PoeticA (Poetry)
- Next available on ABC Radio National 621 Melbourne, VIC, Australia in 6 days 5 hours 38 minutes
- Find another station or time for this program on one of 69 other stations & times
- Host: Mike Ladd
- PoeticA is dedicated to the performance of poetry and ranges freely among contemporary Australian and overseas work as well as drawing on ancient sources and from bi-lingual programs, live readings, studio-based poetry features and on-location recordings. PoeticA aims not simply to reflect on radio the rich world of poetry, but to re-create that world in radio terms, with generous use of music and sound to "place" the poems. The emphasis is on entertainment and letting the poetry speak for itself.
- Add to Presets
Last updated 418 days ago
Update program info
Suburbia
Sat, Nov 15
As Australian cities have grown, so has the reflection of the suburban environment in Australian poetry
Beowulf Part 2
Sat, Nov 8
'As a translator and narrator of the Beowulf story, Felix Nobis has found a style that is high but not inflated, true to the poetry of the original and enthralling to a contemporary audience
Beowulf Part 1
Sat, Nov 1
A new translation of the famous Anglo-Saxon classic
Slammin' and Jammin'
Sat, Oct 25
Highlights from the Slams and Jams across the country over the last year
Birds, Beasts and Flowers
Sat, Oct 18
The poetry of DH Lawrence
An Ear on my Heart
Sat, Oct 11
Poems of Motherhood by Kathryn Lomer and Esther Ottaway
Robert Lowell
Sat, Oct 4
Robert Lowell was one of America's most famous poets of the 20th century
Gen XY, New Voices
Sat, Sep 27
A sample of the work of four new Australian poets: LK Holt, Craig Billingham, Josephine Rowe and Aidan Coleman
High Country
Sat, Sep 20
The High Country by Jane and Phillip Ulman is a vintage program from 1985
Thirteen Jesuses
Sat, Sep 13
Thirteen Jesuses is a charming suite of poems that reflect upon life's experiences, and their formative impact
National Poetry Week
Sat, Sep 6
Highlights from the Australian Poetry Centre's Festival at Castlemaine
War is not the Season for Figs - the poetry of Lydia Cvetkovic
Sat, Aug 30
Today's program is drawn from the anthology WAR IS NOT THE SEASON FOR FIGS, by poet Lidija Cvetkovic
Audio/file/poets/#8
Sat, Aug 23
The eighth program in our occasional series featuring poets who release their work on CD
Fishing in the Devonian
Sat, Aug 16
Poetica's contribution to National Science Week, featuring the poems of Carol Jenkins
Seven Songs for Sydney
Sat, Aug 9
With the discovery of the wreck of HMAS Sydney, Poetica is re-broadcasting 'Seven Songs for Sydney', a cycle of poems by Robert Harris, reflecting on the sinking and its aftermath
Hopscotch: The Poetry of AK Ramanujan
Sat, Aug 2
In this feature we hear a selection of poems by one of India's leading 20th century poets and translators, AK Ramanujan, as well as commentary recorded in India by those who knew Ramanujan well: Prathibha Nandakumar, Ashokamitran, and the painter SG Vasudev
Steel and Stone - an anthology of poems celebrating the bridges of the worl
Sat, Jul 26
A selection of poems focusing on some of the great bridges of the world
Allegiance to the Kind
Sat, Jul 19
A meeting with American poet, Sam Hamill
Sacre Coeur - John Kinsella recorded on location at York, Western Australia
Sat, Jul 12
John Kinsella is the author of more than thirty books of poetry, for which he has received many prizes and awards including: The Age Poetry Book of The Year Award; The Western Australian Premier's Book Award for Poetry, and a Keating
The Journey: selected works by Irish poet Eavan Boland
Sat, Jul 5
Selected works by the Irish poet Eavan Boland, taken from her New Collected Poems published by WW Norton (2008)
Australian Haiku - Part 2
Sat, Jun 28
The Haiku and the senryu in contemporary Australian poetry
Australian Haiku - Part 1
Sat, Jun 21
A detailed exploration of this burgeoning poetic form with some of Australia's leading practitioners
Archy and Mehitabel - Part 2
Sat, Jun 14
Don Marquis's famous collection of poems featuring Archy the cockroach-poet and Mehitabel the alley-cat queen
Archy and Mehitabel - Part 1
Sat, Jun 7
Don Marquis's famous collection of poems featuring Archy the cockroach-poet and Mehitabel the alley-cat queen
T.A.G. Hungerford
Sat, May 31
Australian poet, playwright, novelist and short story writer T
The Best of Adelaide Writers' Week 2008
Sat, May 24
Poetica will be featuring a selection of the poetry highlights at this year's Adelaide Writers' Week, including readings by Paul Durcan, David Malouf, Bill Manhire, and many others
Lust
Sat, May 17
Theologians list seven mortal sins and in this week's program, a sex therapist talks to a priest about about lust as a mortal sin: an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace
Pride
Sat, May 10
"Pride" according to Thomas Aquinas is "the inordinate appetite for one's own superiority"
Greed
Sat, May 3
Inordinate or rapacious desire, especially for food or wealth
Anger
Sat, Apr 26
Poems of anger, hate, fury and vengeance including works by William Blake, WB Yeats, Dylan Thomas, John Donne, Alexander Pope and many others
© 2008 RadioTime. All Rights Reserved. Trademarks displayed do not imply endorsement by their holders.