In this episode of 3CR's Spoken Word show which aired on Thursday 16th July 2026, you will a recording of a live broadcast featuring Es Foong talking about the Sonic Poetry Festival. You’ll also hear Es and host, Indrani Perera, swapping poems in a poetic conversation or a poetry exchange of words and ideas.

Sonic Poetry Collective, a coalition of poets concerned with building community sustainably, will host Sonic Poetry Festival on 24 October 2026. This all-day festival wil lbe hosted at Balam Balam Place and festival attendees can anticipate poetry wortshops, third place interactions, play, communal curiousity, and opportunities to serve as artist, audience, and both at once.

EVENT DETAILS

Sonic Poetry Festival

Saturday 24th August 2026

Ballam Ballam Place, Brunswick, Victoria

www.sonicpoetryfestival.com

Poems read in this episode:

Dear Letter P by Miriam Hechtman

At the Council Meeting by Kevin Brophy

The Change Room by Andy Jackson

Bless Grace Jones by Warsan Shire

Kaleidoscope by Ali Cobby Eckermann

At the Lip of the Well by Lakshmi R Kanchi

To Be Kissed by Quinn Eades

Listen by Jazz Money 

A Map of Mothers by Nadia Niaz

The Other Side of History by Jeanine Leane

I wonder about that time in history by Linh Tran

Credits

Produced by Brendan Bonsack.

Thank you to Es Foong for joining us and to you for listening! 

Note

Spoken word and poetry come from the heart and touch on all the topics peculiar to the human condition. As such there may be content in this show that could cause distress. Please practice self-care when listening and seek help if you need it.