Madeleine Dale talks to Di Cousens about her new book of poetry, Portraits of Drowning, published by the University of Queensland Press.

Kent MacCarter is a poet and editor. His publishing career began at University of Chicago Press in 2000; since then, he has worked with educational publishers. He is  the managing editor of Cordite Poetry Review and publisher of Cordite Books. His writing has been published widely and includes four poetry collections: In the Hungry Middle of Here (Transit Lounge, 2009), Sputnik’s Cousin (Transit Lounge, 2014), California Sweet (Five Islands Press, 2018) and Fat Chance: Journalism Poems (Upswell, 2024).Sputnik's Cousin can be purchased here: https://transitlounge.com.au/shop/sputniks-cousin/Fat Chance: Journalism Poems can be purchased here: https://upswellpublishing.com/product/fat-chance Picture: Tim GreyProduction and Interview: Tina Giannoukos

In this episode from 3CR's Spoken Word show, you will hear an interview by Indrani Perera with poet Vasilka Pateras recorded on Thursday 10th October 2024.Vasilka Pateras lives in Naarm/Melbourne, and is an Australian-Macedonian writer whose poetry, reviews and articles have been published both nationally and internationally including Cordite, Mascara Literary Review, and Hecate. She has co-authored Thread - a chapbook of poems (self-published 2021).~Poems written and performed by Vasilka Pateras in this episode:PrazninaOn the shoulders of grandmothersGoot Tranink~Spoken word and poetry come from the heart and touch on all the topics peculiar to the human condition. As such there may be content in this show that could cause distress. Please practice self-care when listening and seek help if you need it.~Recorded and prodcued by Indrani Perera.Thank you to Vasilka Pateras for sharing her poetry and to you for listening! 

This is the second interview with Jeanine Leane about her book of poetry, Gawimarra Gathering.

Sandy Jeffs was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1976 when it was considered something from which you could not recover. In the 1980s, she was among the first wave of people who started speaking publicly about living with a mental illness. Much of her writing has been about her struggle with schizophrenia. Sandy has published eight volumes of poetry. Sandy co-authored with Margaret Leggatt, Out of the Madhouse: From Asylums to Caring Community?, published in 2020. In 2021, her musings on the pandemic were published in The Poetics of a Plague: A Haiku Diary. Sandy’s memoir Flying with Paper Wings: Reflections on Living with Madness was republished in March 2024 by Spinifex Press. Her memoir, Flying With Paper Wings: Reflections on Living with Madness, is available here: https://www.spinifexpress.com.au/shop/p/9781925950946  Production and Interview: Tina Giannoukos 

This is a podcast episode of the 3CR Spoken Word show with host Indrani Perera. In this episode you will hear an interview with poet and spoken word artist, Jude Chrisan recorded on Sunday 15 September 2024.Jude Chrisan is a boy learning how to be alive. He’s a passionate connecter, poet, and professional cry baby. Most importantly of all, Jude is a searcher for the beauty in the pain, in the mundane; he’s searching for the green in the grey. He’s also a huge fan of hugs!Poems written and performed by Jude Chrisan in this episode:The TradesmanReflectionsJust Being NiceSequoiaThank you to Jude for sharing his poetry and to you for listening!

This episode of 3CR Spoken Word is an interview with Laura Fisher and Eddy Burger. They talk about absurdist poetry, collaboration, and Laura's play "Why Not Believe In Everything".Laura Fisher is an energetic poet, and performer who is well known on the Melbourne Spoken word scene for convening Radio Laria Poetry and MCing Girls on Key.  Through both these poetry nights, Laura has been a keen advocate and promoter for women poets.  She has been the feature poet for various Melbourne spoken word gigs and at Dramatis Personae she was even known to channel the ghost of Emily Bronte. Eddy Burger is a writer of funny and experimental poetry, fiction, and plays. His work has been published in numerous journals and anthologies as well chapbooks by the MPU and Small Change Press and in his own self-published zines. Eddy is an anti-realist, literary radical and champion of the imagination, often concerned with challenging norms and promoting difference.

This is the first interview with Jeanine Leane about her book of poetry, Gawimarra Gathering.

A live recording of selected performances from Rochford Street Review's launch of their print magazine P76 Issue.9 (Sonic Edition). Performed at the Bergy Bandroom in Brunswick as part of the Sonic Poetry Festival 2024.Includes readings by:Jeanine Leane (After the Silence the Echo)Alex Skovron (Trigger Logic)Nadia Niaz (Motia, Djinn Hunter)Alison J. Barton (One Hand, Buried Light)Peter Bakowski (On Suvarov Atoll)Amanda Anastasi (The Missing)Ali Alizadeh (Murrumbeena)To learn more about the issue and purchase a copy:https://rochford-pressbookshop.square.site/product/p76-no-9-poetries-of-place-displacement-diaspora-odyssey

Alicia Sometimes is a poet and broadcaster passionate about art and science. She has performed her poetry at many venues, festivals and events around the world. Her poems have been in Best Australian Science Writing, Best Australian Poems, Meanjin, Westerly and many more. Alicia is director/co-writer of the art/science planetarium shows, Elemental and Particle/Wave. In 2023 she received ANAT’s Synapse Artist Residency and co-created an art installation for Science Gallery Melbourne’s exhibition, Dark Matters. Her new poetry book, Stellar Atmospheres, is out via Cordite Books. She is passionate about art-science projects.www.aliciasometimes.com Production and Interview: Tina Giannoukos

Waffle Irongirl interviews Nadia Rhook.  Nadia is a non-Indigenous historian, poet, and educator, and the author of two history-themed poetry collections: boots (UWA Publishing) and Second Fleet Baby (Fremantle Press).