and works on Kaurna Yerta, also known as Adelaide, South Australia. She has published four poetry collections and three books of poetry writing activities for educational and community settings, based on her extensive...

Singing In Each Cell

Carolyn (Caz) Masel's new book is entitled, Singing In Each Cell. Caz talks to Di about writing the poems and reads from the book. Photo: Di Cousens

Spoken Word - Nikki Viveca

In this episode of Spoken Word, Nikki Viveca performs her poem, "Welcome to Womanhood" (aka the "Thou shalt..." poem!) and chats about her art and memories in Melbourne, before heading up to Sydney to perform at the famous Griffin Theatre....

Christos Fifis on migration as poetic inspiration

Christos N. Fifis was born in Greece in 1940. He migrated to Australia in 1965. He studied Economics and History at La Trobe University in Melbourne and Modern Greek Literature at the universities of New England (Armidale) and Melbourne. He was a...

Spoken Word - Hal Simons

Hal Simons is our guest in this episode of 3CR Spoken Word, sharing works from his new collection, "The Hapless Mortal". Plus readings from previous works, and wide-ranging discussion. Love, grief, chronic pain, and the joy that community brings!

Spoken Word - Dominique Hecq

This episode features Dominique Hecq, who shares with us a snippet of a new work due to be published in early 2024. Now living in Melbourne, Dominique grew up in the French-speaking part of Belgium. She is a novelist, short story...

Under the Same Moon

Di Cousens talks to haiku poet and editor, Rob Scott, about the new Australian anthology of haiku, Under the Same Moon.

Linda Weste on the Verse Novel and Late Republican Rome

Linda Weste is the author of three books. Her verse novel, Nothing Sacred (2015), won the Wesley Michel Wright Prize. As editor, she has published two non-fiction collections: The Verse Novel: Australian & New Zealand (2021) and Inside the Verse Novel: Writers...

Spoken Word - Community Poetry

This week's show features spoken word performances by:Biasino PezzimentiMusetrap And The LairdWill CrawfordAyse BalkosSteven AtkinsonDylan Owen-BuoyPeter Siahna Wadham

Spoken Word - Community Poetry

This week's show features spoken word performances by:Bend The WestMusetrap And The LairdSangita KansalAyse BalkosSteven AtkinsonDylan Owen-BuoyAlbert Lin

The Poetry of Encounter

The anthology, Poetry of Encounter, brings together poems from all over Australia on the theme of encounter and it was edited by Anne M. Carson and Rose Lucas. In this program Di Cousens talks to Rose Lucas and the poems...

Spoken Word at Fringe!

In this episode, Waffle Irongirl chats with Farah Beaini, Fleassy Malay, Amanda Santuccione and Katie Lohner about their upcoming Fringe Festival shows.** This episode contains some course language and references to suicide, death and grieving **To find out more about each...

Mark Roberts talks poetry, influences and publishing

Mark Roberts was born on the unceded lands of the Wallumedegal people of the Eroa nation (Ryde, NSW) and currently lives and works on the land of the Darug and Gundungurra people (Blue Mountains, NSW). In 1982, he published the first issue...

Spoken Word - Nadia Rhook and Jag - Live at Radio Laria

A live recording of poet Nadia Rhook and Jag performing at local poetry event, Radio Laria, as part of the Sonic Poetry Festival 2023. Radio Laria is a community collective for poets, writers, and storytellers to gather, be heard and inspire...

The Poetry of Kabir

Kabir was a 16th century Indian mystical poet and a weaver. Peter Friedlander talks to Di Cousens about his new book of translations of Kabir's poems, 'Kabir In Transformation'. Peter is an Associate Professor of South Asian Studies and a...

Spoken Word - Aza: stories of grief in diaspora

In this episode of Spoken Word, Carmen Main talks with Charaf Tartoussi and Parminder Kaur about the upcoming Melbourne Fringe Show, Aza: stories of grief in diaspora.

Spoken Word - Caroline Williamson

Caroline Williamson is a poet and editor. She was born in London, and worked there and in Beijing as a teacher, before turning her hand to editing academic books, museum publications, and a campaigning anti-nuclear magazine. She moved to Melbourne with...

Spoken Word - Izzy Roberts-Orr and Poetry Month

Waffle Irongirl speaks with Izzy Roberts-Orr about Red Room Poetry and Poetry Month, with poetry readings from Lulu Houdini, Stuart Barnes, Andrea Goldsmith  and Barrina South.

Spoken Word - Sarah St Vincent Welch

Waffle Irongirl is on location at the National Museum in Canberra, speaking with poet, Sarah St Vincent Welch. Sarah is a Canberra based writer and image maker who’s known for chalking her poetry on footpaths at arts festivals, which you...

Discovering Haibun

Haibun is a Japanese form of poetry which combines prose and poetry. In this program Di Cousens talks to Alice Wanderer about writing and understanding haibun.

In Honour of Ron Pretty AM (1940-2023): Friends Read Ron Pretty

In honour of the much-loved and respected poet, editor, publisher and teacher, Ron Pretty AM (1940-2023), 3CR Spoken Word runs a program from its archive from 2022 in which friends of Ron Pretty and fellow poets Kevin Brophy AM and Alex Skovron...

Spoken Word - Simone Spittle live at Cherry

In this episode, we present a live recording of Simone Spittle performing at Cherry Poets on 1st July 2023.Having recently moved back to Naarm/Melbourne, Simone is returning to the spotlight after an extended hiatus to record her album, fall in love, adopt...

John McKelvie live at Cherry Poets

A live recording of John McKelvie at Cherry Poets, 24th June 2023.John was born in Scotland, moved to Melbourne in the 1980s, and has been writing poems, songs and stories for over 50 years. He is a very familiar and...

The Poetics of Terra Nullius

Justin Clemens and Thomas Ford talk to Di Cousens about their new book, Barron Field in New South Wales, the Poetics of Terra Nullius.

Linda Adair talks poetry, colonisation and uncovering hidden histories

A poet, publisher of Rochford Press and co-editor of Rochford Street Review, as well as an emerging artist, Linda Adair grew up on Dharug country without knowing whose land she stood on. She now lives and works on Dharug and...

Spoken Word Radiothon 2023

The 2023 Radiothon edition of 3CR Spoken Word, presented by Waffle Irongirl and Brendan Bonsack.Featuring poetry readings from:Chae PatersonLinh TranSteven AtkinsonJazz MoneyJosh CakeFrances HorneJennifer MackenzieThank you to everyone who pledged their support for the show this year!

Fotoula Reynolds Book Launch - Kairós

Fotoula Reynolds launched her fourth book of poetry, Kairós, at Cherry poets on Saturday 3 June 2023.This episode of the Spoken Word show replays a recording of the event.Fotoula's book is available from Litoria Press below:www.litoriapress.com/kairos-fotoula-reynolds

Peter Bakowski's New Poems

Poet Peter Bakowski talks to Di Cousens about his recent work, including spending time on retreat in Gippsland and at a virtual residency with the City of Manchester.

It's All Connected Part 2 -- Pauline Hopkins, Patricia Sykes, Angela Costi and Marion May Campbell

In Part 2 of this two-part interview, Patricia Sykes, Angela Costi and Marion May Campbell talk with Tina Giannoukos about their works in the Spinifex Press anthology, "It's All Connected. Feminist Fiction and Poetry" along with editor Pauline Hopkins.Pauline Hopkins is an editor...

It's All Connected Part 1 -- Pauline Hopkins and Sandy Jeffs

In Part 1 of this interview, Editor Pauline Hopkins and poet Sandy Jeffs talk about the Spinifex Press anthology, "It's All Connected.  Feminist Fiction and Poetry".In Part 2 of this interview, poets Patricia Sykes, Angela Costi and Marion May Campbell talk...

Spoken Word - Interview with Pauline Sherlock

In this episode, Pauline Sherlock is in conversation with Waffle Irongirl.Pauline Sherlock is a performer of Stand-up comedy, musical comedy, Butoh, Singing, Acting. In this interview, Pauline shares her expansive world of performance, bringing multiple of her characters to the...

Di Cousens at Cherry Tree Poets

Di Cousens reads at the Cherry Tree Poets. Recorded by Brendan Bonsack in 2022.

Antonia Pont talks yoga, philosophy and poetry

Antonia Poet practices poetry, philosophy and yoga. She is also Associate Professor Writing, Literature & Culture Group, at Deakin University. Her debut poetry collection, You Will Not Know In Advance What You'll Feel (2019), is published by Rabbit Journal in its...

Spoken Word - April Poetry Showcase

In this episode of Spoken Word, we play poetry by:Ibtisam ShahbazRichard MudfordLea RunasSteven AtkinsonRebecca Louise ClarkePanda Wong

Lish Škec Live at Passionate Tongues

3CR Spoken Word presents a recording of Lish Škec's feature performance at Passionate Tongues, recorded at The Brunswick Green on the 4 April 2023.For more information on Lish's fortnightly gig, PoetrySpective, please visit www.poetryspective.net.

The Detective's Chair

The Detective's Chair is a new book of prose poetry by Anne M. Carson. It takes its inspiration from the place where the detectives do their thinking, where they put the clues together and solve the mystery. Interviewed by Di...