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
106 episodes
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/...
Koel by Elias McKinley
Elias McKinley reads his poem 'Koel' Wavedrum Rhythm by bangcorrupt on freesound.org. Pacific Koel (Eudynamys orientalis) courtesy of Jim Gordon on xeno-canto.orgThis poem appears in 34-37 Degrees South 2025 - An Ant...
Ranginui's Tears by Grahame Gee
Grahame Gee reads 'Ranginui's Tears' Ranginui within the Māori creation story, is the male god of the sky who was separated from Papatuanuku (the earth mother) by their children who, due to their parents embrace, lived in darkness. ...
'Foundations' by Kate Shelley Gilbert
Kate Shelley Gilbert reads her poem 'Foundations' This poem appears in 34-37 Degrees South 2025 - An Anthology of Poetry from members of the South Coast Writers Centre.
Blow out the Birthday Candles by Elizabeth Walton
Elizabeth Walton reads her poem 'Blow out the Birthday Candles, old flame now flares with Parkinson’s' Music composed and performed by Elizabeth Walton This poem appears in 34-37 Degrees South 2025 - An Antholog...
SHE - when a beloved granddaughter became a pronoun - by Jeanne Shaw
Jeanne Shaw reads her poem 'SHE - when a beloved granddaughter became a pronoun' This poem appears in 34-37 Degrees South 2025 - An Anthology of Poetry from members of the South Coast Writers Centre. Piano: 'Improm...
'Meaning' by Krishna Sadhana
Krishna Sadhana reads her poem 'Meaning'This poem appears in 34-37 Degrees South 2025 - An Anthology of Poetry from members of the South Coast Writers Centre.
Breathe—A Broken Sonnet by Lynne Cook
Lynne Cook reads her poem 'Breathe—A Broken Sonnet'Music courtesy of Logicmoon on freesound.orgThis poem appears in 34-37 Degrees South 2025 - An Anthology of Poetry from members of the South Coast Writers Centre. ...
A list of lists by Steve Meyrick
Steve Meyrick reads his poem 'A list of lists'This poem appears in 34-37 Degrees South 2025 - An Anthology of Poetry from members of the South Coast Writers Centre.
Two White Lighthouses by Julie Smythe
Julie Smythe reads her poem 'Two White Lighthouses'This poem appears in 34-37 Degrees South 2025 - An Anthology of Poetry from members of the South Coast Writers Centre.
The Muses by Brid Morahan
Brid Morahan reads her poem 'The Muses' This poem appears in 34-37 Degrees South 2025 - An Anthology of Poetry from members of the South Coast Writers Centre.
Tantrum by Sandra Renew
Sandra Renew reads her poem 'Tantrum'This poem appears in 34-37 Degrees South 2025 - An Anthology of Poetry from members of the South Coast Writers Centre.
Questions for the Chair by Sandra Renew
Sandra Renew reads her poem 'Questions for the Chair' This poem appears in 34-37 Degrees South 2025 - An Anthology of Poetry from members of the South Coast Writers Centre.
Traveller Story by Moira Kirkwood
Moira Kirkwood reads her poem 'Traveller Story'This poem appears in 34-37 Degrees South 2025 - An Anthology of Poetry from members of the South Coast Writers Centre.
