POETICA

                   
PRESENTED BY MIKE LADD, SATURDAY AT 3.05 PM, REPEATED 3.05 PM THURSDAY.
Program details:
November
1st       Beowulf, Part 1  – an exciting adaptation by Felix Nobis of this ancient classic.
8th    Beowulf, Part 2 – Beowulf’s battles continue.
15th    Suburbia  –  a feature on the poetry of the Australian suburbs.
22nd         The Dance Floor on the Mountain   – an anthology of modern Finnish Poetry.

29th          Charles Simic –  an interview and readings with the new Poet Laureate of the U.S.A.
                   

December
6th          Play up, Play up and Play the game  –  the poetry of cricket.

13th        Alice in Wonderland  –  Lewis Carroll’s humorous poetry.

20th      101 Poems by 101 Women –  edited by Germaine Greer.

27th      North in the World – the work of Norwegian poet, Rolf Jacobsen.

January
THE CARDINAL POINTS:

3rd        Stella Polaris  – production by Justine Sloane Lees
10th     South of the Border – production by Libby Douglas
17th       By Sea and Star, The Accidental West  –  production by Ron Sims.
24th       Eastern Approaches  – production by Robyn Ravlich.

31st      Patrick Kavanagh –  a feature on the life and work of this great Irish poet.

For further details please contact the producers of Poetica:
Mike Ladd    (08) 8343 4928   Krystyna Kubiak  (08) 8343 4271
Or visit our website at www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/poetica/