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![Poetry. Image is a sheet of paper with some lines written across it and a fountain pen with the lid off.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/alvaro-serrano-hjwKMkehBco-unsplash.jpg?w=310)
Is poetry really 'the tyrannical discipline'?
This is how Sylvia Plath described the art form, but three contemporary poets have very different views.
![Raw Salt. Image is a young woman with long dark wavy hair on the left standing in front of external foliage, body turned slight to her right, wearing black polo neck jumper under black and white patterned sleeveless dress. She has dark red lipstick and a slight smile. On the right is a book cover of close-up of a public phone push button pad, above the book's title in a grey stripe at the bottom.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/orr.jpg?w=310)
Book review: Raw Salt, Izzy Roberts-Orr
This debut poetry collection canvasses death and the environment, mourning and memory.
![A poetry slam at Sonic Poetry Festival with Lane Milburn, Hayley Ricketson and Jason Voss. Photo: Brendan Bonsack.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Sonic-Opening-Night-Slama-e1710889901809.jpg?w=310)
Spoken word poetry: screaming their truths
To acknowledge and celebrate World Poetry Day, ArtsHub explores some grassroots spoken word festivals and speaks to their participants.
![Ghost Poetry. On the left is a book cover with a close-up of a horse's face. On the right is an author image of a young man in a field, with his hands in his pockets and looking off to the right.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/sw.jpg?w=310)
Book Review: Ghost Poetry, Robbie Coburn
A poetry collection that reflects deeply on trauma, loss and hope.
![Who Comes Calling? On the left is a red and blue abstract book cover, on the right a head and shoulders author image of a woman of Asian appearance with shoulder length straight black hair parted in the middle and a grey short sleeved T shirt.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/lo.jpg?w=310)
Book review: Who Comes Calling?, Miriam Wei Wei Lo
Miriam Wei Wei Lo's second poetry collection explores motherhood, immigration, religion and the creative life.
![Two panels. Left with black and white portrait of a woman with dark hair and glasses. Right is cover of a book, called Television.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/midd.jpg?w=310)
Book review: Television, Kate Middleton
An ode to the ways in which television nurtures our self-understanding.
![Anne-Marie Te Whiu holding a copy of Woven.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Anniemarie-12.jpg?w=310)
Book review: Woven, edited by Anne-Marie Te Whiu
A poetry collection that weaves together First Nations voices from around the globe.
![Literary journal. A freshly sharpened pencil sits amid pencils shavings and a pencil sharpener on a blank page, suggesting the start of a new creative writing project.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/angelina-litvin-K3uOmmlQmOo-unsplash.jpg?w=310)
New literary journal set to enrich Australia's cultural landscape
The new journal is driven by Writers SA with the support of the state’s three universities and Arts South Australia.
![Greek-Australian poet and spoken word performer Luka Lesson gestures with his right hand while holding a book in his left.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/02/Agapi_ArtsHub_900x556.jpg?w=310)
Reincarnated lovers riot on the streets of Athens in unique cross-cultural performance
Hip-hop and spoken word meet ancient Greek philosophy and art music in a cross-cultural production about the enduring nature of…
![gawimarra gathering. Image on the left is a book cover with a pale yellow background and long gum leaves and bell shaped flowers hanging down. On the right the author shot is an upper body picture of a smiling woman with long black hair and a fringe, wearing a dark brown shirt and brown cardigan, with her arms behind her back and some trees and a building behind her.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/Untitled-design-2024-01-30T130557.981.jpg?w=310)
Book review: gawimarra gathering, Jeanine Leane
Jeanine Leane's latest poetry collection reflects deeply on Country, culture and kinship.