South Coast Poets Out Loud

Recorded at the launch of Shapeshifters , the South Coast Writers Centre Anthology of Writing, featuring Dr Sarah Nicholson - and poetry readings by Ronald Atilano and Brittany Riley. Ronald Araña Atilano's first collection of poetry New Ordinance for the Dead , is published by Flying Islands Poetry Brittany Riley is at www.brittanyrileyauthor.com and @ladybrittanyauthor Shapeshifters is avai...

Comments by Julie Janson, the judge for the South Coast Writers Centre Poetry Awards, on the entries, shortlist and winners of the competition. Recorded live at the Wollongong Art Gallery on 27 June 2026.  https://southcoastwriters.org/scwc-poetry-award-2026 Fresh words brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre

Hemat Malak reads her poem "Old Circus in the Mist" from her new book Shelf Life Shelf Life is published by 5 islands press 5islandspress.com Music: Schubert - Serenade / Schwanengesang - D. 957 - Arranged for Music Box by GregorQuendel -- https://freesound.org/s/722866/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 - with thanks  Fresh words brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre

Linda Godfrey reads "Summer in Lesbos" from her new book Tannic Skin & Sweet Flesh, published by 5islands press (www.5islandspress.com).  Guitar played by rebetiko, recorded in studio by efahlqvist --  https://freesound.org/s/813936/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 - used with thanks.   Fresh words brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre

Linda Godfrey reads "Ithaca" a poem from her new book Tannic Skin and Sweet Flesh , published by 5 islands press  5islandspress.com Music by rebetiko with thanks.  https://freesound.org/s/813936/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 Fresh words brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre

Jonathan Cant reads his poem "Kirra Sunset" from Finding Pan Jonathan's new book Finding Pan  is published by 5 Islands Press 5islandspress.com. Music by Matt LeGroux on Freesound.org - CC 4.0 - with thanks. Fresh words brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre

Jonathan Cant reads his poem - "Bright"  Jonathan's new book "Finding Pan" is published by 5 Islands Press 5islandspress.com. Fresh words brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre

Hemat Malak reads her poem 'Shelf Life'.  Hemat's new book "Shelf Life" is available from 5 islands Press  www.5islandspress.com Music by logicmoon on freesound.org - CC v. 4.0 - with thanks Fresh words brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre

Linda Godfrey reads "Train to Homebake" from her new book "Tannic Skin & Sweet Flesh" - from 5 islands press. (www.5islandspress.com). Guitar loop: "mellow but hopeful" by Johnmode on freesound.org - Creative Commons - with thanks.  Fresh words brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre

Linda Albertson reads her poem "Safe" This poem was shortlisted in the South Coast Writers Centre Poetry Competition 2026. Fresh words brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre

Alana Kelsall reads her poem - "The Rooms We Open".  This poem was shortlisted in the South Coast Writers Centre Poetry Competition 2026. Music: Six Waltzes, No. 1   by Maria Dolores Knoop - arranged for Guitar by Gregor Quendel on freesound.org - License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 - with thanks.  This poem is brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre (southcoastwriters.org)....

Kai Jensen reads his poem  "Children of Dementia."  This poem was shortlisted in the South Coast Writers Centre Poetry Competition 2026. This poem is brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre (southcoastwriters.org).  Gentle Marimbas by Podington Bear used with thanks ( NonCommercial 3.0 International License ). Fresh words brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre

Kai Jensen reads his poem "The Roundabouts of Nowra"  This poem was shortlisted in the South Coast Writers Centre Poetry Competition 2026. This poem is brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre (southcoastwriters.org).  Gentle Marimbas by Podington Bear used with thanks ( NonCommercial 3.0 International License ). Fresh words brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre

Melanie Weckert reads her poem  "I could have said..." after Omar Sakr's "This is the Poem You Demand" This poem was shortlisted in the South Coast Writers Centre Poetry Competition 2026. This poem is brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre (southcoastwriters.org).  Gentle Marimbas by Podington Bear used with thanks ( NonCommercial 3.0 International Licence ). Fre...

Melanie Weckert reads her poem "Canoeing at Lake Wallagoot"  This poem was shortlisted in the South Coast Writers Centre Poetry Competition 2026. This poem is brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre (southcoastwriters.org).  Gentle Marimbas by Podington Bear used with thanks ( NonCommercial 3.0 International Licence ). Fresh words brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre

Isabella Mead reads her poem "Blue Tins, March 2020" after a photograph of New Mourning II (2022) by Clementine Keith-Roach on the Wellcome Collection website This poem was shortlisted in the South Coast Writers Centre Poetry Competition 2026. This poem is brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre (southcoastwriters.org). Music: Mozart - Lacrimosa / Requiem in D minor - K. 626 - a...

Sable Rosemont reads her poem "A State of Trespass"  This poem was shortlisted in the South Coast Writers Centre Poetry Competition 2026. This poem is brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre (southcoastwriters.org). Fresh words brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre

Paris Rosemont reads her poem "Junior" This poem was shortlisted in the South Coast Writers Centre Poetry Competition 2026. Music: Ordinary Loop Minimal Piano by Harumachimusic on Pixabay - with thanks.  Paris Rosemont is at parisrosemont.com.  This poem is brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre (southcoastwriters.org). Fresh words brought to you by the South Coast Writers Cent...

NSW poet Hemat Malak in conversation with Paris Rosemont about her poetry, inspiration and her recent stellar successes. She also reads from her book From These Empty Shelves forthcoming from 5 Islands Press.  This episode also features Ray Liversidge and Hemat Malak reading the poems that won the Bruce Dawe Prize for Poetry: Ray's in 2010 and Hemat's in 2025.  This reading was recorded...

Melbourne Poet Ray Liversidge talks with Peter Frankis and reads from his new book 'Riverside'. Recorded live at Port Kembla NSW on 21 February 2026.  Ray's new book Riverside, New and Selected Work 2003-2025 is available from Interactive Press.  Incidental music by Yellowtree on Freesounds, with thanks.  This reading is brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre and 5 Islands...

Julie Smythe reads 'Two White Lighthouses' and 'Floodplain Forest'. This reading was recorded live at the Thirroul Community Centre on 7 February 2026.  Julie's poem 'Two White Lighthouses' is published in 34-37 Degrees South 2025 - the Words/No Words edition.  Elevator music by Yellow Tree on Freesound, with thanks.  Fresh words brought to you by the South Coast...

Kathleen Bleakley reads a selection of poems and micro-fiction from her book Toupie . Toupie is published by Spineless Wonders and is available to purchase here This podcast was recorded live at Thirroul Community Centre on 7 February 2026. Fresh words brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre

Kai Jensen reads from his book - The Zebra Path of Tree Light - including: Black Pawn; Sighting, Feed the Mannequins, After the Singer, Silence and Sunset Creek. Introduced by Linda Godfrey, this podcast was recorded live at Well-Thumbed Books, Cobargo NSW. Kai's book is available from 5islandspress.com This podcast is brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre southcoastwriters.org.  ...

Tim Heffernan reads his poem 'Words were different now' This poem appears in 34-37 Degrees South 2025 - An Anthology of Poetry from members of the South Coast Writers Centre.  Piano loop by josefpres -- https://freesound.org/s/797903/ -- Licence: Creative Commons 0 Fresh words brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre

Elias McKinley reads his poem 'Koel'  Wavedrum Rhythm by bangcorrupt on freesound.org. Pacific Koel ( Eudynamys orientalis) courtesy of Jim Gordon on xeno-canto.org This poem appears in 34-37 Degrees South 2025 - An Anthology of Poetry from members of the South Coast Writers Centre.  Fresh words brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre