Marker 02

Marker 01

Shaine Melrose reads their poem ‘Bees of the Antipodes’ commissioned as part of the 2025 Red Room Poetry Fellowship.

Find out more and apply for the 2026 Red Room Poetry Fellowshiphere.

Shaine Melrose is a queer writer/poet, retired gardener, living with chronic illness on Kaurna Yerta, in the Adelaide Hills. Shaine's poetry has been widely published and recently her debut collection The Natural World Somersaults was released by Walleah Press.

Applications for the 2026 Red Room Poetry Fellowship open 9am, Tuesday 2 December 2025 and close5pm, Tuesday 3 February 2026 (AEDT).

The Red Room Poetry Fellowship is presented in partnership withVaruna - the National Writers House, and thanks to our generous program supporters Bret Walker AO SC, Tim Game SC and The Adès Family Foundation.

Shaine Melrose reads their poem &lsquo;Bees of the Antipodes&rsquo; commissioned as part of the 2025 Red Room Poetry Fellowship.
Find out more and apply for the 2026 Red Room Poetry Fellowship<a href="https://redroompoetry.org/projects/fellowship/"> here</a>.
Shaine Melrose is a queer writer/poet, retired gardener, living with chronic illness on Kaurna Yerta, in the Adelaide Hills. Shaine's poetry has been widely published and recently her debut collection <a href="https://walleahpress.com.au/Shaine-Melrose-1.html">The Natural World Somersaults</a> was released by Walleah Press.
Applications for the 2026 Red Room Poetry Fellowship open 9am, Tuesday 2 December 2025 and close<a href="https://redroompoetry.org/projects/fellowship/"> 5pm, Tuesday 3 February 2026</a> (AEDT).
The Red Room Poetry Fellowship is presented in partnership with<a href="https://www.varuna.com.au/for-writers/redroom"> Varuna - the National Writers House</a>, and thanks to our generous program supporters Bret Walker AO SC, Tim Game SC and The Ad&egrave;s Family Foundation.

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. Supporting poets for over 20 years, explore selections from our audio archives - including commissioned poems commissioned for the national Poetry Month and beyond.

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

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. Supporting poets for over 20 years, explore selections from our audio archives&nbsp;- including commissioned poems commissioned for the national Poetry Month and beyond.
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>