The Sydney Writers' Festival &

The Red Room Company present

Occasional Poetry

An installation of poems, mannequins and materials that investigate poetry's relationship with costume, fashion and the slogan.

Featuring Adam Aitken, Greg McLaren and Claire Potter.

Listen to Claire Potter reading her poem "Bird-card for LIngis" and being interviewed by Johanna Featherstone.

LIsten to Adam Aitken reading his poem "Costumes" and being interviewed.

Listen to Greg McLaren reading his poem "Early autumn, light", and being interviewed.

Taking the wit and disguises of the late Gwen Harwood as its “muse”, The Red Room Company commissioned three Australian poets to each write a poem for an occasion. To mark the installation and celebrate the Sydney Writers’ Festival we held an End of season party on Sunday 3rd June at 6.30 pm.  Click here to see photos from the night.

At the party the poets read their works, plus poet and Associate Editor of Jacket, Pam Brown, delivered the 2007 Mineslec - a public address on the topic of occasional poetry. Poems were available to wear.

Click here to read Pam Brown's Mineslec.

Click here to hear Pam Brown reading the Mineslec and ther interview.

For tales, visit the Occasional Poetry blog.

Watch Claire Potter hand writing 'Bird-Card for Lingis' at our End of Season Party.

Video Andrew Garrick
Music Elliott Wheeler
Hand & Poem Claire Potter