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Poem of the Week is a weekly podcast presented by Australian Book Review. Each week a poet discusses and reads a new poem. These poems are also published on the ABR website. Australian Book Review is Australia's premier arts and literary magazine. We publish reviews, essays, commentary and new crea…

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    • Sep 9, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 6m AVG DURATION
    • 24 EPISODES


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    #22 Bill Manhire reads 'Indexing Emily'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2016 2:31


    In this episode of 'Poem of the Week' Bill Manhire reads 'Indexing Emily'. ABR Editor, Peter Rose, introduces Bill who then reads and discusses his poem. You can find out more about 'Poem of the Week', and read 'Indexing Emily' by visiting our website: www.australianbookreview.com.au

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    #21 David McCooey reads 'Fleeting: Sylvia Plath at 80'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2016 5:59


    In this episode of 'Poem of the Week' David McCooey reads 'Fleeting: Sylvia Plath at 80'. ABR Editor, Peter Rose, introduces David who then reads and discusses his poem. You can find out more about 'Poem of the Week', and read 'Fleeting: Sylvia Plath at 80' by visiting our website: www.australianbookreview.com.au

    poem reads sylvia plath week' peter rose
    #20 Andrew Sant reads 'Tamarillos'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2016 2:44


    In this episode of 'Poem of the Week' Andrew Sant reads 'Tamarillos'. ABR Editor, Peter Rose, introduces Andrew who then reads and discusses his poem. You can find out more about 'Poem of the Week', and read 'Tamarillos' by visiting our website: www.australianbookreview.com.au

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    #19 Campbell Thomson reads 'Lament for "Cape" Kennedy'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2016 4:51


    In this episode of 'Poem of the Week' Campbell Thomson reads 'Lament for "Cape" Kennedy'. ABR Editor, Peter Rose, introduces Campbell who then reads and discusses his poem. You can find out more about 'Poem of the Week', and read 'Lament for "Cape" Kennedy' by visiting our website: www.australianbookreview.com.au Intro music by www.bensound.com

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    #18 - Alicia Sometimes reads 'Universality'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2016 5:20


    In this episode of 'Poem of the Week' Alicia Sometimes reads 'Universality'. ABR Editor, Peter Rose, introduces Alicia who then reads and discusses her poem. You can find out more about 'Poem of the Week', and read Universality’ by visiting our website: www.australianbookreview.com.au Intro music by www.bensound.com

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    #17 - Ali Alizadeh reads 'I ♥ (this) Life?'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2016 7:24


    In this episode of 'Poem of the Week' Ali Alizadeh reads 'I ♥ (this) Life?'. ABR Editor, Peter Rose, introduces Ali who then reads and discusses his poem. You can find out more about 'Poem of the Week', and read 'I ♥ (this) Life?’ by visiting our website: www.australianbookreview.com.au

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    #16 - Alexis Lateef Reads 'Girl In Fremantle Bookshop'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2016 3:56


    In this episode of 'Poem of the Week' Alexis Lateef reads 'Girl in Fremantle Bookshop'. ABR Editor, Peter Rose, introduces Alexis who then reads and discusses her poem. You can find out more about 'Poem of the Week', and read 'Girl in Fremantle Bookshop’ by visiting our website: www.australianbookreview.com.au

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    #15 - Graham Akhurst reads 'The Kadaitcha Sung'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2016 3:46


    In this episode of 'Poem of the Week' Graham Akhurst reads 'The Kadaitcha Sung'. ABR Editor, Peter Rose, introduces Graham who then reads and discusses his poem. You can find out more about 'Poem of the Week', and read 'The Kadaitcha Sung’ by visiting our website: www.australianbookreview.com.au

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    #14 - David Malouf reads 'Visitation On Myrtle Street'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2016 5:56


    ABR Laureate David Malouf reads his poem 'Visitation on Myrtle Street' which will appear in ABR's States of Poetry - NSW anthology. ABR Editor, Peter Rose, introduces David who then reads and discusses his poem. You can find out more about 'Poem of the Week', and read 'Visitation on Myrtle Street’ by visiting our website: www.australianbookreview.com.au

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    #13 - Toby Fitch reads 'In Fancy'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2016 6:04


    In this episode of 'Poem of the Week' Toby Fitch reads 'In Fancy'. ABR's Poetry Editor, Lisa Gorton, introduces Toby who then reads and discusses his poem. You can find out more about 'Poem of the Week', and read 'In Fancy’ by visiting our website: www.australianbookreview.com.au

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    #12 - Lisa Gluskin Stonestreet reads 'Rage To Order'

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2016 4:41


    In this episode of 'Poem of the Week' Lisa Gluskin Stonestreet reads her Peter Porter Poetry Prize shortlisted poem 'Rage to order'. ABR's Poetry Editor, Lisa Gorton, introduces Lisa who then reads and discusses her poem. You can find out more about 'Poem of the Week', and read 'Rage to order’ and the other poems shortlisted for the 2016 Peter Porter Poetry Prize, by visiting our website: www.australianbookreview.com.au

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    #11 - John Kinsella 'A Spiral.'

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2016 7:49


    In ABR's eleventh 'Poem of the Week' John Kinsella discusses and reads his poem 'A Spiral, After Blake's 'Roughly Sketched Figures Ascend The Stairways Of Paradise.' You can find out more about 'Poem of the Week', and read 'A Spiral, After Blake's ‘Roughly Sketched Figures Ascend The Stairways Of Paradise’, by visiting our website: www.australianbookreview.com.au

    poem spiral week' john kinsella
    Bonus Episode - Porter Prize Judges Lisa Gorton and Luke Davies in conversation with Peter Rose

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2016 15:33


    In this bonus episode of ‘Poem of the Week’, ABR editor Peter Rose interviews two of the judges of the 2016 Peter Porter Poetry Prize – Lisa Gorton and Luke Davies – about the judging of the prize and honouring the legacy of Peter Porter. Visit our website to find out more about 'Poem of the Week'. www.australianbookreview.com.au/

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    #10 – Jennifer Maiden 'Clare And Nauru'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2016 15:55


    In ABR's tenth 'Poem of the Week' Jennifer Maiden discusses and reads her poem ‘Clare and Nauru’. You can find out more about 'Poem of the Week', and read ‘Clare and Nauru’, by visiting our website: www.australianbookreview.com.au

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    #9 – Joel Deane 'Following The Many Elbows Of The Yarra'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2016 7:21


    In ABR's first 'Poem of the Week' for 2016, Joel Deane discusses and reads his poem 'Following the many elbows of the Yarra'. You can find out more about 'Poem of the Week', and read 'Following the many elbows of the Yarra', by visiting our website: https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/

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    #8 - Maria Takolander Reads 'Deja Vu'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2015 7:26


    In the final episode of ABR's 'Poem of the Week' for 2015 Maria Takolander discusses and reads her poem 'Deja Vu'. Visit our website to read 'Deja Vu' and to find out more about Maria, ABR, and the 'Poem of the Week' podcast. https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/

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    Bonus Episode - Judith Beveridge and Stephen Edgar in conversation with Peter Rose

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2015 15:48


    What is it like being a poet married to another poet? ABR Editor Peter Rose talks to Stephen Edgar and Judith Beveridge about their different writing styles and processes and what happens when there are two poets under the one roof. Visit our website to find out more about 'Poem of the Week' and to read poems by Judith Beveridge, Stephen Edgar, and Peter Rose. https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/

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    #7 – Stephen Edgar reads 'Man On The Moon'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2015 6:11


    Our seventh 'Poem of the Week' is 'Man on the Moon' by Stephen Edgar. ABR’s Poetry Editor, Lisa Gorton, introduces Stephen who then discusses and reads his poem which won the 2005 ABR Poetry Prize. You can find out more about 'Poem of the Week', and read 'Man on the Moon', by visiting our website: https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/abr-online/archive/2005/142-april-2005-no-270/2264-poem-of-the-week-man-on-the-moon-by-stephen-edgar-2005-porter-prize-winner

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    #6 – Judith Beveridge reads 'As Wasps Fly Upwards'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2015 6:58


    Our sixth 'Poem of the Week' is 'As Wasps Fly Upwards' by Judith Beveridge. ABR’s Poetry Editor, Lisa Gorton, introduces Judith who then discusses and reads her poem which won the 2015 Peter Porter Poem Prize. You can find out more about 'Poem of the Week', and read 'As Wasps Fly Upwards', by visiting our website: https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/abr-online/archive/2015/154-may-2015-no-371/2546-2015-peter-porter-poetry-prize-winner

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    #5 – Jacinta Le Plastrier reads 'Neuroward2East'

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2015 4:06


    Our fifth 'Poem of the Week' is ‘Neuroward2East’ by Jacinta Le Plastrier. ABR’s Poetry Editor, Lisa Gorton, introduces Jacinta who then discusses and reads her poem. You can find out more about 'Poem of the Week', and read 'Neuroward2East', by visiting our website: https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/poetry/poem-of-the-week/162-poem-of-the-week/2830-poem-of-the-week-neuroward2east-by-jacinta-le-plastrier

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    #4 – Brendan Ryan reads ‘Outsider Pastoral'

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2015 7:04


    Our fourth 'Poem of the Week' is ‘Outsider Pastoral’ by Brendan Ryan. ABR’s Poetry Editor, Lisa Gorton, introduces Brendan who then discusses and reads his poem. You can find out more about 'Poem of the Week', and read 'Outsider Pastoral', by visiting our website:https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/abr-online/current-issue/163-november-2015-no-376/2786-outsider-pastoral-a-new-poem-by-brendan-ryan

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    #3 – Fiona Hile reads ‘Snakebite With Anecdote'

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2015 3:44


    Our third 'Poem of the Week' is ‘Snakebite with Anecdote' by Fiona Hile. ABR’s Poetry Editor, Lisa Gorton, introduces Fiona who then reads her poem and discusses it. You can find out more about 'Poem of the Week', and read 'Snakebite with Anecdote', by visiting our website: https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/poetry/poem-of-the-week/162-poem-of-the-week/2807-poem-of-the-week-snakebite-with-anecdote-by-fiona-hile

    poem reads abr week' snakebite hile poetry editor
    #2 – Peter Rose reads ‘The Subject of Feeling’

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2015 4:32


    Our second 'Poem of the Week' is ‘The Subject of Feeling' by ABR Editor Peter Rose. ABR’s Poetry Editor, Lisa Gorton, introduces Peter who then discusses and reads his poem. ‘The Subject of Feeling’ is the title poem in Peter Rose’s latest collection which is out now from UWAP: http://uwap.uwa.edu.au/products/the-subject-of-feeling You can find out more about 'Poem of the Week', and read 'The Subject of Feeling', by visiting our website: https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/abr-online/archive/2015/157-june-july-2015-no-372/2587-the-subject-of-feeling-a-new-poem-by-peter-rose

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    #1 - Kent MacCarter reads 'Are You Ready to Go Superfast'.mp3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2015 7:34


    Welcome to 'Poem of the Week' with Australian Book Review. Each week a different poet will introduce and read his or her poem. Our inaugural 'Poem of the Week' is 'Are You Ready to Go Superfast?' by Kent MacCarter. ABR’s Poetry Editor, Lisa Gorton, introduces Kent who then discusses and reads his poem. You can find out more about 'Poem of the Week', and read 'Are You Ready to Go Superfast?', by visiting our website: https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/poetry/poem-of-the-week/162-poem-of-the-week/2761-poem-of-the-week-are-you-ready-to-go-superfast-by-kent-maccarter

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