Spoken Word

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 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 Cousens.

Carmen and Brendan present a collection of poems from around Melbourne, including recent listener contributions.This episode contains pieces by:Luke You and the Zine MistakesStephanie PowellSteven AtkinsonCorinne PhillipsBrad EvansIf you would like to contribute a poem or story to the show, please click here.

Mick Mezza is well-known in the Melbourne Spoken Word arena. He talks about coming to Australia as a child, learning a new language, coming into poetry, and taking part in two international festivals in 2022, one in his hometown of Molochio in Reggio in Calabria, Italy, and the other in Naousa in Imathia in Macedonia, Greece.  Festivals: Premio Letterario Internazionale ASPROMONTE Città di Molochio 2022First International Poetry Festival of Naousa 2022 (1ο Διεθνές Φεστιβάλ Ποίησης Νάουσας) — Aristotle and the World (Ο Αριστοτέλης και ο Κόσμος)  Produced & Presented by Tina Giannoukos.Picture: Michael Reynolds

Waffle IronGirl speaks with Fleassy Malay about her collection of poetry, Virago - A Poetic Manifesto, her new music project, and many things in between!

Waffle Irongirl interviews Alex Mortensen on his writing on his lived experience of epilepsy. Alex has produced the Neurotransmission anthology featuring poetry, writing and art exploring this topic.

Di Cousens reads from Ania Walwicz's book, Writing. Ania Walwicz was recently remembered in a symposium at Deakin University, which was held the day after her ashes were scattered at the Yarra Bend park in Fairfield.She was born in Poland and came to Australia at the age of 12 and died unexpectedly in September 2020.

Mammad Aidani talks about his poetry and living and writing in exile from his Iranian homeland.Mammad Aidani is a human rights advocate, poet, playwright, theatre director, and psychosocial researcher. In his research, he investigates the violence, torture, trauma and suffering experienced by Iranian and Middle Eastern immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers who have resettled in Australia and the West. He is currently the vice president of PEN International Melbourne. His writings have been banned in Iran. He has been interested in philosophy, literature and poetry, and human rights since his teens in his country of birth, Iran, and he committed against censorship and advocacy for freedom of expression of thought.On the show, Mammad Aidani also talks of the poetry of Omar Khayam and the female poet Forugh Farrokhzad. Produced & Presented by Tina Giannoukos.

In this week's show, we replay excerpts from a live recording of Radio Laria at Open Studio, February 2023.The recording features performances by Farah Beaini and Phoebe Perera, as part of the launch of the Girls on Key Press poetry anthology, Shoot the Breeze.

Gayelene Carbis reads from and talks about her new book of poetry, I Have Decided to Remain Vertical. Produced and interviewed by Di Cousens.