Photograph Brendan Bonsack at the launch of P76 Issue 8, Melbourne 10 September, 2023

This interview with Mark Roberts by Tina Giannoukos was broadcast on 3CR  on Thursday, 21 September 2023 as part of Spoken Word: a program dedicated to the eclectic world of poetry and performance (https://www.3cr.org.au/spoken-word). Mark was in Melbourne, along with Linda Adair, for the Sonic Poetry Festival and the launch of Issue 8 of P76 magazine.

Mark Roberts talks poetry, influences and publishing – Tina Giannoukos and Mark Roberts. 21 Sep 2023

Mark Roberts was born on the unceded lands of the Wallumedegal people of the Eroa nation (Ryde, NSW) and currently lives and works on the land of the Darug and Gundungurra people (Blue Mountains, NSW). In 1982, he published the first issue of P76 magazine along with Adam Atiken and set up Rochford Street Press (named after the street in Erskineville he lived in at the time). Early publications were produced on a second hand gestetner machine. While not prolific, P76 has published 8 issues in just over 40 years and has become somewhat iconic. In 2011, along with his wife, Linda Adair, Mark set up the on-line cultural journal Rochford Street Review. Mark has also published two books of his own work, the most recent being Concrete Flamingos (Island Press, 2016). His work has also appeared in numerous Australian and international magazines and anthologies. His critical articles have also appeared in numerous journals and newspapers.

The original interview can be found on the Spoken Word Website.

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