30in30 daily poetry commissions
Every day across Poetry Month, 30in30 delivers new original poetry, reflections and writing prompts from some of the country’s leading poets, authors, and spoken word artists.
30in30 is the centrepiece of Poetry Month in regards to new work from across the continent and in 2023 featured original commissions from our Poetry Ambassadors, our Red Room Poetry Fellow Charmaine Papertalk Green, 2023 Emerging Poets in Residence Lulu Houdini and Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes, poetic duets from Tara Moss with Berndt Sellheim, Emily Zoey Baker with Marieke Hardy, and Rebecca Shaw with Freya Daly Sadgrove, plus new lines from poets Andy Jackson, Sara Saleh, Bob Brown, Shastra Deo, Melanie Mununggurr, Mark Mordue, Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa, New Zealand Poet Laureate Chris Tse, previously unpublished poetry from Dorothy Porter and more.
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Commissioned Poems
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Just another day on tour
By L-FRESH The LIONThey call me Mr Scoville
Aka 7 milly
So fire —
Even Dippin’ Dots are no relief -
The stars
By Melanie MununggurrAppeared out of nowhere
They came from every direction
Erupted through surfaces
And dove from blackened skies
#30in30 Writing Competition
30 chances to win a daily book prize with 3 lines!
Running 1-31 August, we'll be releasing a new daily writing prompt created by one of our 30in30 commissioned artists. To view the daily prompt, follow us on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter.
Winners will be announced daily and each will receive a poetry collection from this year's #30in30 project partner, Readings, plus three lucky poets from across the month will receive paid publication.
#30in30 Writing Competition Winner Commissions
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Brown Bodies
By Katie ShammasAround a fire we warmed stories of
plant and animal ancestors, alive in
our brown bodies, encircled in golden
light and safety between soil and skyline. -
Clean Break
By Julian MatthewsI miss your low drone,
your no-nonsense, business-like growl
Ready to pounce on quarry under the couch
or stick your slanted mouth in to seize -
Dirt Fringe
By Brittany Rileyon the plains, Weona’s weary – coughs dust from black soil
caverns; arid gusts craft dirt angels on Maitland Street. Sky pearls
squawk central ballads, lassoed in the eyes of rural foremothers
– steadfast and burning – on a flatline crockery cupboard of dust bowls -
Việt Nam Postcards
By Jake DennisHo Hoàn Kiém, Hà Nội
The Lake of the Returned Sword
Polished smiles—embalmed
