South Coast Poets Out Loud
Fresh new poetry and writing brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre.
Season 6 features poems from 34-37 Degrees South Poetry Anthology for 2025 on the theme 'Words / No Words'.
Season 5 features poems shortlisted in the 2025 South Coast Writers Centre Awards as well as readings from Temple - the 2024 anthology of writing.
Season 3 features poets from the anthology 34-37 Degrees South - Signs 2024. Season 2 features poets shortlisted for the South Coast Writers Centre Poetry Awards 2024. Season 1 features poets from the anthology - 34-37 Degrees South - Country 2023.
All these works are brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre celebrating 30 years of great writing in 2025 - southcoastwriters.org
Episodes
121 episodes
Linda Mcquarrie-Bowerman reads two poems
Recorded live, Linda Mcquarrie-Bowerman reads her poem "A Poet Confesses while seeking Metaphors for Wishful Thinking" from the Shape Shifters AnthologyAnd 'How a Bat can Heave your Heart into your Mouth' which wa...
Wollongong Launch of Shapeshifters the South Coast Writers Centre Anthology
Recorded at the launch of Shapeshifters, the South Coast Writers Centre Anthology of Writing, featuring Dr Sarah Nicholson - and poetry readings by Ronald Atilano and Brittany Riley.Ronald Araña Atilano's first collection of poe...
Judge's comments - South Coast Writers Centre Poetry Awards 2026
Comments by Julie Janson, the judge for the South Coast Writers Centre Poetry Awards, on the entries, shortlist and winners of the competition. Recorded live at the Wollongong Art Gallery on 27 June 2026.
Hemat Malak reads 'Old Circus in the Mist"
Hemat Malak reads her poem "Old Circus in the Mist" from her new book Shelf LifeShelf Life is published by 5 islands press5islandspress.comMusic: Schubert - Serenade / Schwanengesang - D. 957 - Arranged fo...
Linda Godfrey reads "Ithaca"
Linda Godfrey reads "Ithaca" a poem from her new book Tannic Skin and Sweet Flesh, published by 5 islands press 5islandspress.comMusic by rebetiko with thanks. https://freesound.org/s/813936/ -- License: ...
Linda Godfrey reads "Summer in Lesbos"
Linda Godfrey reads "Summer in Lesbos" from her new book Tannic Skin & Sweet Flesh, published by 5islands press (www.5islandspress.com). Guitar played by rebetiko, recorded in studio by efahlqvist -- https://frees...
Jonathan Cant reads "Kirra Sunset"
Jonathan Cant reads his poem "Kirra Sunset" from Finding PanJonathan's new book Finding Pan is published by 5 Islands Press5islandspress.com.Music by Matt LeGroux on Freesound.org - CC 4.0 ...
Jonathan Cant reads "Bright"
Jonathan Cant reads his poem - "Bright" Jonathan's new book "Finding Pan" is published by 5 Islands Press5islandspress.com.
Hemat Malak reads "Shelf Life"
Hemat Malak reads her poem 'Shelf Life'. Hemat's new book "Shelf Life" is available from 5 islands Press www.5islandspress.comMusic by logicmoon on freesound.org - CC v. 4.0 - with thanks
Linda Godfrey reads "Train to Homebake"
Linda Godfrey reads "Train to Homebake" from her new book "Tannic Skin & Sweet Flesh" - from 5 islands press. (www.5islandspress.com).Guitar loop: "mellow but hopeful" by Johnmode on freesound.org - Creative Commons - with thanks.&nb...
Linda Albertson reads "Safe"
Linda Albertson reads her poem "Safe"This poem was shortlisted in the South Coast Writers Centre Poetry Competition 2026.
Alana Kelsall reads "The Rooms We Open"
Alana Kelsall reads her poem - "The Rooms We Open". This poem was shortlisted in the South Coast Writers Centre Poetry Competition 2026.Music: Six Waltzes, No. 1 by Maria Dolores Knoop - arranged for Guitar by ...
Paris Rosemont reads "Junior"
Paris Rosemont reads her poem "Junior"This poem was shortlisted in the South Coast Writers Centre Poetry Competition 2026.Music: Ordinary Loop Minimal Piano by Harumachimusic on Pixabay - with thanks. Paris Ro...
Sable Rosemont reads "A State of Trespass"
Sable Rosemont reads her poem "A State of Trespass" This poem was shortlisted in the South Coast Writers Centre Poetry Competition 2026.This poem is brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre (southcoastwriters.org).
Isabella Mead reads "Blue Tins, March 2020"
Isabella Mead reads her poem "Blue Tins, March 2020" after a photograph of New Mourning II (2022) by Clementine Keith-Roach on the Wellcome Collection websiteThis poem was shortlisted in the South Coast Writers Centre Poetry Com...
Melanie Weckert reads "Canoeing at Lake Wallagoot"
Melanie Weckert reads her poem "Canoeing at Lake Wallagoot" This poem was shortlisted in the South Coast Writers Centre Poetry Competition 2026.This poem is brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre (southcoastwriters....
Melanie Weckert reads "I could have said..."
Melanie Weckert reads her poem "I could have said..." after Omar Sakr's "This is the Poem You Demand"This poem was shortlisted in the South Coast Writers Centre Poetry Competition 2026.This poem is brought to you by the Sout...
"The Roundabouts of Nowra" by Kai Jensen
Kai Jensen reads his poem "The Roundabouts of Nowra" This poem was shortlisted in the South Coast Writers Centre Poetry Competition 2026.This poem is brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre (southcoastwrit...
Kai Jensen reads "Children of Dementia"
Kai Jensen reads his poem "Children of Dementia." This poem was shortlisted in the South Coast Writers Centre Poetry Competition 2026.This poem is brought to you by the South Coast Writers Centre (southcoastwriters.org)...
Hemat Malak reads poems 'From These Empty Shelves' live at Port Kembla NSW.
NSW poet Hemat Malak in conversation with Paris Rosemont about her poetry, inspiration and her recent stellar successes. She also reads from her book From These Empty Shelves forthcoming from 5 Islands Press. This episode a...
Ray Liversidge reads from Riverside - Live at Port Kembla NSW.
Melbourne Poet Ray Liversidge talks with Peter Frankis and reads from his new book 'Riverside'. Recorded live at Port Kembla NSW on 21 February 2026. Ray's new book Riverside, New and Selected Work 2003-2025 is available from Intera...
Julie Smythe reads 'Two White Lighthouses' and 'Floodplain Forest'
Julie Smythe reads 'Two White Lighthouses' and 'Floodplain Forest'. This reading was recorded live at the Thirroul Community Centre on 7 February 2026. Julie's poem 'Two White Lighthouses' is published in 34-37 Degrees South 2025 - ...
Kathleen Bleakley reads from 'Toupie'
Kathleen Bleakley reads a selection of poems and micro-fiction from her book Toupie.Toupie is published by Spineless Wonders and is available to purchase h...
Kai Jensen reads from The Zebra Path of Tree Light
Kai Jensen reads from his book - The Zebra Path of Tree Light - including: Black Pawn; Sighting, Feed the Mannequins, After the Singer, Silence and Sunset Creek.Introduced by Linda Godfrey, this podcast was recorded live at Well-Thumbed ...
'Words were different now' by Tim Heffernan
Tim Heffernan reads his poem 'Words were different now'This poem appears in 34-37 Degrees South 2025 - An Anthology of Poetry from members of the South Coast Writers Centre. Piano loop by josefpres -- https://freesound.org/s/...
