30in30: A poem for every day in August

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.Support the show: https://redroompoetry.org/donate/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.