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 Welcome to the Louis Joel Poetry Podcast where we discuss all things poetry with your hosts Peter Roberts (Poet-in-Residence at LJAC), David Tredinnick (actor, playwright, raconteur, audio buff, archivist) & Colleen Murphy (writer, diversity champion, another raconteur). Each podcast will have interviews with poets, with people who convene poetry appreciation groups, with editors or producers of poetry magazines and with members of the community outlining some of their favourite (or least favourite) poems or song lyrics, and why.LJAC Art
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    • Shakespeare, Macbeth: The Scottish Play

      Shakespeare, Macbeth: The Scottish Play
      Dec 5 2025

      The Scottish Play

      In our final episode for 2025, and a double episode into the bargain, we discuss the work of probably the most highly acknowledged poet in the Western tradition – William Shakespeare. Shakespeare wrote 37 plays, predominantly in iambic pentameter, as well many sonnets and other verse. His effect on literature, and culture in general is huge.

      We have elected to focus on his verse in one play, Macbeth, often regarded as ‘unlucky’ by performers but a source of great poetic riches, both concise in language and expansive in themes. We hope you will enjoy this episode, which is much longer than most of our pods but seems a necessary indulgence when dealing with ‘the bard.’

      Verse discussed in this episode:

      Macbeth | Act 1, Scene 1

      Macbeth | Act 1, Scene 3 (“Two truths are told” – “But what is not”. )

      Macbeth | Act 1, Scene 5 (“The raven himself is hoarse” – to cry “Hold, Hold!”)

      Macbeth | Act 1, Scene 7 (“If it were done” – “And falls on th’ other –“)

      Macbeth | Act 1, Scene 7 (“What beast was then” – ‘Have done to this”)

      Macbeth | Act 5, Scene 1 (“Out, damned spot” – “To bed, to bed, to bed!”.)

      Macbeth | Act 5, Scene 3 (“I have lived long enough” – “and dare not.”)

      Macbeth | Act 5, Scene 5 (“She should have died” – “Signifying nothing”.)

      William Shakespeare – Macbeth Act 5 Scene 8 (Final Scene) | Genius – (‘I will not yield” – “Hold enough”.)

      Announcements:

      We wish everyone season’s greeting and will see you again in March 2026. The Louis Joel Summer Program is packed with great activities and can be accessed via this link - Louis Joel Arts & Community

      Credits:

      Hosts: Peter Roberts, Colleen Murphy & Lesley Lamb

      Original music composed by Andrew Gilpin and Sam Price.

      Editor: Colleen Murphy
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      1 h et 21 min
    • The Kindness of Water-Helen Jarvis

      The Kindness of Water-Helen Jarvis
      Oct 28 2025
      The Kindness of Water – Helen Jarvis In our twelfth episode we discuss the work of one of our very talented local poets, Helen Jarvis, who has just released her first collection, The Kindness of Water, published by 5islands Press. Helen grew up in England and now lives in Melbourne/Naarm, where she teaches English. Her poetry has won many awards and has been published in journals and anthologies. Poems discussed in this episode: Compositor My father was a hand compositor. He filled each frame with characters in heavy metal fonts, from left to right, with the nick upwards, gauging the gaps between the words, ens and ems of white space to fit the forme. He loved the old serif fonts, born of prototypes hand chiseled with precision. He scorned their digital ghosts, that flex and shift to fit a screen, approximations that bear clean sharp lines, not the jag & blur of fresh ink. When I write, I am bound by the metallic tang and heft of hand-forged galleys, framed by his eye for cool white space, the hot metal in my veins an unholy alloy of Thames clay and the silt of the Yarra. And whether you hear my voice clothed in the centuries of grace that is Garamond or in the jaunty flapper rhythms of Eric Gill, you’ll glimpse the imprint of my father’s hands— their dance within the margins— that lends form to the body of my words. The poem ‘Washing my Mother’s Hair’ or ‘I Wash My Mother’s Hair’ is available on Island magazine’s website: https://islandmag.com/read/washing-my-mothers-hair-by-helen-jarvis Restless In my mother’s country, I trace the fleeting shades of childhood. Throats gulp plosives, pitched too high; I wonder how I’d sound if I had stayed. Out on the estuary, sanderlings serenade the wind, skim the goose-tide that wanes and sighs in my mother’s country, tracing fleeting shades through spiral casts of lug-worms, silt and clay. The streets flow polyester. Walking them, a spy, I wonder how I’d sound, if I had stayed. The lovely buildings crack with rain, decayed; department stores now reek of vapes and fries. In my mother’s country, I trace fleeting shades. My mother’s mind runs restless as the waves. Mired in unyielding time, the days slip by. I wonder how we’d sound, if I should stay. Down in the eel-grass, stints and dunlins wade. I wish her calm, between saltmarsh and sky. In my mother’s country, I trace fleeting shades— a daughter—wonder how I’d sound if I could stay. Piano Concerto No.2 An upstairs flat in Leeds—the broken bed, with Shostakovich playing, and the red and cobalt glass that throws splashes of light across your chest. This feeling that we might not ever move from here again. My arm at rest upon your hip, the piano calm, andante, settling sweetly on that long and lovely movement, following the strong triumphant wildness of the earlier score, awash with newness, and with something raw and tender that I don’t yet understand. Your breath, the dusty ceiling rose, your hand, its fingers curled in mine; so let me keep this record as the music dims, as sleep drifts in—the crackling stylus, your soft face, and evening shadows slipping into place. Announcements: The Fortnightly Pier Poetry Group, facilitated by Peter, has changed its meeting time to Wednesday evenings from 7. 00pm to 8. 30pm at the Louis Joel Arts + Community Centre (5 Sargood St, Altona). The next meeting will occur on 5 November. Come along if you love talking poetry. The Louis Joel Spring Program is now available by following this link - https://www.ljac.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/FINAL-2025-LJAC-SPRING-Program-A4.pdf A veritable feast of activities are available. We would like to hear from you! If you would like to be interviewed about a poem or if you just want to share your love of poetry, send us an email on ljacpoetry@gmail.com. Constructive criticism and praise are welcomed. Currently we have a focus on a favourite poem you were taught at school or during your childhood. ----- Credits: Hosts: Peter Roberts & Colleen Murphy Original music composed by Andrew Gilpin and Sam Price. Editor: Colleen Murphy
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      38 min
    • Simon Says

      Simon Says
      Sep 15 2025

      Simon Says In our eleventh episode we discuss the work of one of our very favourite poets, the extraordinary American singer/songwriter, Paul Simon. From his enduring early work with Art Garfunkel to his stellar solo career, producing such iconic albums as Graceland and The Rhythm of the Saints, Simon has produced lyrics known for their narrative quality, blending autobiographical details with broad universal themes of love, loss, social commentary and the search for meaning. We examine three of his lyrics written at different points of his near 70 year career, and it feels very much like being in the presence of genius.

      Lyrics discussed in this episode: America - America - The Paul Simon Official Site Graceland - Paul Simon – Graceland Lyrics | Genius Lyrics Wristband - https://www.paulsimon.com/track/wristband/

      Announcements: The Fortnightly Pier Poetry Group, facilitated by Peter, has changed it’s meeting time to Wednesday evenings from 7. 00pm to 8. 30pm at the Louis Joel Arts + Community Centre (5 Sargood St, Altona). The next meeting will occur on 24 September. Come along if you love talking poetry. As mentioned on the pod we are currently working to redevelop the Louis Joel Food Pantry – a resource for members of our community who, for whatever reason, are having difficulty accessing nutritional meals for themselves and their families You can support the Food Pantry by donating food items directly to the Louis Joel Centre or by placing items in the purple bin, located at Coles in Pier Street. The Louis Joel Sprig Program is ow available by following this link - https://www.ljac.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/FINAL-2025-LJAC-SPRING- Program-A4.pdf A veritable feast of activities are available.

      We would like to hear from you!

      If you would like to be interviewed about a poem or if you just want to share your love of poetry, send us an email on ljacpoetry@gmail.com. Constructive criticism and praise are welcomed. Currently we have a focus on a favourite poem you were taught at school or during your childhood. ----- Credits: Hosts: Peter Roberts & Colleen Murphy Original music composed by Andrew Gilpin and Sam Price. Editor: Colleen Murphy
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      44 min
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