Crossings is EWF's new podcast series of in-conversations between local writers & artists.  Each episode pairs two artists whose practices exist at the threshold of one another. These free-flowing, intimate conversations are coloured by curiosity, attentiveness and enquiry. Hear novelists, poets, playwrights, screenwriters, publishers, musicians, architects and photographers proffer questions and perspectives about the minutia of their creative and professional practices.

Episode 1: DREAM & SONG. Genevieve Callaghan & Felix Garner-Davis.

Genevieve is a writer and performer based on Wurundjeri Country. In 2022 she released her first book called one story a day, published by no more poetry press. She is also one half of musical duo Water Signs.  Find her work on instagram @one_story_a_day & @watersignsband

Felix Garner-Davis is a writer and architecture student at the Melbourne School of Design, having previously studied literature at Monash. His first book, 'drone', was published in 2021 also published by no more poetry. Find him on instagram @felixgarnerdavis

Read a selection of Genevieve & Felix's poems at emergingwritersfestival.org.au

Credits: 
 
Producer: Jess Zanoni (@jesszanoni) 

Co-Producer & Audio Engineer: Sam Pannifex (@otlagiaaudio) 
 
Intro Music: Georgia Farry @bby__g__) 
 
Artwork: Tinieka Page (@tinieka) 

With thanks to Henry Farnan, EWF's Marketing & Publicity Coordinator.
 
With support from the Queen Victoria Women's Centre (@qvwc_melbourne), Creative Australia, Creative Victoria, City of Melbourne. Proud to showcase the works of creatives of @melcityoflit.

Episode 1: DREAM & SONG. Genevieve Callaghan & Felix Garner-Davis

Place as Protagonist explores memories and place in the city through two modes of storytelling: online map-based community engagement platform CrowdSpot, and a storytelling event that brings a mix of voices together with a prompt to share a story about a time when the city made them laugh or cry.
Come along to the event and hear a mix of storytellers share their stories through a medium that speaks to them, whether that’s spoken word, song, sound or dance.

MTalks—Place As Protagonist

Coma (Let's Forget It Vol.269)

Genevieve Callaghan interviewed about her book 'One Story a Day' by Mel Fulton on Literati Glitterati, Triple R, Melbourne.

Literati Glitterati reading on Triple R: 'One Story a Day'

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Written/Recorded live on stream for the 276th 'Let's Forget It' volume

Thanks to Brendan and Tom Langford for the insp + lyrics

Ant (Let's Forget It Vol.276)

This song concerns the female of the species, a woman at her most vulnerable, she who walks alone at night. A bit about the back story of Shattered Dreams. I wrote it for Edith McKeon, mother of Jill Meagher after I read her victim impact statement in the aftermath of Jill’s death. Horrendous. I began contemplating my own mother-daughter relationship from the perspective of one who had just lost a daughter. Devastating. Now that I am a mother, I see myself in that eternal cycle/predicament of creation and all that goes with it. It goes without saying that a mothers work is cut out for her shouldering the many responsibilities caring for her little tacker. I live in Brunswick and every time I leave the house alone at night I think about these things, I can't help it nor can anyone preoccupied with the wellbeing of their daughters - fathers care this much too. We trust, sometimes in vain, that no mischance shall eventuate but unpredictable shit happens, whether we have faith in humanity or not. It was a challenging undertaking writing something so inexplicably emotive but I intended it as a pledge of sympathy to Edith, and whether she hears it or not I want her to know we're standing right there beside her. Mothers who are daughters who have daughters, it's our job - it’s everyone's job to make the streets safe for our daughters. Since Jill's event, women are empowering themselves, we have our street-wits about us, we are looking out for and listening to each other. We are raising and educating our boys to be allies and not misuse their physiological, sociological bias toward domination over us. There are many ways to enact 'Girl Power' in our community and these are some of them

Shattered Dreams

Julie Montan

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