Spoken Word

Seve Smart talks about his early days in the poetry scene as well as what he's doing now. Interview by Michael Reynolds.

Di Cousens talks to Koraly Dimitriadis about her new book, That's What They Do.

‘A thirsting fish, I thrash inside my bowl’from My Dearest Darling Everything by Paris Rosemont. In this episode of 3CR's Spoken Word show which aired on Thursday 17th September  2026, you will hear Paris Rosemont talk about quitting the day job, being an extra on a studio backlot, and dedicating herself to the craft of writing poetry. There is a content warning on this episode for explicit langua...

Michael Reynolds talks to performance poet and poetry teacher, Amy Bodossian.

Omar Musa is a Malaysian-Australian author, poet, rapper and visual artist. His most recent novel, Fierceland, has just won the Miles Franklin Award. This is an encore broadcast of an interview with him back in 2014 soon after the release of his first novel, Here Come the Dogs. Omar recites his famous poem, My Generation, and some others, one of which was heard for the first time in this recording...

In this interview, Adibeh Abdo-Attia speaks with Tina Giannoukos about writing poetry in Syriac and Arabic and the relationship between language, poetry and faith. She discusses spiritual and erotic love in her poetry and the importance of maintaining her connection to both languages. She also reads her poetry in Syriac and Arabic, with English translations. Adibeh Abdo-Attia is a poet and writer...

Barry Dickins (6 November 1949 – 13 July 2026) was an Australian author, artist, actor, educator and journalist, probably best known for his historical dramas and his reminiscences about growing up and living in working class Melbourne. In this interview with Di Cousens, recorded in 2016, he talks about the rewrite of his play Remember Ronald Ryan for a production at La Mama, and reads from the sc...

Barry Dickins (6 November 1949 – 13 July 2026) was an Australian author, artist, actor, educator and journalist, probably best known for his historical dramas and his reminiscences about growing up and living in working class Melbourne. In this interview with Di Cousens, recorded in 2016, he talks about the rewrite of his play Remember Ronald Ryan for a production at La Mama, and reads from the sc...

Robert Di Napoli talks to Di Cousens about his new translation of the Old English riddles found in the tenth century Book of Exeter. Published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This is the second part of a two part conversation. See: https://robertdinapoli.com/the-dark-glass-a-book-by-robert-dinapoli/

Robert Di Napoli talks to Di Cousens about his new translation of the Old English riddles found in the tenth century Book of Exeter. Published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This is the first part of a two part conversation. See: https://robertdinapoli.com/the-dark-glass-a-book-by-robert-dinapoli/

Born in Melbourne, Petr has been writing for over 20 years. She has had work published in the anthologies Mother Lode (Poetica Christi Press, 2003) and Set Free (Poetica Christi Press, 2004), and in the journal Etchings (vol. 4, 2008). Petr’s work also appears in the coffee table book, Reflecting on Melbourne – a vision of Melbourne through the eyes of some of its poets and artists (Poetica Christ...

 In this episode of 3CR's Spoken Word show which aired on Thursday 16th July 2026, you will a recording of a live broadcast featuring Es Foong talking about the Sonic Poetry Festival. You’ll also hear Es and host, Indrani Perera, swapping poems in a poetic conversation or a poetry exchange of words and ideas. Sonic Poetry Collective, a coalition of poets concerned with building community sustainab...

Eddy Burger talks about his recent publications and shows with Michael Reynolds.

Bosnian-Australian poet talks to Di Cousens about her new book, After War.

A. Frances Johnson is an award-winning writer, artist and recovering academic. Her most recent poetry collection is Controlled Burn (Puncher and Wattmann, 2025). She has published four collections of poetry, a novel and a monograph, Australian Fiction as Archival Salvage (Brill, 2015). In 2020, she won the International ABR Peter Porter Poetry Prize. Other awards include the Griffith University–Jo...

Michael Reynolds talks to poet and gig organiser, Jason Voss.

Bosnian-Australian poet, Dzenana Vucic, talks about her new collection of poetry, After War. Interviewed by Di Cousens. 

Caroline Williamson has been living in Melbourne, Australia, since 1990. She was born in London and spent school holidays with her grandparents in Merthyr Tydfil as a child. Her debut collection, Time Machines (Vagabond Press,  2023), was Highly Commended in the 2023 5Islands Poetry Prize for a First Book of Poetry. Carboniferous (Rabbit, 2025) is her second collection. Carboniferous is available...

‘I caressed my future todaybut its cheeks held no time’- from Interstellar by Sasha de Motte In this episode of 3CR's Spoken Word show which aired on Thursday 21st May 2026, you will hear poet Sasha de Motte talk about identity, authenticity and intuition. Sasha de Motte (they/she) is a writer and poet. As a queer person of colour and a spiritually inclined soul, they pride themselves on all parts...

Maria Van Neerven's first full length collection, Two Tongues, is published by the University of Queensland Press. Described by Maxine Beneba Clarke as 'a stunning, masterful debut', Maria is a First Nations' poet and she reflects on the legacy of colonisation and racism and the aftermath of intergenerational harm. At the same time, she shines a light on the importance of family and culture, celeb...

Maria Van Neerven's first full length collection, Two Tongues, is published by the University of Queensland Press. Described by Maxine Beneba Clarke as 'a stunning, masterful debut', Maria is a First Nations' poet and she reflects on the legacy of colonisation and racism and the aftermath of intergenerational harm. At the same time, she shines a light on the importance of family and culture, celeb...

Grant talks about his book, The Soundless Sound.

Madeleine Dale is a poet and researcher from Brisbane/Meanjin. She holds first-class honours and a Masters degree in Creative Writing from the University of Queensland, where she is currently completing her PhD. Her work has been published in Westerly, Cordite, Meanjin, and Best of Australian Poetry, among others. Her first full-length collection, Portraits of Drowning, won the 2023 Thomas Shapcot...

‘I give myself permission to go outside’from On the First Day of Autumn by Jason Allen-Paisant In this episode of 3CR's Spoken Word show which aired on Thursday 16th April 2026, you will hear UK poet, Deb Alma talk about The Poetry Pharmacy. The Poetry Pharmacy is a UK-based bookseller, with three physical bookshops, an online presence and a lively programme of events. It reimagines poetry as a fo...

Eddy Burger and Joel O'Connor talk about the new book, Millennium Poets Two. This is a new anthology which revisits the poets writing at the turn of the millennium and presents their contemporary work.