Poetry

International Haiku Deathmatch Championships 2024

8CCC Community 26 August 2024

Held in the 8CCC Carpark this Red Dirt Poetry Festival event is a Haiku highlight.International Champions Joseph & Vic with...

Red Dirt Poetry Festival 2024 – Laurie May and Jo Yang

Content The Big Brekky w/Andy, Kate and Mark 21 August 2024

Red Dirt Poetry Festival director Laurie May dropped into the Big Brekky Show this morning with 2022 Australian Poetry Slam Champion Jo Yang, fresh off the Greyhound from Tennant Creek. The full line up, which starts tonight at The Earth Sanctuary, can be found on their website.

Ken Perkins – Fire in the Heart

Content The Big Brekky w/Andy, Kate and Mark 3 July 2024

Ken Perkins was not long in the Northern Territory before he became aware of the buffel problem, inspiring him to write a poem. Having researched the situation, he was led to approach the Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC) for information and he hopes to find a songwriter to make it into music.

Edge of the Future workshops – Aero ASTC

Content The Big Brekky w/Andy, Kate and Mark 1 August 2023

Andrew Ryan – Beauty Of The Bush

Content The Big Brekky w/Andy, Kate and Mark 29 March 2023

Andrew shows an Interest and talent in writing life in Poem and Song. These stemming from the road trips across Australia and writing poetry with the kids. In 2022 Andrew and his Daughter Amy Ryan won the Tamworth Songwriters Associations Novice Songwriter of the year – Gary Koehler Award.

Shaun Barker aka B-Kindle

Content The Big Brekky w/Andy, Kate and Mark 7 November 2021

As B-Kindle, Shaun delivers this Gospel truth to ignite the flame that is in each and every soul. His music challenges every listener to re-evaluate their life and kindle the flame of Justice and Truth.

Catching up with Laurie May

8CCC Community 30 July 2013

The incredibly talented and people-gathering force that is Laurie May popped into the 8CCC Studios recently, to talk all things...