Best Magdalena Ball Podcasts (2024)

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Omar Musa on The Fullness 33:54

4h ago33:54

33:54

Omar Musa joins us to perform from and talk about his new album The Fullness. We talk about collaboration and his amazing collaborators, pushing into liminal spaces of multiple identities, leaning into grief and joy ("our lives given shape by shadows"), ego deflation, how some of the songs on The Fullness were created, the percussiveness of rap and…

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Kent MacCarter on Fat Chance 31:56

17d ago31:56

31:56

Kent MacCarter joins us to read from and talk about his new poetry book Fat Chance. We talk about Kent's process, about having written the "feel bad book of the year”, his journalistic process, the nature of Gossypiboma (retained medical objects), memoir, reverse ekphrasis, and lots more. For more information or to purchase a copy of Fat Chance vis…

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Robbie Coburn on Ghost Poetry 31:36

3M ago31:36

31:36

Robbie Coburn reads from and talks about his new book Ghost Poetry. Topics covered include the many ghosts that haunt the pages of the book, dreams and nightmares, the relationship between horses and people, subject and object, the subconscious, confessional poetry and the creative act/the artifice, horses, gothic country as a genre, and lots more.…

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Marina Kamenev on Kin 32:22

3M ago32:22

32:22

The author of Kin: Family in the 21st Century reads from and talks about her new book, about the many permeations of family both nuclear and otherwise, about the book's origins, some of her key themes and challenges including such things as donor privacy versus the rights of a child to know their origins, helping people start families vs the commod…

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Eugen Bacon on Serengotti 33:33

3M ago33:33

33:33

Award winning author Eugen Bacon reads from and talks about her latest book Serengotti. We discuss such things as the books themes including notions of privilege, racism, misogyny and the multiplicity of the self, the book's unique narrative voice, the protagonist Ch'anzu and other characters, on working through and beyond binaries and genres, on w…

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Valerie Werder on Thieves 37:47

6M ago37:47

37:47

Valerie Werder reads from and talks about her award-winning debut novel Thieves. In this wide-ranging interview we talk about such things as representation, semantics, spirituality, thievery and its many iterations, cognitive dissonance, the changing subjectivity and tenses, the art and cosmetic industries, connection and lots more. Find out more a…

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Beatriz Copello on No Salami Fairy Bread 29:16

6M ago29:16

29:16

Beatriz Copello, author of No Salami Fairy Bread drops by to read from and talk about her newest poetry book. We talk about such things as the linguistic quality of the book, its structure, overall themes including migration, memoir, feminism, coming-of-age, the use of humour, why she chose verse, her new fantasy work-in-progress, and lots more. Th…

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Samuel Lucas Allen on CUT 29:21

7M ago29:21

29:21

Award winning filmmaker Samuel Lucas Allen talks about their new short film CUT. We talk about how the film came together as a project, the extraordinary cinematography, on working with their father, Richard James Allen (who has been on the show several times to talk about his own work), and the father-son relationship in general, Judaism, guilt, t…

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Esther Ottaway on She Doesn't Seem Autistic 36:02

8M ago36:02

36:02

Esther Ottaway talks about and reads from her new book She Doesn't Seem Autistic. Through a number of poems, Esther talks about many of the key themes, rhythms, structures and concepts in the book, including masking, humour, her use of animals, on reclaiming clinical labels, the relationship between art and advocacy, and lots more. Find out more ab…

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Richard James Allen on Text Messages from the Universe 32:14

11M ago32:14

32:14

Richard James Allen joins me to read from and talk about his latest book Text Messages from the Universe. We talk about many things including the book's deeply spiritual themes, its links with The Tibetan book of the Dead, the unique format of the book and how it relates to its matching film, what's exciting him at the moment, and lots more. Video …

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Alisa Bryce on Grounded 31:06

11M ago31:06

31:06

Soil scientist Alisa Bryce reads from and talks about her book Grounded. In this conversation we cover such things as how the book came about, Alisa's deep love of soil and both how important it is to all aspects of our lives, but also how fun and interesting it is, the importance of broad-reaching science communication and its relationship to acad…

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Alan Fyfe on T 36:59

1y ago36:59

36:59

Alan Fyfe joins us to read from and talk about his latest novel T, which shortlisted for the T.A.G Hungerford Prize (Australia) and the Chaffinch Press Aware Prize (Ireland), and was recently was shortlisted in The WA Premier's Prize for an Emerging Writer. Alan also reads from and discusses his debut collection, G-d, Sleep, and Chaos, forthcoming …

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Ep. 12: VanArnam Vineyards - Orange Wine 46:14

1y ago46:14

46:14

Owner, Kent VanArnam chats with winemaker, Branden Seymour about Orange Wine.By Max VanArnam

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Ashley Kalagian Blunt on Dark Mode 31:01

1y ago31:01

31:01

Ashley Kalagian Blunt joins us to read from and talk about her new thriller Dark Mode. We talk about such things as her research, the Dark Web, her protagonist Reagan Carson, her fabulous plant store setting Voodoo Lily and dark flowers, what she's reading now, her work-in-progress (hint it's another thriller), and lots more. Ashley's website: ⁠htt…

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Oisín Breen on Lilies on the Deathbed of Étaín & Other Poems 45:04

1y ago45:04

45:04

In this wide-reading and humorous interview, Irish poet, academic and journalist Oisín Breen reads from and talks about his new poetry book Lilies on the Deathbed of Étaín & Other Poems with Simon Whitby Brown. Find out more about Oisin here: https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/oisin_breen By a copy of Lilies on the Deathbed of Étaín & Other Poems…

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A conversation with Meera Atkinson 30:41

1+ y ago30:41

30:41

Meera Atkinson reads from her book Traumata and talks about her work, the ongoing relevance of Traumata, the difficulty and the necessity of the hybrid form, on language, blood, the patriarchy, beauty and its commodification, the power of engagement with the past - personally and collectively, literature, poetry and much more. Find out more about M…

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Kateryna Kazimirova on Voices of Freedom: Contemporary Writing From Ukraine 34:33

1+ y ago34:33

34:33

One of the two editors of Voices of Freedom: Contemporary Writing From Ukraine reads from and talks about her new anthology. Kateryna Kazimirova talks about the project and how it came together, how she chose the 27 authors, the importance of art in wartime, the many styles of the work, on translation and collaboration, her project Craft Magazine, …

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Season Two, Episode 4: An Interview with Peter Bakowski - Getting Published 40:42

1+ y ago40:42

40:42

Poet Peter Bakowski brings the novelist's gaze to the art of writing poetry about fictional characters. In this wide-ranging conversation, Peter talks about his incredible forty year career as a poet including the experience of having his poetry widely translated and organising poetry tours. He talks about poetry as sculpture, finding the right way…

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Season Two, Episode 3: Eastern Whip Bird by Magdalena Ball 7:48

1+ y ago7:48

7:48

Listen to Magdalena Ball read her poem, Eastern Whip Bird, and then learn all about the poetic techniques of alliteration and caesura as well as the use of punctuation in a poem. You can find Magdalena at www.magdalenaball.com.By Pocketry

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Season Two, Episode 2: An Interview with Andy Jackson - Editing Journals 46:43

1+ y ago46:43

46:43

Content warning: death Australian poet Andy Jackson joins us on the Pocketry Presents podcast to talk about his creative process and experience of editing literary journals. Join us to hear about expressing the social element of poetry, the challenges and rewards of being commissioned as well as visible differences, otherness and marginality.…

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Hazel Smith on Ecliptical 33:33

1+ y ago33:33

33:33

Poet, performer, emeritus professor, and new media artist Hazel Smith reads from and talks about her new book Ecliptical. We talk about metapoetry, multimedia, humour, eclipses, emphasis, John Ashbery and Frank O'Hara, and lots more. Visit Hazel's website here: http://www.australysis.com/hsmith.htm My review of Ecliptical here: https://compulsivere…

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Season Two Trailer 1:30

1+ y ago1:30

1:30

Pocketry Presents is back in 2022 with more poets and poetry goodness for your listening pleasure! Season Two features more of what you've come to expect including interviews with established poets about their creative process, emerging poets reading their work, analysis of featured poems and new books to inspire and illuminate. Brought to you by P…

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Season Two, Episode 1: The Pocketry Almanack - Issue 5 12:14

1+ y ago12:14

12:14

Content warning: Domestic violence and CPTSD Pocketry Presents is back with a special episode featuring the poets and artists published in Issue 5 of the Pocketry Almanack! Tune in to hear the published poets reading their poems as well as artist Tegan Iversen describing her artwork and the inspiration behind the piece. You'll also hear some intrig…

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Sara Kidd on The Vegan Cake Bible 30:31

2y ago30:31

30:31

Sara Kidd joins me to talk about her new cookbook The Vegan Cake Bible. We cover such things as how Sara became the vegan cake queen, why she's drawn to cake, the extensive process she went through to create a cookbook including doing all of her own photography, how she chose which cakes to include, her favourite cake (hint - see links below), her …

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Bastian Fox Phelan on How to Be Between 35:09

2y ago35:09

35:09

Bastian Fox Phelan reads from and talks about their new memoir How to Be Between. We talk about such things as speaking about the self with all of its multitudes, finding a voice, gender norms, facial hair, their nature writing, motherhood, what's next and much more. Find out more at Bastian's website: https://www.bastianfoxphelan.com/#…

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Beth Spencer on The Age of Fibs 39:20

2y ago39:20

39:20

Beth Spencer talks about and reads from her new book The Age of Fibs. Beth talks about how the book came come together, about the transformation of her work through proximity, on the incorporation of popular culture, the relationship between artefact, memory, memoir and fiction, the way identity is a construct, on trauma and hope, and lots more. Vi…

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Michelle Cahill on Daisy & Woolf 33:05

2y ago33:05

33:05

Michelle Cahill, author of Daisy & Woolf, joins me at Woollahra Gallery to read from and talk about her new book, writing through Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway, the burden of the canon, giving a voice to marginalised characters, literary decolonisation, the complex relationship between real life and fiction, intertextuality, the conjunction of plac…

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Talking poetry with Yilinhi/Lorna Munro 44:58

2y ago44:58

44:58

Lorna Munro or Yilinhi is a Wiradjuri and Gamilaroi woman, multidisciplinary artist, poet, performer, radio and podcast host. She joins me today in the lead-up to the Sydney Writers' Festival to read some of her poems and talk about her work, her collaborations with Ancestress and Eric Avery as Poetribe, the power of spoken word, speaking language,…

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Nick Courtright on The Proofs, the Figures: Walt Whitman and the Meaning of Poems. 27:04

2y ago27:04

27:04

Kristina Darling interviews Nick Courtright about his new book The Proofs, the Figures: Walt Whitman and the Meaning of Poems. In “Song of Myself,” Walt Whitman wryly remarks about one’s being “proud to get at the meaning of poems,” a comment highlighting the long-fraught problem of poetic interpretation and the pride-worthy intellectual labor requ…

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Jessica Au on Cold Enough For Snow 36:43

2+ y ago36:43

36:43

Jessica Au’s first novel, Cargo, was published by Picador in 2011 and was highly commended in the Kathleen Mitchell Award for a writer under 30. She is the former deputy editor of Meanjin, and is currently an associate editor at Aeon. Her new book Cold Enough for Snow won the inaugural Novel Prize and was published by Giramondo, New Directions and …

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Charles Freyberg on The Crumbling Mansion 33:38

2+ y ago33:38

33:38

Charles Freyberg reads from and talks about his latest book of poetry The Crumbling Mansion and chats with me about performance and the power of memorisation, bringing characters to life, Kings Cross and its importance in his work, on nostalgia and ecological loss, on breaking binaries, his new work-in-progress and much more. You can find some exce…

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Season One Outro 3:34

2+ y ago3:34

3:34

Thank you to all the poets who appeared in the very first season of Pocketry Presents. It's been a whirlwind five months of poetry, stories, words, interviews and poetic techniques. And a big thank you to all you lovely listeners for tuning in - it's been wonderful to share poetry with you!By Pocketry

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Episode 20: The Pocketry Almanack - Issue Four 16:25

2+ y ago16:25

16:25

Content warning: drug reference, toxic relationships, torture, war Pocketry Presents is back with a special episode featuring the poets and artists published in Issue 4 of the Pocketry Almanack! Tune in to hear poetry in English as well as Burmese. Learn how we've managed to cram in even more art with stunning pieces from artists Meg Doller and Shi…

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Episode 19: A Special Announcement 1:12

2+ y ago1:12

1:12

Pocketry interrupts the scheduled episodes for this season to bring you a special announcement for emerging and aspiring poets wanting to get their poetry published.By Pocketry

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Episode 18: An Interview with Thabani Tshuma - Part Two Performing 41:19

2+ y ago41:19

41:19

In this masterclass on the art of spoken word performance, Thabani Tshuma talks about terror and excitement, empowerment and nerves, feelings and nuances, dangerous spaces and diary dumps, duty of care to an audience, curating a feature set, stage presence and theatricality, writing for page vs stage, poems as mini plays, memorising and rehearsing,…

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Episode 17: An Interview with Thabani Tshuma - Part One The Creative Process 30:24

2+ y ago30:24

30:24

Zimbabwean spoken word artist and poet, Thabani Tshuma on learning to use the medium, writing when there's time, non-linear writing and starting in the middle, figuring out where in the poem you are and what it needs, performance as an editing tool, poetry as an oral art form, editing as part of the creative process, not writing enough vs always wr…

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Episode 16: Heavy Into Silence by Es Foong 9:31

2+ y ago9:31

9:31

Listen to Es Foong read the poem Heavy Into Silence, from her chapbook, Margin Doodles Volume 1, and then learn all about rhyme and how to craft a title for your poem. You can find Es and Waffle Irongirl, her digital and performance persona, at www.waffleirongirl.com.By Pocketry

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Episode 15: An Interview with Dominique Hecq - Part Two Winning Awards 29:47

2+ y ago29:47

29:47

Content warning: cancer, death, grief Dominique Hecq returns to Pocketry Presents to share her experience of entering competitions and winning awards. She talks about writing in French and English, responsibility to the people you're writing about, the liberating effect of time, testing other audiences, the gamble and thrill of entering competition…

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KA Rees on Come the Bones 37:43

2+ y ago37:43

37:43

KA Rees is a writer of poetry and short fiction. She has been published by Margaret River Press, Cordite, Australian Poetry, Overland, Review of Australian Fiction, Spineless Wonders and Yalobusha Review, among others. She received a Varuna fellowship for her manuscript of short stories, she was shortlisted for the 2016 Judith Wright Poetry Award, …

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Episode 14: An Interview with Dominique Hecq - Part One The Creative Process 36:05

2+ y ago36:05

36:05

Content Warning: grief, death, SIDs Belgian-born poet and scholar, Dominique Hecq talks about silence and sunshine, prose vs poetry, the materiality of language, writing through the night, sequences and triptychs, getting stuck, rhythm vs images, sounds and movement, hearing what the poem wants, first drafts and mess, crossing borders of art and la…

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Episode 13: What We Know by Kevin Brophy 8:25

2+ y ago8:25

8:25

Warning: this episode contains mature themes and parental guidance may be required In this episode, we hear Kevin Brophy read his poem What We Know from the collection, This Is What Gives Us Time. We look at how the poem is structured and learn about the technique of anaphora used in the poem. Kevin's latest book, In This Part of the World, was pub…

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James Bradley | Author of Clade - on climate fiction 1:03:57

2+ y ago1:03:57

1:03:57

On its one-year anniversary, we've re-aired, with permission, James Bradley's wonderful conversation with Beth Spencer from Climactic's ArtBreaker. James and Beth Spencer spoke about James' new book Clade, about climate fiction, and about the imperative for art and the conversation is even more relevant today and deserves a replay. Original publica…

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Episode 12: An Interview with Scott-Patrick Mitchell - Part Two Getting Published 26:37

2+ y ago26:37

26:37

Content Warning: addiction, recovery and self-harm In this honest and far ranging episode of Pocketry Presents, Scott-Patrick Mitchell takes great care in dealing with the issues surrounding the publication of their debut collection, Clean, forthcoming with Upswell Publishing in 2022. They talk about the Port Augusta train station and the Indian Pa…

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Episode 11: An Interview with Scott-Patrick Mitchell - Part One The Creative Process 29:27

2+ y ago29:27

29:27

Poet and spoken word artist, Scott-Patrick Mitchell, talks about page poetry and spoken word, memorisation and fragments, writing routines and the critical voice, movement as an editing tool, art as inspiration, writing for journal themes, LQBTA+ identity activism and archive, ecological disaster and climate change, always learning, honouring a poe…

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Episode 10: A Guide To Getting Published 19:54

2+ y ago19:54

19:54

Editor of The Pocketry Almanack, Indrani Perera, gives indispensable advice and practical tips for emerging poets wanting to get published in literary journals. You’ll discover the biggest mistake made by emerging poets when sending in their work for publication and learn what you can do to make sure your work is read by the editors of literary jou…

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Episode 9: An Interview with Melizarani T Selva - Part Two Performing 36:42

3y ago36:42

36:42

Queen of improvisation, Melizarani T Selva is back to discuss audience reactions and investment, writing pantoums, earning a feature set, the open mic animal, curating a tight set, comedy, Draupadi and the Mahabharata, adding movement, making mistakes and forgetting lines, improvisation and the ephemeral nature of performance, sharing before perfor…

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Ep. 11: Tad Fewel - Cultura Wine 35:09

3y ago35:09

35:09

Tad Fewel joins the podcast!By Max VanArnam

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Episode 8: An Interview with Melizarani T Selva - Part One The Creative Process 32:50

3y ago32:50

32:50

Spoken word artist and poet, Melizarani T Selva on ending poems, secret newsletters, collectors' notebooks, a perpetual state of writing, why she'll never admit to writer's block, validity of bullet points, metaphor generators, permission to write, advice for BIPOC writers and the hamster wheel of grief. Buy her book, Taboo, from Lit Books in Malay…

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Episode 7: Coburg by Angela Costi 6:30

3y ago6:30

6:30

We hear Angela Costi read her poem Coburg and learn about stanzas and end stopped lines. You can read the poem in Angela's latest collection of poetry, An Embroidery of Old Maps and New published by Spinifex Press and you can find her on Facebook at AngelaCostiPoetics.By Pocketry

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Episode 6: An Interview with Dr Mark Tredinnick - Part Two Winning Awards 29:29

3y ago29:29

29:29

Master of form, Dr Mark Tredinnick, joins us again to talk about entering poetry competitions. With a guest appearance from Dante the dog, this wide ranging conversation covers the joy and mystery of trees and children, commissions vs writing prompts, the high octane combination of faith and scepticism, the impact of wining money on a poetry practi…

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