Louis Joel Poetry Pod
by LJAC
Welcome to the Louis Joel Poetry Podcast where we discuss all things poetry with your hosts Peter Roberts (Poet-in-Residence at LJAC), David Tredinnick (actor, playwright, raconteur, audio buff, archivist) & Colleen Murphy (writer, diversity champion, another raconteur). Each podcast will have interviews with poets, with people who convene poetry appreciation groups, with editors or producers of poetry magazines and with members of the community outlining some of their favourite (or least favourite) poems or song lyrics, and why.
Episodes
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Shakespeare, Macbeth: The Scottish Play
The Scottish Play In our final episode for 2025, and a double episode into the bargain, we discuss the work of probably the most highly acknowledged poet in the Western tradition – William Shakespeare. Shakespeare wrote 37 plays, predominantly in iambic pentameter, as well many sonnets and other...
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The Kindness of Water-Helen Jarvis
The Kindness of Water – Helen Jarvis In our twelfth episode we discuss the work of one of our very talented local poets, Helen Jarvis, who has just released her first collection, The Kindness of Water, published by 5islands Press. Helen grew up in England and now lives in Melbourne/Naarm, where…
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Simon Says
Simon Says In our eleventh episode we discuss the work of one of our very favourite poets, the extraordinary American singer/songwriter, Paul Simon. From his enduring early work with Art Garfunkel to his stellar solo career, producing such iconic albums as Graceland and The Rhythm of the Saints,...
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Lesbia Harford
In our tenth episode we take a deep dive into the poetry of little known Australian poet, Lesbia Harford (1891 – 1927). John Kinsella, in the introduction to The Penguin Anthology of Australian Poetry, Kinsella J ed. Penguin, Melbourne, 2009 p 47 - 48 describes her as ‘the radical and unique…
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Tanka for the memories
In our ninth episode we move away from European styles of poetry and examine a Japanese form – the tanka, a close relation to haiku. Rodney Williams, poet and editor of the journal Catchment – Poetry of Place returns as our guide to educate us about tanka and share some of his writing in that…
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Mary Oliver
In our eighth episode, and our first of 2025, we take a deep dive into the poetry of acclaimed American poet, Mary Oliver (1935 – 2019) . Her work is inspired by long walks in nature but she takes a novel approach driven by an unquenchable curiosity and a refusal to bow to negativity or adverse...
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A roaring fire and two glasses of red
The Louis Joel Poetry Pod aims to be a forum for discussion about poetry, what people like and what they don’t and why. A strong emphasis is placed upon making poetry accessible and fun with a diverse range of writers, forms, media etc. Each podcast will have interviews with poets, with people…
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Children’s poetry – a world of rhymes, exquisite rhythms and fantastical characters
The Louis Joel Poetry Pod aims to be a forum for discussion about poetry, what people like and what they don’t and why. A strong emphasis is placed upon making poetry accessible and fun with a diverse range of writers, forms, media etc. Each podcast will have interviews with poets, with people…
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Two Great Women! The fabulous poet/songwriter Zerafina Zara + the versatile and compelling poetry of former British Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy.
The Louis Joel Poetry Pod aims to be a forum for discussion about poetry, what people like and what they don’t and why. A strong emphasis is placed upon making poetry accessible and fun with a diverse range of writers, forms, media etc. Each podcast will have interviews with poets, with people…
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The wonderful Louise Karch + applied poetry, if there is such a thing!
The Louis Joel Poetry Pod aims to be a forum for discussion about poetry, what people like and what they don’t and why. A strong emphasis is placed upon making poetry accessible and fun with a diverse range of writers, forms, media etc. Each podcast will have interviews with poets, with people…
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Poets: William Carlos Williams and Nicole Hawke
The Louis Joel Poetry Pod aims to be a forum for discussion about poetry, what people like and what they don’t and why. A strong emphasis is placed upon making poetry accessible and fun with a diverse range of writers, forms, media etc. Each podcast will have interviews with poets, with people…
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Who is Louis Joel? And poetry in film
The Louis Joel Poetry Pod aims to be a forum for discussion about poetry, what people like and what they don’t and why. A strong emphasis is placed upon making poetry accessible and fun with a diverse range of writers, forms, media etc. Each podcast will have interviews with poets, with people…
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What is the Louis Joel Poetry Pod?
The Louis Joel Poetry Pod aims to be a forum for discussion about poetry, what people like and what they don’t and why. A strong emphasis is placed upon making poetry accessible and fun with a diverse range of writers, forms, media etc. Each podcast will have interviews with poets, with people…
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About this show
Welcome to the Louis Joel Poetry Podcast where we discuss all things poetry with your hosts Peter Roberts (Poet-in-Residence at LJAC), David Tredinnick (actor, playwright, raconteur, audio buff, archivist) & Colleen Murphy (writer, diversity champion, another raconteur). Each podcast will have interviews with poets, with people who convene poetry appreciation groups, with editors or producers of poetry magazines and with members of the community outlining some of their favourite (or least favourite) poems or song lyrics, and why.
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LJAC