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Between the Leaves

9 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -

Between the Leaves, a poetry podcast hosted by Ellen van Neerven and Hermina Burns. In each episode, Ellen and Hermina illuminate poems written by women and the gender diverse, as well as their own original works, moving through themes like love, race and feminism.

Proudly presented by the Victorian Women’s Trust.

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Episodes

The Natural World

November 25, 2020 13:00 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MB

Hosts Ellen van Neerven, Hermina Burns | Music (Intro) Loop Lady - 2. In the Middle by Sally Whitwell; (outro) Black Smoke by Emily Wurramara | Creative Producers Ellen van Neerven, Hermina Burns | Co-producers Mary Crooks AO, Maria Chetcuti, Ally Oliver-Perham | Sound engineer Nicholas Pollock | Recording Squeak E. Clean Studio, the Voice Plant | Graphic design Aimee Carruthers Poems Oliver, Mary. ‘I Go Down to the Shore’. A Thousand Mornings, New York: Penguin Press, 2012. Saun...

Violence

November 18, 2020 13:00 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MB

This episode discusses violence and abuse. If this raises any issues for you, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or visit our website for a full list of support services. Hosts Ellen van Neerven, Hermina Burns | Music (Intro) Loop Lady - 2. In the Middle by Sally Whitwell; (outro) Black Smoke by Emily Wurramara | Creative Producers Ellen van Neerven, Hermina Burns | Co-producers Mary Crooks AO, Maria Chetcuti, Ally Oliver-Perham | Sound engineer Nicholas Pollock | Recording  Squeak E...

Love

November 11, 2020 13:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MB

The poems selected are about love. Some also touch on the grief we feel when we lose a loved one. One poem in particular is about the loss of a child.  If this raises any issues for you, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or visit our website for a full list of support services: https://www.vwt.org.au/support-services/ Hosts Ellen van Neerven, Hermina Burns | Music (Intro) Loop Lady - 2. In the Middle by Sally Whitwell; (outro) Black Smoke by Emily Wurramara | Creative Producers Ell...

Feminism

November 04, 2020 13:00 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MB

Hosts Ellen van Neerven, Hermina Burns | Music (Intro) Loop Lady - 2. In the Middle by Sally Whitwell; (outro) Black Smoke by Emily Wurramara | Creative Producers Ellen van Neerven, Hermina Burns | Co-producers Mary Crooks AO, Maria Chetcuti, Ally Oliver-Perham | Sound engineer Nicholas Pollock | Recording  Squeak E. Clean Studio, the Voice Plant | Graphic design Aimee Carruthers Poems Espinoza, Joshua Jennifer. ‘Makeup Ritual’.  Them. November 2017. van Neerven, Maria. ‘Not your...

Body

October 28, 2020 13:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MB

Hosts Ellen van Neerven, Hermina Burns | Music (Intro) Loop Lady - 2. In the Middle by Sally Whitwell; (outro) Black Smoke by Emily Wurramara | Creative Producers Ellen van Neerven, Hermina Burns | Co-producers Mary Crooks AO, Maria Chetcuti, Ally Oliver-Perham | Sound engineer Nicholas Pollock | Recording  Squeak E. Clean Studio, the Voice Plant | Graphic design Aimee Carruthers Nichols, Grace. “Invitation”. The fat black woman’s poems. London: Virago, 1984. Harford, Lesbia. “Per...

Race

October 21, 2020 13:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MB

Hosts Ellen van Neerven, Hermina Burns | Music (Intro) Loop Lady - 2. In the Middle by Sally Whitwell; (outro) Black Smoke by Emily Wurramara | Creative Producers Ellen van Neerven, Hermina Burns | Co-producers Mary Crooks AO, Maria Chetcuti, Ally Oliver-Perham | Sound engineer Nicholas Pollock | Recording  Squeak E. Clean Studio, the Voice Plant | Graphic design Aimee Carruthers Bellear, Lisa. "Hanover Street Brunswick 3056". Australian Literature Diary blog, Kerryn Goldsworthy, 2...

Nurturing

October 14, 2020 13:00 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MB

Hosts Ellen van Neerven, Hermina Burns | Music (Intro) Loop Lady - 2. In the Middle by Sally Whitwell; (outro) Black Smoke by Emily Wurramara | Creative Producers Ellen van Neerven, Hermina Burns | Co-producers Mary Crooks AO, Maria Chetcuti, Ally Oliver-Perham | Sound engineer Nicholas Pollock | Recording  Squeak E. Clean Studio, the Voice Plant | Graphic design Aimee Carruthers Poems: Saunders, Kirli. “Aunty.” Kindred Magabala Books, 2019. Alexander, Elizabeth. “Butter.” Body o...

Work

October 07, 2020 13:00 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MB

Hosts Ellen van Neerven, Hermina Burns | Music (Intro) Loop Lady - 2. In the Middle by Sally Whitwell; (outro) Black Smoke by Emily Wurramara | Creative Producers Ellen van Neerven, Hermina Burns | Co-producers Mary Crooks AO, Maria Chetcuti, Ally Oliver-Perham | Sound engineer Nicholas Pollock | Recording  Squeak E. Clean Studio, the Voice Plant | Graphic design Aimee Carruthers Poems: Angelou, Maya. “Woman Work.” And Still I Rise Random House, 1978. Burns, Hermina. “Ironing.” B...

Preview: Unfinished Business

September 11, 2020 03:51 - 3 minutes - 2.9 MB

Proudly presented by the Victorian Women's Trust  Hosts Ellen van Neerven, Hermina Burns | Poem Unfinished Business by Dr. Jeanine Leane, read by Ellen van Neerven | Music (Intro) Loop Lady - 2. In the Middle by Sally Whitwell; (outro) Black Smoke by Emily Wurramara | Creative Producers Ellen van Neerven, Hermina Burns | Co-producers Mary Crooks AO, Maria Chetcuti, Ally Oliver-Perham | Sound engineer Nicholas Pollock | Recording  Squeak E. Clean Studio, the Voice Plant | Graphic de...