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What do art and sport have in common, and how do you feed your creativity?

Brendan Cowell is an award-winning writer, actor and director for television, theatre and film. He is currently in production on a six-part adaptation of his novel Plum with ABC and Screen Australia, starring Asher Keddie.

Red Room Poetry Creative Producer and Line Break host Izzy Roberts-Orr spoke with Brendan about his poem, ‘Boyd Cordner’, commissioned for Poetry Month 2021 and published in Red Room Poetry’s 20 year anthology A Line in the Sand, as well as art vs sport, the place of poetry and how he feeds his creativity. Keep an ear out for a cameo from Brendan’s Mum Yvonne as well.

Please note: This episode contains coarse language.



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.

Explore the full program at https://poetrymonth.org.au/

This year, as part of Poetry Month, we're bringing the UK's Biggest Poetry and Performance Festival Down Under. The UK’s biggest poetry and performance festival BBC's Contains Strong Language comes to Sydney 28-31 August.

Check out the full program here

https://redroompoetry.org/projects/poetry-month/contains-strong-language/

What do art and sport have in common, and how do you feed your creativity?
<a href="https://redroompoetry.org/poets/brendan-cowell/">Brendan Cowell</a> is an award-winning writer, actor and director for television, theatre and film. He is currently in production on a six-part adaptation of his novel Plum with ABC and Screen Australia, starring Asher Keddie.
Red Room Poetry Creative Producer and Line Break host Izzy Roberts-Orr spoke with Brendan about his poem, ‘Boyd Cordner’, commissioned for Poetry Month 2021 and published in Red Room Poetry’s 20 year anthology A Line in the Sand, as well as art vs sport, the place of poetry and how he feeds his creativity. Keep an ear out for a cameo from Brendan’s Mum Yvonne as well.
Please note: This episode contains coarse language.
 
Explore Poetry Month
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Explore the full program at <a href="https://poetrymonth.org.au/">https://poetrymonth.org.au/</a>
This year, as part of Poetry Month, we're bringing the UK's Biggest Poetry and Performance Festival Down Under. The UK’s biggest poetry and performance festival BBC's Contains Strong Language comes to Sydney 28-31 August.
Check out the full program here<a href="https://redroompoetry.org/projects/poetry-month/contains-strong-language/"></a>
<a href="https://redroompoetry.org/projects/poetry-month/contains-strong-language/">https://redroompoetry.org/projects/poetry-month/contains-strong-language/</a>

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>

Red Room Poetry

If a poem was a room you could walk into, whose voices might you hear?

The Poetry Company, 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. 

Read full poems online: https://thepoetryco.org/

If a poem was a room you could walk into, whose voices might you hear?
The Poetry Company, 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.&nbsp;
Read full poems online: https://thepoetryco.org/

The Poetry Company

Comparison is the thief of creativity: Brendan Cowell on art vs sport and 'Boyd Cordner'

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