Contains Strong Language Roundup
Contains Strong Language: Watch & Listen
Poetry Month 2024 wrapped up by bringing the much-loved UK poetry and spoken word festival, Contains Strong Language, making its debut in Australia. Celebrating Australia’s poetic talent on an unprecedented scale, this event was made possible thanks to our partnership with the BBC and ABC.
From 28-31 August, the BBC and ABC, in collaboration with Red Room Poetry, captured and shared Australian poetry with audiences across the UK (5 million listeners) and over 200 countries worldwide (estimated 80 million listeners).
Live performances, broadcasts, talks and workshops took place at iconic venues across Sydney including the State Library of NSW, the Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney Theatre Company, and Riverside Theatre Parramatta.
Missed any sessions? We’ve got you covered! Here’s a complete list of everything that went down, so you can bookmark, watch, and listen whenever you want.
- National Poetry Month Gala 2024, streamed live on Aug 29, 2024 — Watch Here
- BBC 'The Verb' in Australia (First Session), streamed live on Aug 30, 2024 — Listen Here
- BBC 'World Service: Arts Hour', streamed live on Aug 30, 2024 — Watch Here
- BBC Radio 4 'Front Row', streamed live on Aug 30, 2024 — Listen Here
- Baraya Barray - Whale Song Panel, streamed live on Aug 30, 2024 — Watch Here
- BBC Radio 3 'The Essay' featuring Sarah Saleh, streamed live on Aug 30, 2024 — Listen Here
- BBC Radio 3 'The Essay' featuring Farz Edraki, streamed live on Aug 30, 2024 — Listen Here
- BBC Radio 3 'The Essay' featuring Luka Lesson, streamed live on Aug 30, 2024 — Listen Here
- BBC Radio 3 'The Essay' featuring Daniel Bowning, streamed live on Aug 30, 2024 — Listen Here
- BBC Radio 3 'The Essay' featuring Brendan Cowell, streamed live on Aug 30, 2024 —Listen Here
- Poetry of the Pacific, streamed live on Aug 31, 2024 — Watch Here
- Speak Australian, streamed live on Aug 31, 2024 — Watch Here
- Australian Poetry Slam - Parramatta Heat, streamed live on Aug 31, 2024 — Watch Here
- BBC 'The Verb' in Australia (Second Session), streamed live on Aug 31, 2024 — Listen Here
Participating hosts, poets and performers included Simon Armitage, Michael Cathcart, Ian McMillan, Eileen Chong, Omar Sakr, DOBBY, Sara Mansour, Rudi Bremer, Brendan Cowell, Farz Edraki, Luka Lesson, Sara Saleh, Daniel Browning, Hau Latukefu, Jazz Money, Paul Kelly, Eileen Chong, Chika Ikogwe, Ali Cobby Eckermann, Winnie Dunn, and Rob Waters.
Red Room proudly partnered with the ABC and the BBC, with support from the Commonwealth Office for the Arts, the British Council and City of Sydney, to give Contains Strong Language 2024 a distinctly Aussie accent.
