Joe Coelho looks at how poetry can be performed, bringing the words to life rather than keeping them on the printed page, in ...

I've discovered over my years of reading poems that voice is incredibly important to me. Whether it's the voice of an omniscient narrator or a narrator who's telling the story in the first person, I ...

It’s been described as embarrassing, clichéd or “unhelpful singsong.” Many poets dislike it too, but it’s a style they’ve learned from each other. By Gregory Cowles Gregory Cowles is senior editor of ...

“ENJOYABLE as she is in performance, Louise Bennett’s range is often restricted to topicality and journalism,” a West Indian schools anthology from 1971 notes on Louise Bennett’s poetry. It sees as a ...

University of Melbourne provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. Your voice carries your character. You might have a light, strained voice, or you might have a deep, rolling ...

Some books do not need to shout to be heard. They speak quietly and clearly, with a kind of wisdom that lingers. Bone Flute: A Woman Speaks is one of those rare collections that opens a space for ...