Spoken Word

Archival sound from Lady Longdrop's performance at The Dan O'Connell Hotel in 2016

Tune in to 3CR 855AM or stream on 3cr.org.au to catch Scott Wings sharing a slice of his award winning upcoming Melbourne Fringe Festival show, 'Whiplash'.In conversation with Carmen Main, Scott delves deep into all things heart, dating, identity, mental health and masculinity with a freshness and honesty that is hard to ignore.The program will be available as a podcast shortly after airing.Get your tickets for this outstanding show via https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/whiplash/-----------Winner of the Best Theatre Weekly Award at Adelaide Fringe 2019, Whiplash is the newest masterpiece from award winning physical-poet and theatre artist Scott Wings. A meditation on toxic masculinity, the human form, mental health and subversive storytelling.

Our guest this week is Charlotte Sareño Raymond, sharing some poetry, and talking about the experience of putting together her Melbourne Fringe show, The Melanin Monologues - The Untold Stories of the South Asian Community.The show is on for one night only on Friday 13 September at Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom.More details at https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/the-melanin-monologues.

Eddy Burger and Koraly Dimitriadis talk about the new book of spoken word poetry, Solid Air. Photo at 3CR by Di Cousens.

Santo Cazzati introduces his guest, fellow Italian Australian, Edward Caruso. Eddie has recently released a beautifully presented book of poetry and photography pertaining to his experiences in Argentina and Chile. He has a left political perspective on events there, reflected for certain in his poetry. There is, however, also very beautiful artistic and humanistic expression in his writing. A highlight of the programme is his tribute to Pablo Neruda, which follows Santo's reading of an actual poem by the great Chilean poet.

A live recording of feature poet, Di Cousens, at the Melbourne Spoken Word & Poetry Festival edition of Be Mused, on the 27th July 2019. The recording also includes poetry by the convener of the event, Cheung-Ling Wong.

In this episode of Spoken Word, tune in to hear Carmen Main in conversation with guest Libby Charlton. Libby shares some of her own original poems, as well as discusses the upcoming Dan Anthology Launch and Art Show, which will be held at The Dan O' Connell Hotel in Carlton on Saturday August 31st, 2pm-5pm. ---------------Libby's BioMy name is Libby Charlton and I’m a Poet, MC, Convenor, Jazz Fan, singer songwriter, and currently I’m heavily involved in the creation and launch of The Dan Anthology. Now I’m here in a podcast, talking with Carmen Main at 3CR. Poetry, how I love you, look what you’ve given to me now Radio and a Podcast.

Eleanor Jackson is our guest this week, talking about the nuance and politics of gender, emotional nostalgia, the power of quiet, and the grief of new motherhood. She shares poems about her father, "the second man [she] wanted to be", and discusses stoicism and silence, and the notion of poetry as a secular prayer. She also talks about "racial reconciliation" in Australia, national truth-telling, and her work on Peril Magazine. www.eleanorjjackson.com

Claire Gaskin is our guest on Spoken Word this week. Fresh from featuring at the Melbourne Spoken Word & Poetry Festival Closing Night, Claire talks about her first forays into live poetry in 1980s Melbourne, and how much the "scene" has changed. She reads some new and old works, and shares some insights into teaching (and marking!) poetry students, her writing process, and favourite poetic devices. We get a preview of her new work-in-progress, drawing on Ancient Greek mythology to examine patriarchy and different forms of women's resistance.Claire Gaskin’s first book was a chapbook entitled, A snail in the Ear of the Buddha, published by Soup Publications. Her collection, a bud, completed in the receipt of a Literature Board grant, was published by John Leonard Press in 2006 and shortlisted in the SA Literature Awards. Her collection, Paperweight, was published by John Hunter Publishers in 2013. Eurydice Speaks is forthcoming with John Hunter Publishers in 2019. She is working on her fourth collection with the working title of Ismene’s Survivable Resistance.

A live recording from the vault, of a Brunswick Hotel Passionate Tongues feature performance by Steve Smart.