Spoken Word

Judith Bishop talks to Di Cousens about her new book, Circadia. Published by the University of Queensland Press.

Tom Petsinis is a novelist, playwright, and poet. He was born in Macedonia, Greece, and immigrated to Australia as a child. He lives in Melbourne and works as a mathematics co-ordinator at Deakin University. He has published several collections of poetry, including Sonnets: Offerings from Mount Athos, My Father’s Tools, Steles, Isolation, and Four Quarters, which won the Wesley Michel Wright Poetry Prize. His play The Drought was short-listed for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award and won the Wal Cherry Award. His novels include The Twelfth Dialogue and The French Mathematician, nominated for both the New South Wales and South Australian Premier’s Award. His recent novels are Fitzroy Raw and Fog. The Australia Council for the Arts has awarded him a Writers’ Fellowship and a Residency at the B.R. Whiting Library in Rome. He also been a Creative Fellow at the State Library of Victoria and a writer-in-residence in Lavigny, Switzerland. Tom’s work has been translated into several languages. His latest collection of poetry is Zero's Whisper and his latest play is Zorba's Last Dance.Dimitrios Koutsoukos is an actor with a diverse range of credits. Television and film credits include Kick, Neighbours, Noah's Ark, and Crackerjack. He has appeared in numerous short films, including Bulk Bill (VCA), Apply Yourself  (Art of the State) and Short Change (48 Hour Film Fest Award Winner). Beyond film and television, Dimitrios has performed in theatre productions such as The Greeks (La Mama Collaborations) and Heart Thy Neighbour (Melbourne International Comedy Festival). His training includes The Film Space, St. Kilda Acting Company, and Tony Nikolakopoulos’ Kali Techni Theatre Company. He has served as the Co-Artistic Director of the Greek Australian Short Film Festival (GASFF).  Here, he reads extracts from Tom Petsinis's new play, Zorba's Last Dance, and also joins Tom Petsinis in reading poems from Zero's Whisper.Tom Petsinis's work is available here: https://scholarly.info/?s=Tom+Petsinis&post_type=productProducer & Presenter: Tina Giannoukos.

In this episode of 3CR's Spoken Word show aired on Thursday 18 July 2024, you will hear an interview with poet, Aloma Davis.Aloma Davis’s poetry is concerned with social justice, beauty and kindness.  Despite her best efforts, birds frequently fly into her poems.  In 2022, she was a national finalist in the Australian Poetry Slam; in 2023, one of her poems was selected to be part of the International Human Rights Art Festival in New York; and in 2024, she received a Red Room Poetry Fellowship.  She divides her time between living in Melbourne, Australia, and living in her head, where she has a library with one of those sliding ladders, Haast's eagle as a pet, and work-life balance.Poems written and performed by Aloma Davis in this episode:TideLittle KiteWorth ItLast Flight NoteThis recording has a trigger warning around death and grief. Please practice self care and if you need to speak to someone, call Lifeline on 13 11 14. CreditsRecorded and produced by Indrani Perera.Thank you to Aloma Davis for sharing her poetry and to you for listening!

Australian poet, Kevin Brophy, talks to Di Cousens about writing poetry in Melbourne and overseas and his upcoming book, An Inventory of Longing, to be published by Whitmore Press.

Jennifer Mackenzie is a poet and critic. She has published two books which focus on Indonesia, Borobudur and Navigable Ink (both with Transit Lounge), and is working on a third. She is a member of the management committee of Australian Pacific Writers and Translators (APWT), and is co-editor of the Australian edition of the international, Nepalese-based, Pratik, a magazine of contemporary writing. Jennifer’s appearance at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, where the Australian edition of Pratik was launched, was courtesy of Creative Australia and APWT.Here she talks about curating along with her fellow editors Australian poetry for Pratik in conjunction with APWT. The Australian edition of the magazine, Fire and Rain, was launched in Ubud in 2023 and in Melbourne in 2024. The edition includes a collaboration with Red Room Poetry to highlight the work of First Nations authors.The Australian edition of Pratik is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Pratik-Fire-Special-Australian-Issue/dp/B0CK8MSDBN/ref=sr_1_106?crid=S1ZPIKBXO46L&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ITPjoAiRveNdwx52uUDQbdyCFAa1A4TYwfySydUQbIVeHH6e7KEh6bZt-aybCMQQcmhsnbj4rE4D80ZY9pEWTw8ZtGPF9JAIUa7T8iIzjv99pj9yYaZkBwIKGKm49lpQ6eXSIuwtZcB_3F78crdBAj3Z3tN5poitSoOSxT29GBs.QxE7mlnbVjsaDwTP7Z0RyAWZiZGHsHYERYTbf9UvceY&dib_tag=se&keywords=Nirala%20Publications&qid=1719129788&s=books&sprefix=nirala%20publications%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C596&sr=1-106&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR21iPnG0255IPM07kSGn-4_U1f--VTQBCs3UfcynFd9DkwN8YQfccmkgJk_aem_KkwHEbCZOZW6x2S8sOr1tg  Photo: Gay LynchProduced & Presented by Tina Giannoukos

This is a podcast episode of the 3CR Spoken Word show with host Indrani Perera. In this episode you will hear poets performing their poetry on the open mic at Littlefoot & Company with hosts Eden and Josh Carell.Poems for this show were recorded live at Bunjil Place in Narre Warren on Thursday 16th May 2024. Please note there is a trigger warning for this show for stalking and domestic violence. Poems included in the show:Don’t forget to be grateful by CathyWe Contain Multitudes by ChloeSoulmates by SteveMaybe She Was Only a Lover by LionelLost in Time IndianaI didn’t think we’d see how it ended ConnorWolves by Jen (trigger warning: stalking & domestic violence)Georgia by CaiSMT by JudeAn Ode to My Car by JordanThese Sleepless Nights by PoenSongbird by Aloma If you need to speak to someone about stalking or domestic violence after hearing Jen’s poem, Wolves, call 1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732. Calls are free and confidential. During June, 3CR is raising funds to stay on the air. YOUR support during our Radiothon keeps the station radical and enables us to give voice to hundreds of people and issues for another year. And remember, it’s tax deductible.To contribute in the month of June go to:https://givenow.com.au/cr/3crspokenword  Thank you to Eden and Josh Carell of Littlefoot & Co for their fabulous event, Erica Sandison and Luke Dismay at Bunjil Place for assistance with the recording, all the poets for their poems and the audience for supporting spoken word. Show LinksLittlefoot & Co https://www.facebook.com/liitlefootandcompany/Bunjil Place, Narre Warren https://www.bunjilplace.com.au/eventsSonic Poetry Festival https://sonicpoetryfestival.com/eoiRed Room Poetry Month https://redroompoetry.org/projects/poetry-month/

Podcast episode of the 3CR 2024 RADIOTHON LIVE show.  In this episode, Waffle Irongirl and 3CR Spoken Word’s new host Indrani Perera play listener contributions. YOUR support during Radiothon keeps the station radical and enables us to give voice to hundreds of people and issues for another year. And remember, it’s tax deductible.To contribute in the month of June go to:https://givenow.com.au/cr/3crspokenwordThe poems included were:“Notes from the Diaspora” by Indrani Perera“The Profoundness of the Ordinary” by Farah Beaini“If There is a Butterfly that Drinks Tears” by Natalie Damjanovich-Napoleon“Game Girl” by Caz Masel“Dress Me Up” by Beth Spencer“Boy” by Tim Loveday“Text Full of Flowers” by Lily Thomson“Bentbranch” by Ian Gostelow“Balance” by Wendy Beach“Do I” by Christine Lining BulandusThank you all contributors and Brendan Bonsack for tech assistance.

Finding My Feet is a new anthology from the Melbourne Poets Union. Poetry read by actor and poet, Ezra Bix, and Spoken Word producer, Di Cousens.

Philip Salom began publishing in 1980 and since then has written fifteen books of poetry and six novels. His book Sky Poems won the British Airways Commonwealth Poetry Prize in London for the overall Best Book of Poetry in the British Commonwealth and his first book The Silent Piano won the earlier Commonwealth Poetry Prize for Best First Book. He has published two collections of poetry written through heteronyms. The Keeper of Fish and Keeping Carter feature strongly lyric author-characters Alan Fish and M A Carter respectively and these two books complete the poetry trilogy begun with Keepers (2010). Keepers is a hybrid verse-novel set in a Creative Arts School. Salom’s poetry collection The Well Mouth features poems, voices, portraits and an underlying narrative in prose. The Well Mouth was named a Sydney Morning Herald Book of the Year and an Adelaide Review Book of the Year.In 2015, Salom's poetry collection Alterworld completed the trllogy made up of Sky Poems, The Well Mouth and new work – Alterworld. His collection Hologrammatical was published in 2023. His highly acclaimed novels Waiting, The Returns and The Fifth Season have been listed for awards including the Miles Franklin Literary Award in 2017, 2020 and 2021. His earlier novel Toccata and Rain was shortlisted for the ALS Gold Medal and the WA Premiers Prize for Fiction, and Playback won the WA Premiers Prize for Fiction. In 2003, he was recognised with the Christopher Brennan Prize which is Australia’s most prestigious lifetime award for poets – for "poetry of sustained quality and distinction".His poetry collection Hologrammatical can be purchased here: https://puncherandwattmann.com/product/hologrammatical-poems-2012-2022/(link is external)His novel Sweeney and the Bicycles can be purchased here: https://transitlounge.com.au/shop/sweeney-and-the-bicycles/(link is external)Production and Interview: Dr Tina GiannoukosPicture: Meredith Kidby

Philip Salom began publishing in 1980 and since then has written fifteen books of poetry and six novels. His book Sky Poems won the British Airways Commonwealth Poetry Prize in London for the overall Best Book of Poetry in the British Commonwealth and his first book The Silent Piano won the earlier Commonwealth Poetry Prize for Best First Book. He has published two collections of poetry written through heteronyms. The Keeper of Fish and Keeping Carter feature strongly lyric author-characters Alan Fish and M A Carter respectively and these two books complete the poetry trilogy begun with Keepers (2010). Keepers is a hybrid verse-novel set in a Creative Arts School. Salom’s poetyry collection The Well Mouth feature poems, voices, portraits and an underlying narrative in prose. The Well Mouth was named a Sydney Morning Herald Book of the Year and an Adelaide Review Book of the Year.In 2015, Salom's poetry collection Alterworld completed the trllogy made up of Sky Poems, The Well Mouth and new work – Alterworld. His collection Hologrammatical was published in 2023. His highly acclaimed novels Waiting, The Returns and The Fifth Season have been listed for awards including the Miles Franklin Literary Award in 2017, 2020 and 2021. His earlier novel Toccata and Rain was shortlisted for the ALS Gold Medal and the WA Premiers Prize for Fiction, and Playback won the WA Premiers Prize for Fiction. In 2003, he was recognised with the Christopher Brennan Prize which is Australia’s most prestigious lifetime award for poets – for "poetry of sustained quality and distinction".His poetry collection Hologrammatical can be purchased here: https://puncherandwattmann.com/product/hologrammatical-poems-2012-2022/His novel Sweeney and the Bicycles can be purchased here: https://transitlounge.com.au/shop/sweeney-and-the-bicycles/ Production and Interview: Dr Tina Giannoukos Picture: Meredith Kidby