
The work holds Poe’s story up as a prism for viewing the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. This interactive composition rendition features spoken word performed by Jason Nahrung, with voice recording by Kirstyn McDermott, and music and sound design by Talie Helene. Is an arrangement of Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, originally published in 1842. Theme music: Birdy Rix by Rasputin at Īrt by Estelle Moughton‘The Masque of the Red Death’: Fraser Mackay, The Prisoner of Escape (instrumental backing, qua qua French vocals, Laetitia Thorne).


#INDRANI PERERA PROGRAMS UPDATE#
We will continue to update Facebook with opportunities for poets and short-form writers and will keep our eyes peeled for opportunities to engage with the arts and broader community. It’s a great note on which to call a temporary halt to regular WOL programming, as COVID-19 continues to make live performance untenable. We were stoked at the number and quality of the contributions, and appreciate the extra distance some were able to go with sound effects and music.

Some have sent images to accompany their works, which can be found below. We greatly appreciate those who contributed using whatever recording device was at hand to get these to us. Welcome to a special edition of Words Out Loud, a podcast addition to the program of the Melbourne Spoken Word Festival Online, which runs until 9 August 2020.
