Poets’ Corner is WestWords’ monthly encounter with celebrated Australian poets, curated by David Adès. Each month a poet is invited to read and talk about their poetry on a theme of the poet’s choice.

Poets’ Corner transitioned from a live event to a program on our YouTube channel where it remains.

Poets’ Corner with David Ades featuring Stuart Barnes

Poets’ Corner with David Ades featuring Stuart Barnes

Poets' Corner is WestWords's monthly encounter with celebrated Australian poets, curated by David Ades. Each month a poet is invited to read and talk about their poetry on a theme of the poet's choice. This month David talks to Stuart Barnes about 'Form and function'...

Previous Episodes

Scott Patrick-Mitchell

Scott Patrick-Mitchell

Poets' Corner is WestWords' monthly encounter with celebrated Australian poets, curated by David Ades. Each month a poet is invited to read and talk...

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Rae White

Rae White

Poets' Corner is WestWords' monthly encounter with celebrated Australian poets, curated by David Ades. Each month a poet is invited to read and talk...

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Steve Evans

Steve Evans

Poets' Corner is WestWords' monthly encounter with celebrated Australian poets, curated by David Ades. Each month a poet is invited to read and talk...

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Maria Takolander

Maria Takolander

Maria Takolander is a Finnish-Australian poet, fiction writer, essayist, and independent scholar. She is the author of four books of poetry: Trigger...

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Brett Dionysius

Brett Dionysius

B. R. Dionysius was founding Director of the Queensland Poetry Festival. His poetry has been widely published in literary journals, anthologies,...

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Hani Abdile

Hani Abdile

Hani Abdile is a writer, student and spoken word poet based in the country of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, in Sydney. Hani was forced to...

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