Contemporary Australian poetry at the Contains Strong Language Festival.

Best of the Festivals
18/12/2024 50 min
Contemporary Australian poetry at the Contains Strong Language Festival.

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At this event at the NSW State Library, the BBC’s flagship radio arts program Front Row arrived in Sydney for the Contains Strong Language festival, to put a spotlight on Australian poetry. Radio National’s Michael Cathcart speaks with singer-songwriter Paul Kelly, Miles Franklin winning author Shankari Chandran, poet and filmmaker Jazz Money, and UK Poet Laureate Simon Armitage.

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