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Red Dirt X Yellow Peril

A short series of articles and audio recordings of readings from poets with a focus on Asian-Australian and Asia-based poets presented by Peril Magazine.

Architype

Architype Augmented is a digital poetry experience. Explore a decomposing house together, build its rooms out of prose, and create strange architectural poetry.

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An Evening with Luka Lesson

Luka Lesson showcases his critically acclaimed spoken word poetry and rap verses in an explosive display of both brand new and well-known works.

By Donation
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House of Healing – Poetry First Aid

An exploration of healing in a digital space. This event is a virtual “gallery” showcasing poetry with a focus on mental health and wellbeing and what it means to “heal” individually and as a collective.

Rindu

Rindu means to miss something, or someone, or to be homesick in Malay. This is the physical manifestation of nearly two decades of communication at a distance.

The Bees

A meditative bee-based poetic experience blending audio recordings from Sezzajai Sykes’ latest book of poetry Pandeme of Bees and audio recordings of bees in The Gap, Alice Springs from field recording specialist Jeremy Conlon.

Around the World in 20 Days

Three poets from three different continents wrote to each other in prose/poetry only, reflecting on current events/situations, passing each poem on like folded note in class, as they get to know each other through verse.

Project Resistance

Powerful and moving projection work from local artist and activist Kirra Voller combining her written poetry and imagery from projection artist Kate La Greca onto a colonising presence in Alice Springs.

Magic 8-Ball Poetry

Ask a question. Shake (click) the Magic 8-Ball. The answer will become very poetically clear.

Fragments of Ellipsis

For Red Dirt this year, Andrew Cox gives us a preview of what will be the opening pieces to his new work ‘Ellipsis’.

My Mother is a Country and Other Works

Xolile Mabuza shares her work from Lihawu, a village outside Mbombela. This set was self-recorded during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

A Day In Isolation

Join Jesse in this epic poetry set as he dusts off some old and new writing, meets aliens in drag, and literally (rap) battles his doubt against an optimistic sock puppet.

Horoscope in Verse

An exploration of astrology blended with poetry to take you on an aural journey connecting you to the universe.

In-Between

An audio-visual poetry experiment to put the transcendental into form. Poet Deborah Emmanuel seeks to articulate from within the liminal space of transformation – what it feels like to become awake.

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Poetry in Motion 2020

Guts Dance & Red Dirt Poets team up in this amazing showcase, five poets and five dancers will collaborate to create a moving piece of poetic expressions, recorded and presented via video.

Free
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Little Fledgling – A Poetic AUSLAN Experience

Walter in his poem entitled “Little Fledgling” composed in Australian Sign language is a poignant portrayal of his vulnerability of growing up as a Deaf person.

A Town Like Mparntwe

A virtual poetry walk of Mparntwe and surrounds using digital mapping technology with "touch-points" viewers can interact with local poetry.

The Light of Gilbert Swamp

Poetry from renowned NT SCI-Fi writer David C. Curtis featuring an image by his father David Curtis Snr will take the audience on an ‘other-wordly’ journey deep into the heart of Central Australia.

She Fought

Video debut of ‘She Fought’, a poem about change, familiar loss and aging, poetry by Laurie May and video by Else Kennedy, filmed on Yarun/Bribie Island.

Corona Virus

Multi-Disciplinary artist Josh Campton brings you his poem, Coronavirus, in response to the Corona Virus pandemic.

Identifying She

Virtual Event NT

A candid set in response and poetic riot to the pre-prescribed processes of healing.

Let’s Break Up – In Progress

Virtual Event NT

Spoken word poet and comedian Anisa presenting a brief showing and discussion of the creation of her new work.

Ongoing

Daily Prompt Comp

A daily poetry prompt with cash prizes to be won!

Writing to Understand the World

Participants in this workshop will partake in activities that ask them to interrogate their story as a way of understanding themselves and the world happening around them.

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Book a session with lapsed psychologist and poetic general practitioner David Stavanger as he joins you from the therapeutic (uni)verse couch to explore the intersection of the id and the idea, and reads to you from his self-aware guide Case Notes.

Poetic Meditation Workshop – Movement BE

Developed by Movement BE founder Nate Howard, The Poetic Meditation Workshop is a qualitatively unique experience where the art of poetry and meditation come together to an uplifting experience.