Red Room Poetry
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‘Bees of the Antipodes’ by Shaine Melrose
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Shaine Melrose reads their poem ‘Bees of the Antipodes’ commissioned as part of the 2025 Red Room Poetry Fellowship. Find out more and app...
'Dragon Fruit' by Xiaole Zhan (詹小乐)
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Xiaole Zhan (詹小乐) reads their poem ‘Dragon Fruit’ commissioned as part of the 2025 Red Room Poetry Fellowship. Find out more a...
'There are Rivers Underneath the Sea' by Dženana Vucic
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dženana Vucic reads her poem ‘There are Rivers Underneath the Sea’ commissioned as part of the 2025 Red Room Poetry Fellowship. Fin...
‘Born to Fight’ by Kaitlen Wellington
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kaitlen Wellington reads her poem ‘Born to Fight’ commissioned as part of the 2025 Red Room Poetry Fellowship. Find out more and app...
‘Vroom Vroom Plays In The Background’ by Madison Godfrey
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Madison Godfrey reads their poem ‘Vroom Vroom Plays In The Background’ commissioned as part of the 2025 Red Room Poetry Fellowship. ...
'Richmond' by Nam Le
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nam Le reads his poem ‘Richmond’ commissioned as part of the 2025 Red Room Poetry Fellowship program. Find out more and apply for the 2026...
30in30: A poem for every day in August
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Every day across Poetry Month in August, 30in30 delivers new original poetry, reflections and writing prompts from some of the country’s leading poe...
Comparison is the thief of creativity: Brendan Cowell on art vs sport and 'Boyd Cordner'
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do art and sport have in common, and how do you feed your creativity? Brendan Cowell is an award-winning writer, actor and director for televisio...
Mucking around with the material: Nam Le on art, poetry and 'Quilting the Armour'
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does poetry mean to you? And what if you could put a book on shuffle? Nam Le’s work encompasses fiction, non-fiction, poetry and screen. His de...
A poem made entirely of questions: Jazz Money on 'Border control: mediations' by Sara M Saleh
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What can poetry do to change the world? Earlier this year, we met up with poet and artist Jazz Money in a half-renovated room at Carriageworks during ...
'ኪዳን / Covenant' by Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Yirga is a writer, researcher and poet from Lalibela, Ethiopia. He currently lives in Whadjuk Noongar Boodja (Perth, Western Australia), where he is a...
'Mangrove Girls' by Lulu Houdini | 30in30
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lulu Houdini is a proud Gamilaraay/Gomeroi woman, writer, artsworker, nurse and birth worker. She creates and explores around connections with poetry ...
'A Day at the Beach' by Karen Wyld | 30in30
26 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's #30in30 poet is freelance writer and author of Martu descent Karen Wyld!Karen has recently authored the books Where the Fruit Falls (UWA Publi...
'Kush Dil' by Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa | 30in30
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Poetry Month (1–31 August) is an initiative presented by Red Room Poetry to increase the profile of Australian poetry in all of its forms. Every day...
Line Break | Poetic Lifelines, hosted by David Stavanger
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Poetry is about freedom and it's survival. Poetry for me was lifesaving.” ~ Mohammad Awad MAD Poetry Producer, and Poetry Month Senior Producer D...
'my most-watched YouTube searches of the year (so far)' by Andrew Sutherland | 30in30
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Poetry Month (1–31 August) is an initiative presented by Red Room Poetry to increase the profile of Australian poetry in all of its forms. Every day...
'The Stars' by Melanie Mununggurr | 30in30
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Poetry Month (1–31 August) is an initiative presented by Red Room Poetry to increase the profile of Australian poetry in all of its forms. Every day...
'pinged hammy' by Harry Reid | 30in30
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Poetry Month (1–31 August) is an initiative presented by Red Room Poetry to increase the profile of Australian poetry in all of its forms. Every day...
'COMPROMISING THE AMBIANCE' by Poetry Ambassador David Quirk | 30in30
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Poetry Month (1–31 August) is an initiative presented by Red Room Poetry to increase the profile of Australian poetry in all of its forms. Every day...
'Rituals' by Joanna Yang | 30in30
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Poetry Month (1–31 August) is an initiative presented by Red Room Poetry to increase the profile of Australian poetry in all of its forms. Every day...
'TIME' by Warren Mason | 30in30
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Poetry Month (1–31 August) is an initiative presented by Red Room Poetry to increase the profile of Australian poetry in all of its forms. Every day...
'Fan of Bad Taste' by Lucinda Shannon | 30in30
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Poetry Month (1–31 August) is an initiative presented by Red Room Poetry to increase the profile of Australian poetry in all of its forms. Every day...
'Screen Memory' by Anwen Crawford | 30in30
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Poetry Month (1–31 August) is an initiative presented by Red Room Poetry to increase the profile of Australian poetry in all of its forms. Every day...
'THE EPIC HIGHS AND LOWS OF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL' by Freya Daley Sadgrove and Rebecca Shaw | 30in30
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Poetry Month (1–31 August) is an initiative presented by Red Room Poetry to increase the profile of Australian poetry in all of its forms. Every day...
'Together We Can Walk That Mile' by Sean Choolburra | Poetry Month Ambassador
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Poetry Month (1–31 August) is an initiative presented by Red Room Poetry to increase the profile of Australian poetry in all of its forms. Every day...
'Sea Grape (A Decaying-Flourishing Sestina)' by Stuart Barnes | 30in30
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Poetry Month (1–31 August) is an initiative presented by Red Room Poetry to increase the profile of Australian poetry in all of its forms. Every day...
Line Break | Write a Poem, Plant a Tree, hosted by Lorin Reid
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
POEM FOREST is a free nature writing prize that breathes life back into the natural world that sustains us. In this episode, POEM FOREST Producer Lori...
Line Break | Language, Place and Sonic Forms, hosted by Nicole Smede
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Good spoken word utilises aural tools to make the work sound a specific way - the use of alliteration, rhyme, onomatopoeias, repetition, tone and s...
Poetry Ambassador Jennifer Wong Reads 'Hi Mum, It's Me'
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Poetry Ambassador and comedian Jennifer Wong penned this poem about the notorious ‘Hi Mum’ text scam. Commissioned for #30in30 as part of Poetry M...
Poetry Ambassador L-FRESH The LION Reads 'Just another day on tour'
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
L-FRESH The LION is regarded as one of Australia’s most important hip hop artists. Here he is reading his poem, commissioned for Poetry Month 2023, ...
Shastra Deo Reads 'Sun is Cat Poetry' for International Cat Day | 30in30
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's International Cat Day 🐈 We commissioned award-winning poet, author, and cat mum Shastra Deo to celebrate with this poem for #30in30 Shastra De...
For Our Elders - Three Poems from Poetry in First Languages
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Friday 4 August is National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day, and we’re sharing three poems commissioned for the Poetry in First...
Poetry Ambassadors Marieke Hardy and Emilie Zoey Baker Read 'The World is Your Pants'
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
'The World is Your Pants' a collaborative poem for #PoetryMonth read by co-Ambassadors - leading spoken word artist Emilie Zoey Baker in collaboratio...
Sara Saleh Reads 'Progressive White Lover' | 30in30
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Poetry Month (1–31 August) is an initiative presented by Red Room Poetry to increase the profile of Australian poetry in all of its forms. Every day...
Andy Jackson Reads 'Altermath' | 30in30
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's #30in30 poem is by poet and creative writing teacher and mentor Andy Jackson, whose latest poetry collection, Human Looking, won the 2022 AL...
Poetry Ambassadors Tara Moss and Berndt Sellheim Read 'Beltane Morning Burning'
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s collaborative poem is by co-ambassadors and partners - poet, novelist and academic Berndt Sellheim and author and award-winning human rights...
Three Poems by Dorothy Porter - Read by Andrea Goldsmith | 30in30
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today marks the first day of Poetry Month, and it is an absolute honour to kick off with three never before published works by one of Australia’s gr...
Line Break is coming soon
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Line Break is a brand new podcast from Red Room Poetry, brought to you as part of Poetry Month in August, and presented in partnership with the Commun...