'Richmond' by Nam Le

Nam Le reads his poem ‘Richmond’ commissioned as part of the 2025 Red Room Poetry Fellowship program. Find out more and apply for the 2026 Red Room Poetry Fellowship here. Nam’s work encompasses fiction, non-fiction, poetry and screen and has been translated into over fourteen languages. Receiving major awards in America, Europe and Australia. His work has appeared in modern classics series, and is widely anthologised and taught. Applications for the 2026 Red Room Poetry Fellowship open 9am, Tuesday 2 December 2025 and close 5pm, Tuesday 3 February 2026 (AEDT). The Red Room Poetry Fellowship is presented in partnership with Varuna - the National Writers House, and thanks to our generous program supporters Bret Walker AO SC, Tim Game SC and The Adès Family Foundation.Support the show: https://redroompoetry.org/donate/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.