News Kynthia talks us through how her debut project Collateral Damage went from a poem to a powerful protest film by Happy “Nothing good can come from war. I hope every viewer questions the world we are a part of, and sees the pressing need for change” Melbourne-based singer, poet, and director,…
News Poetry Red Room Poetry Presents: Poetry Month 2023 by Tammy Moir Red Room is bringing the sweet poetic vibes, igniting a cultural renaissance during Poetry Month 2023! Australia’s poetic landscape is experiencing a vibrant renaissance, and at the heart of this…
Books News Non-Essential Work: Poetic reflections on grief, displacement, and the power of language by Tammy Moir In his latest collection Non-Essential Work, Omar Sakr crafts hauntingly beautiful verses that explore themes of grief, displacement, and the enduring power of language. In the world of poetry, Omar…
Books Lists Music News Poetry Lana Del Rey’s favourite poetry books of all time by Tammy Moir We delve into Lana’s passion for the beat poet Allen Ginsberg, Walt Whitman, and the confessional stylings of Sylvia Plath. Lana Del Rey is an avid poetry fan, having already…
Books Features Lists News Red Room Poetry Celebrates a Poem a Day by Tammy Moir Celebrate the best Australian poetry with Red Room 30in 30, bringing one fresh poem a day all throughout August. Every day across poetry month, the legends at Red Room are…
Arts Books News Poetry Celebrate Poetry Month with the legends from Red Room Poetry by Tammy Moir It’s Poetry Month. Haiku your way through August with Red Room Poetry, as they shine a light on Australia’s finest and brightest poets. Red Room Poetry brings us the biggest…
Books News T.S Eliot’s ‘The Waste Land’ turns 100. by Tammy Moir T.S Eliot is one of the greatest poets of our time. His groundbreaking poem ‘The Waste Land’ is turning 100, and to mark the momentous occasion, let’s look at the…
Books News Poetry Jack Kerouac’s 20 best haikus by Tammy Moir Widely known as the bestselling author of On the Road, Jack Kerouac was the heart and pulse of the beat generation, but he was more than a novelist, he was…
Features 5 amazing things you didn’t know about Neal Cassady by Luke Saunders Neal Cassady is one of the most fascinating and mysterious figures in American history. An intellectual and a bigamist, a drug-taker and a spiritual visionary, a poet and the muse…
Music Gil Scott-Heron comes full circle with Makaya McCraven’s ‘We’re New Again’ by Claudia Schmidt Gil Scott-Heron released I’m New Here in 2010. It may seem strange for an artist considered so influential – he’s often thought to be the first MC – to release…
Arts We chat with Omar Musa about his moving new play, Since Ali Died by Luke Saunders Renowned rapper and spoken-word poet, Omar Musa is bringing his powerful new play, Since Ali Died, to Brisbane Festival from the 10th – 14th of September. Musa’s riveting, politically charged…
