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.
26 events found.
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.
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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.
Daily Prompt Comp
A daily poetry prompt with cash prizes to be won!
Dabbings: Visual Poems Through the Modem: A Workshop
Beyond mere description, this ekphrastic workshop takes up words in a painterly way.
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Australian Poetry Slam 2020 – Alice Springs Heat
The Black Wreath HQ 2 Smith St, Alice Springs, NT, AustraliaPartnering with Word Travels and the APS, Red Dirt Poetry Festival presents the Alice Springs Slam heat online! Using local venue Black Wreath, filmed and judged live seeing one winner compete in the national poetry slam in October. Open to all max 20 entrants all local. This event will not have a live audience but […]
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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.
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Mixtape Memoirs – Love in the Time of Corona
Poetic responses to the changing world around us in the form of a mixtape you can download and listen to offline, or online.
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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, AustraliaA candid set in response and poetic riot to the pre-prescribed processes of healing.
Good Crips Go To Heaven But Get Stuck at the Stairway
A zine of poetry, photography, spinal x-rays and cardiac echoes. It is an urge to fight for liberation, not assimilation.