Red Dirt Poetry Festival hits the ground running this week and Executive Director Laurie May was on 8CCC Brekky early today to give listeners a rundown on what the 2026 program has on offer. From Thursday 20 August until Sunday you'll find plenty of events to join in, including at 10am Saturday our 8CCC carpark hosts the international Haiku Death Match! Then it's a gentle stroll over to Lhere Mparntwe for Tree Jazz with Wendy Taleo at 11.30. Laurie spoke about her time representing Australian poetry in Rotterdam last year, which resulted in the inspirational pairing (or re-pairing/reparing of art and science as well as the  collaboration with Chilean poets for this year's festival.

<a href="https://www.reddirtpoetryfestival.com/">Red Dirt Poetry Festival</a> hits the ground running this week and Executive Director Laurie May was on 8CCC Brekky early today to give listeners a rundown on what the 2026 program has on offer. From Thursday 20 August until Sunday you'll find plenty of events to join in, including at 10am Saturday our 8CCC carpark hosts the international <a href="https://www.reddirtpoetryfestival.com/event/haiku-death-match/">Haiku Death Match</a>! Then it's a gentle stroll over to Lhere Mparntwe for <a href="https://www.reddirtpoetryfestival.com/events/?filter=true&amp;venue=along-todd-river">Tree Jazz</a> with Wendy Taleo at 11.30. Laurie spoke about her time representing Australian poetry in Rotterdam last year, which resulted in the inspirational pairing (or re-pairing/reparing of art and science as well as the&nbsp; collaboration with Chilean poets for this year's festival.

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Interviews, local stories and news for Central Australia and The Barkly.
Presented live weekdays on 8CCC Radio 102.1FM.
Stream through the 8CCC Connect app and 8ccc.com.au
Listen back to interviews On Demand or through our podcast
8CCC Big Brekky is supported by the Community Broadcasting Foundation