Spoken Word

Poet, spoken word performer, and author of Ramblings of a Unique Mind, Astrid Mbani, is our guest this week, sharing some of her work, and chatting about men and women, the legacy of slavery, relationships and emotional language, masculinity and raising boys.Growing up granddaughter of a pastor, and daughter of an activist in the era of Apartheid in South Africa, Astrid discusses her own spirituality and influence of the fight for fairness and justice on her life.

Emily recites her apology to all the women in the world - a 10 minute poetical tour de force - and other materials written for the Women Of Letters series.

On this week's show, we chat with street poet, Angelina Stanton, a very familiar face on the streets of Melbourne's CBD, stationed with her trusty typewriter and tapping out poetry "while you wait". Angelina shares some of her own work, reflects on her unique job, and why the typewriter is "an honest machine".Also in the program, multi-disciplinary artist, ReVerse Butcher, talks about her new work, "On The Rod", four years in the making, blending poetry and visual art in a limited edition altered book. The work satirizes, critiques, and obliterates a past work by Jack Kerouac that bears a similar name. The book will be launched on 18 November at Hares Hyenas. Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/2135845473342020Running order:00:00    Angelina Stanton15:00    ReVerse Butcher

In this last interview, recorded in September 2018, Judith Rodriguez discusses her most recent anthology, The Feather Boy and Other Poems (Puncher and Wattnam). Interviewed by Di Cousens.

Daniel Hutley is from Essex in the UK, and has been a regular on Melbourne’s open mics for the last two years. His poetry explores distance and fragmenting relationships. He came second place in the June Shenfield poetry award and in the John Shaw Nielson poetry award. This year he’s had short stories published in Gargouille magazine and the Visible Ink Anthology. Tune in to hear him in conversation with Carmen Main on 3CR's Spoken Word program.

Melbourne poet, playwright and tram driver, Michael Gray Griffith, is our guest on Spoken Word this week.Michael reads work inspired by his travels behind the levers on the city tram network, and reflects on a life of writing for the page and stage, and a society under great and rapid social change.This program contains some strong language.

In this last interview, recorded in September 2018, Australian poet Judith Rodriguez talks about and reads from her most recent anthology, The Feather Boy and Other Poems. Interviewed by Di Cousens.

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Loran Steinberg is featured in a regrettably rare extended set of her poetry. In it, she reveals herself to be a sensitive and quirky poet of highly diverse means. There are long stream of consciousness episodes, short biting word quips, and other stuff in between. Ela and Santo put her under scrutiny in their interview. Loran comes out of it all gliding confidently, talking not only about her writing and performing, but also the developing and exciting new poetry scene in Footscray.

On this week's show, Amit Dahiyabadshah is our special guest, visiting from India to share his resonant poetry and discuss some of the things he has learned from being a working poet for 25 years. Amit has traveled the world and been awarded on several continents for his poetic works. He is founder of Delhi Poetree, dedicated to the elevation of poetry as an art form.Also on the programme, Chalise van Wyngaardt talks about her upcoming Melbourne Fringe show, Objectophilia, which opens on the 14th September.Programme schedule:00:00   Chalise van Wyngaardt10:45   Amit Dahiyabadshah