In 2008, Melbourne joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, when it was designated the first Australian City of Literature, and the second ever City of Literature in the world.
We are back with a special edition of Melbourne poetry written in 2023, just for you.
In this edition, explore Anita Solak’s digital poem ‘hope this finds you’. Go for a long drive with Susie Anderson’s ‘tiddas’. Immerse yourself in Broede Carmody’s poem, an extract from his book Shouldering Pine. Dive into the world of prizes in Ender Baskan’s ‘best australian poem 2023!’. Commute in the office of Harry Reid’s ‘book of hours’. Navigate Kathryn Gledhill-Tucker’s ‘ode-to-echo‘. Be submerged in Autumn Royal’s ‘To be consumed in something rather than by it’. Be carried by Manisha Anjali’s ‘Carrying water in an earthen vessel’. Bear witness to Ouyang Yu’s ‘My TED Talk:’. Join the choir in ‘I Sing x Peera Ho’ by Nadia Niaz.
So click, scroll, explore, check out some of Melbourne’s poetic offerings…
About the Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature Office
The Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature Office is responsible for celebrating and promoting this designation and everything literary Melbourne has to offer.
The Office’s role involves supporting the work and networks that exist, nurturing and developing new opportunities and networks, making connections across industry and audiences and championing all things Melbourne as a City of Literature. This is achieved through strategic initiatives, partnership programs and international exchanges.
The Office has three broad areas of action that address the aims of the Creative City Network as well as the needs for Melbourne as a City of Literature: Connecting the City of Literature, Reflecting the City of Literature and Supporting the City of Literature.
The Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature Office is a joint initiative of Creative Victoria and City of Melbourne and is hosted by The Wheeler Centre.