Every day across Poetry Month in August, 30in30 delivers new original poetry, reflections and writing prompts from some of the country’s leading poets, authors, and spoken word artists.

​​30in30 provides a snapshot of some of the best of contemporary Australian poetry - and in this episode, we’ve pulled together a selection of this year’s commissioned works for your listening pleasure.

Find out more about Poetry Month and the artists featured in this episode at redroompoetry.org/poetrymonth

Artist Bios and Poems
Chika Ikogwe artist biography, and poem, 'Let that Black lady breathe! 
Heather Mitchell artist biography, and poem, 'I Fell' 
Lang Leav artist biography, and poem, 'A Letter to My Mother at Immigration'
Mitch McTaggart artist biography, and poem, 'In the event of apocalypse, remember TV'
Kirli Saunders artist biography, and poem, 'Safe Way'
Hasib Hourani artist biography, and poem, 'you can start anywhere, you’ll still hit all the service stations'
Manal Younus artist biography, and poem, 'I Dance'
Dominic Guerrera artist biography, and poem, 'cycle'
Lucy Norton artist biography, and poem, 'a song you can’t unsing'
Jonathan Sriranganathan artist biography, and poem, 'Clipper blades and feather pillows'
Juran Adams artist biography, and work 'Willow'



Explore Poetry Month

August is Poetry Month - a continent-wide celebration of contemporary Australian poetry established by Red Room Poetry to increase access, awareness and visibility of poetry in all its forms and for all audiences.

Every day across Poetry Month in August, 30in30 delivers new original poetry, reflections and writing prompts from some of the country’s leading poets, authors, and spoken word artists.
<a href="https://redroompoetry.org/projects/poetry-month/30in30/">​​30in30</a> provides a snapshot of some of the best of contemporary Australian poetry - and in this episode, we’ve pulled together a selection of this year’s commissioned works for your listening pleasure.
Find out more about Poetry Month and the artists featured in this episode at redroompoetry.org/poetrymonth
Artist Bios and Poems
<ol>
<li aria-level="1">Chika Ikogwe <a href="https://redroompoetry.org/poets/chika-ikogwe/">artist biography</a>, and poem, '<a href="https://redroompoetry.org/poets/chika-ikogwe/let-that-black-lady-breathe/">Let that Black lady breathe! </a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Heather Mitchell <a href="https://redroompoetry.org/poets/heather-mitchell/">artist biography</a>, and poem, '<a href="https://redroompoetry.org/poets/heather-mitchell/i-fell/">I Fell</a>' </li>
<li aria-level="1">Lang Leav <a href="https://redroompoetry.org/poets/lang-leav/">artist biography</a>, and poem, '<a href="https://redroompoetry.org/poets/lang-leav/a-letter-to-my-mother-at-immigration/">A Letter to My Mother at Immigration'</a> </li>
<li aria-level="1">Mitch McTaggart <a href="https://redroompoetry.org/poets/mitch-mctaggart/">artist biography</a>, and poem, '<a href="https://redroompoetry.org/poets/mitch-mctaggart/in-the-event-of-apocalypse-remember-tv/">In the event of apocalypse, remember TV</a>'</li>
<li aria-level="1">Kirli Saunders <a href="https://redroompoetry.org/poets/kirli-saunders/">artist biography</a>, and poem, '<a href="https://redroompoetry.org/poets/kirli-saunders/safe-way/">Safe Way</a>'</li>
<li aria-level="1">Hasib Hourani <a href="https://redroompoetry.org/poets/hasib-hourani/">artist biography</a>, and poem, '<a href="https://redroompoetry.org/poets/hasib-hourani/you-can-start-anywhere/">you can start anywhere, you’ll still hit all the service stations</a>'</li>
<li aria-level="1">Manal Younus <a href="https://redroompoetry.org/poets/manal-younus/">artist biography</a>, and poem, '<a href="https://redroompoetry.org/poets/manal-younus/i-dance/">I Dance</a>'</li>
<li aria-level="1">Dominic Guerrera <a href="https://redroompoetry.org/poets/dominic-guerrera/">artist biography</a>, and poem, '<a href="https://redroompoetry.org/poets/dominic-guerrera/cycle/">cycle</a>'</li>
<li aria-level="1">Lucy Norton <a href="https://redroompoetry.org/poets/lucy-norton/">artist biography</a>, and poem, '<a href="https://redroompoetry.org/poets/lucy-norton/a-song-you-cant-unsing/">a song you can’t unsing</a>'</li>
<li aria-level="1">Jonathan Sriranganathan <a href="https://redroompoetry.org/poets/jonathan-sriranganathan/">artist biography</a>, and poem, '<a href="https://redroompoetry.org/poets/jonathan-sriranganathan/clipper-blades-and-feather-pillows/">Clipper blades and feather pillows</a>'</li>
<li aria-level="1">Juran Adams <a href="https://redroompoetry.org/poets/juran-adams/">artist biography</a>, and work '<a href="https://redroompoetry.org/poets/juran-adams/willow/">Willow</a>'</li>
</ol>
 
Explore Poetry Month
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If a poem was a room you could walk into, whose voices might you hear?

Red Room Poetry, Australia's leading organisation for commissioning, creating, publishing and promoting poetry in meaningful ways, grew from a community radio show focused on the voices of Australian poets. Now celebrating our 20th year, we’re exploring our audio archives - including commissioned poems from the first two years of the national Poetry Month and beyond.

We’ll be sharing daily 30in30 poetry commissions and writing prompts across August, plus a special series hosted by our Red Room producers including ‘Language, Place, and Sonic Forms’, with Nicole Smede, ‘Write a poem, plant a tree’ with Lorin Reid, ‘Poetic Lifelines’ with David Stavanger and ‘A Line in the Sand’ celebrating the publication of our 20 year anthology’ with Izzy Roberts-Orr.

Tune in to hear from poets, authors, spoken word artists, musicians, playwrights and more. Check out the full poetry month program online at redroompoetry.org/poetry-month

Line Break, a new podcast from Red Room Poetry, brought to you as part of Poetry Month in August, and presented in partnership with the Community Radio Network.

If a poem was a room you could walk into, whose voices might you hear?
Red Room Poetry, Australia's leading organisation for commissioning, creating, publishing and promoting poetry in meaningful ways, grew from a community radio show focused on the voices of Australian poets. Now celebrating our 20th year, we’re exploring our audio archives - including commissioned poems from the first two years of the national Poetry Month and beyond.
We’ll be sharing daily 30in30 poetry commissions and writing prompts across August, plus a special series hosted by our Red Room producers including ‘Language, Place, and Sonic Forms’, with Nicole Smede, ‘Write a poem, plant a tree’ with Lorin Reid, ‘Poetic Lifelines’ with David Stavanger and ‘A Line in the Sand’ celebrating the publication of our 20 year anthology’ with Izzy Roberts-Orr.
Tune in to hear from poets, authors, spoken word artists, musicians, playwrights and more. Check out the full poetry month program online at <a href="https://redroompoetry.org/projects/poetry-month/">redroompoetry.org/poetry-month</a>
Line Break, a new podcast from Red Room Poetry, brought to you as part of Poetry Month in August, and presented in partnership with the Community Radio Network.

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