Spoken Word

Emilie Collyer's debut poetry collection, Do You Have Anything Less Domestic?, won the inaugural $2500 Five Islands Poetry Prize for a first book in 2022.Kevin Brophy is the administrator of the Five Islands Poetry Prize which also includes a $1000 prize for the publisher of the winning book, Vagabond Press.Emilie Collyer and Kevin Brophy discuss the prize and Emilie's book with Tina Giannoukos, and Emilie gives readings from her award-winning collection.Emilie Collyer's, Do You Have Anything Less Domestic?, is available from Vaganond Press: https://vagabondpress.net/.../emilie-collyer-do-you-have...Kevin Brophy's latest poetry collection, In This Part of The World, is available from Melbourne Poets Union. Produced & Presented by Tina Giannoukos

In this episode, we hear poet and performer, Katie Lohner, sharing new work from her upcoming live show, The Hungry Poet. Expect food, sensuality and laughs!

Ezra Bix reads from Best Australian Poems 2021. Interviewed and produced by Di Cousens.

Kevin Brophy and Alex Skovron discuss the poetry of and read poems from Ron Pretty's 101 Poems published by Pitt Street Poetry. Peter Frankis reads Ron Pretty's reflections on his life in poetry. Produced & Presented by Tina Giannoukos.

Kevin Brophy and Alex Skovron talk about and read the poetry of Ron Pretty from 101 Poems published by Pitt Street Poetry. Peter Frankis reads Ron Pretty's reflections on his life in poetry. This extended podcast of the on-air show provides extra readings of Ron Pretty's poems from 101 Poems. Produced and presented by Tina Giannoukos. Produce & Presented by Tina Giannoukos

In this episode of Spoken Word, we present a live recording of Gemma White's launch of the book Oh My Rapture, captured on 26 November 2022.For more info on Gemma's work, visit www.gemmawhite.com.au. ** Note: this program contains moderate course language

Thuy On talks to Di Cousens about her new book, Decadence. Published by UWA Publishing.

Arnold Zable is an acclaimed writer, novelist, human rights activist, and the recipient of the 2021 Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature. His books include Jewels and Ashes, Wanderers and Dreamers, Café Scheherazade, Scraps of Heaven, Sea of Many Returns, The Fig Tree, Violin Lessons, The Fighter and most recently, The Watermill. Zable has written numerous stories, features, essays, columns, and works for theatre and radio. He has lectured widely on writing, human rights issues, the art of story, and performed as a storyteller, throughout Australia and internationally; and has a doctorate from the School of Creative Arts, Melbourne University. Produced & Presented by Tina Giannoukos

In this week's show, we present a continuous stream of performances from poets, Charlotte Sareño, Eleanor Jackson, Allara, Saint Jorge, Ivana Dash, Alice Night, Trixi Rosa and Carmen Main, set to the music of Helen Mountfort, Bonnie Mercer, and Jill Farrar.

A live recording of Misbah Wolf and Ria Kealey, performing live at Radio Laria Poetry on 2 November 2022. Misbah Wolf has had two prose books published by Vagabond press – Rooftops in Karachi and this year Carapace. Their work has been highly commended in poetry awards including the Wesley Michel Wright Prize and the Shapcott. She has been published through Mascara, Peril, Cordite, APJ, Red Room poetry, and most recently through Overland 245. Ria Kealey is a trans poet, artist, and editor whose work has been published in Pure Nowhere and Soul Sighs. They are the Sydney Road Writer’s Cup winner for 2022.