In this episode of 3CR's Spoken Word show aired on Thursday 18 July 2024, you will hear an interview with poet, Aloma Davis.
Aloma Davis’s poetry is concerned with social justice, beauty and kindness. Despite her best efforts, birds frequently fly into her poems. In 2022, she was a national finalist in the Australian Poetry Slam; in 2023, one of her poems was selected to be part of the International Human Rights Art Festival in New York; and in 2024, she received a Red Room Poetry Fellowship. She divides her time between living in Melbourne, Australia, and living in her head, where she has a library with one of those sliding ladders, Haast's eagle as a pet, and work-life balance.
Poems written and performed by Aloma Davis in this episode:
Tide
Little Kite
Worth It
Last Flight
Note
This recording has a trigger warning around death and grief. Please practice self care and if you need to speak to someone, call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
Credits
Recorded and produced by Indrani Perera.
Thank you to Aloma Davis for sharing her poetry and to you for listening!
Di Cousens, Indrani Perera, Tina Giannoukos, and Waffle IronGirl