Spoken Word

Ezra Bix reads selections from Best of Australian Poems 2021, published by Australian Poetry. Presented and produced by Di Cousens.

3CR Spoken Word presenter Tina Giannoukos talks with Myron Lysenko about the possibilities of haiku as a poetry of resistance. Myron has been writing haiku against the war in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion. He shares his haiku on 3CR Spoken Word. Visit Poets Against Putin to read poetry against the war in Ukraine. Produced & Presented by Tina Giannoukos

In this show, Waffle IronGirl shoots the breeze about poetry and podcasting with Alice Allan, author of The Empty Show and producer of the long-running poetry podcast series, Poetry Says.

This show features a poem contributed and read by Bhikshuni Weisbrot, entitled A Personal History of Guns in 7 Acts, written in  response to the proliferation of shootings in the USA. Bhikshuni resides in Queens, New York, and is a co-editor of Happiness, the Delight-Tree, An Anthology of Contemporary International Poetry, honoring the International Day of Happiness, which brings together poets from 67 countries, with poems in 35 world languages. Bhikshuni’s work has also recently appeared in On Human Flourishing, A Poetry Anthology.We then meet Rose Lumbaca Crane, a multidisciplinary artist, poet and natural therapist, who reads some of her poetry and chats about the poetic process and its connection with meditation and healing.

In this episode of Spoken Word, Waffle Irongirl interviews David Stavanger on the anthology Admissions: Voices within Mental Health. We also hear poems by Scott-Patrick Mitchell, Tim Heffernan, Holly Isemonger and Helena Fox, read by the authors themselves.

Janaka Malwatta talks to Di Cousens about his new book, blackbirds don't mate with starlings, published by the University of Queensland Press.

In this episode, Tina Giannoukos speaks with poet and reviewer, Jennifer Mackenzie, about her long-term engagement with Asia and its inspiration for her work.Jennifer Mackenzie has published two collections of poetry, Borobudur (Transit Lounge, 2009), re-published as Borobudur and Other Poems (Lontar, Jakarta, 2012), and Navigable Ink (Transit Lounge, 2020). Produced & Presented by Tina Giannoukos

In this episode of 3CR Spoken Word, Waffle IronGirl speaks with writer, educator and zine maker, Rae White, about zine making, poetry, transgender joy, potted plants, and much more!Rae's newest collection of poetry, Exactly As I Am, was published this year by UQP.

In this week's show, we feature two widely travelled and experienced poets, beginning with a poem contributed by Stephen Oliver, with original music by Matt Ottley. Stephen is author of fourteen poetry collections, seven chapbooks, and one memoir, and has been translated into several languages. Please click here for a more comprehensive literary bio of Stephen.We then join acclaimed poet, Amit Dahiyabadshah, in a live performance at The Cherry Tree Hotel on August 27, 2022. Amit is a full-time poet and author of over twenty books of poetry. Amit's performance is not only poetry, but a fascinating glimpse into the culture and history of his homeland.

Bob DiNapoli's new book, The Gnostic Hotel, looks at contemporary life with a philosophical perspective informed by gnosticism and anthroposophy. Interviewed by Di Cousens.