Spoken Word

Live recordings of Paul Škec at The Night Heron (Part II), and Tariro Mavondo at The Sloth Bar. Recorded and presented by George O'Hara. Photograph of Paul by Michael Reynolds.

Tune in to 3CR 855AM Thursday morning 9am to hear Koraly Dimitriadis in conversation with Carmen Main.Koraly will be reading from and discussing her latest book of poetry, "Just give me the pills", and delving into topics such as feminism, family and self belief.It was a joy to have her in the studio- a real treat awaits- her poetry and words simply need to be heard.To find out more about Koraly and her upcoming events, as well as where to find her other publications, check out www.koralydimitriadis.comPhoto credit: Kaliopi Alvarez

It's Valentine's Day, so what better excuse to listen to some love poetry and shoot the breeze about romance?This week's guest is Blayke Percival, winner of the 2018 Sydney Road Writer's Cup. Blayke shares some fiery love poetry and ruminations about that ultimate human mystery!

Amanda Anastasi reviews two new books of poetry - The Open Book by David Malouf and Milk Teeth by Rae White.Interviewed by Di Cousens.

This programme features the poetry of long time 3CR stalwart, the late Lisa Bellear. Jen Jewel Brown has recently edited a beautiful anthology of Lisa's poetry for University of Western Australia Publishing. For twenty years, Lisa presented Not Another Koori Show on 3CR before her untimely death. She was not only a poet and broadcaster, but also an academic, social worker, photographer, theatre practitioner, Collingwood City councillor and, of course, passionate political fighter for Indigenous peoples.

Jeltje Fanoy and Paul Skec live at the Night Heron

Hear Eric Beach, recorded live at the Dan O’Connell! Eric Beach was born in New Zealand in 1947, and moved to Australia in 1972. He is widely respected in the Australian poetry community, publishing several collections throughout the 70s, and in 1977 was co-founder of the Melbourne Poets Union. His 1996, Weeping for Lost Babylon, received critical acclaim, and won the Dinny O'Hearn Poetry Prize and was joint winner of the Kenneth Slessor Prize.This recording of Eric Beach was made at The Dan O'Connell Hotel on Saturday 22 December, 2018.Photo credit: Michael Reynolds

On this week's show, we chat to Nour Abouzeid about the special exhibition currently running at the Immigration Museum, Kahlil Gibran: The Garden of The Prophet. Nour performs some of his own and Gibran's work, and discusses the various influences Gibran has had on himself and his writing.In the second half of the show, poet and songwriter, Alice Night, performs some pieces from her debut book of poetry, Molten, launched in Melbourne at Hares & Hyenas on January 10th. Alice talks about the powerful role that artistic expression plays in her life, and the joy and surprise she finds in sharing with audiences.Running order:00:00 - Nour Abouzeid19:53 - Alice Night* This program contains some strong language

Gender Euphoria is a new show which will be performed as part of Midsumma for one night only on 24 January at the Arts Centre. Mama Alto and Fury talk to Di Cousens about the creation of the show and Fury shares some spoken word pieces. The show celebrates the trans experience.

Excerpts from a tribute gig to the great American poet Allen Ginsberg, presented at Hares and Hyenas Bookshop, Fitzroy, in 2017.