POETICA - Poetry on ABC Radio

PRESENTED BY MIKE LADD
on ABC Radio National,
SATURDAY AT 3.05 PM,
REPEATED 3.05 PM THURSDAY.


November

3rd Dive ­ an underwater radio-poem by Jayne Fenton Keane.
10th e. e. cummings ­ a selection of cummings' influential poetry and prose.
17th Pantum, Pantoum ­ a feature on the ancient Malay form of poetryand its modern offshoots.
24th Along a River ­ an encounter with Western Australian poet, Glen Phillips.

December

1st Varieties of Gazelle ­ the work of Arab-American poet NaomiShihab Nye.
8th All the Iron Night ­ poetry, prose and 'ruined piano' music by Ross Bolleter.
15th Upon Clouds ­ an anthology of cloud poems.
22nd The Earthbound Spirit ­ a feature for Rumi¹s 800th birthday.
29th Road Train ­ new poetry from the Northern Territory.

January

5th Dreaming Transportation Part 1 ­ poems by Jordie Albiston aboutconvict women, with music by Andrée Greenwell.
12th Dreaming Transportation Part 2
19th Havana Nights ­ contemporary Cuban poetry.
26th A Stroll Through the Gardens ­ poet and botanist Edwin Wilson takes us through the Sydney Botanic Gardens.

For further details please contact the producers of Poetica:
Mike Ladd (08) 8343 4928
Krystyna Kubiak (08) 8343 4271
Or visit Poetica's website at www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/poetica/