Between The Lines: Madison Godfrey on unlearning femininity, mosh pits and the poetry of Dress Rehearsals (Chapter 5)

Madison Godfrey is a writer, editor and educator who lives on Whadjuk Noongar land, with a rescue cat named Sylvia.

They have performed poetry at the Sydney Opera House, the Royal Albert Hall, TEDx, Glastonbury Festival and have recently released their second poetry collection Dress Rehearsals – a memoir made of poetry documenting a decade of performing womanhood in a non-binary body.

In Chapter Five of Between the Lines we learn about Madison’s playful experiment in creating fun, frivolous yet deeply personal poetry; learning and unlearning femininity and getting back in touch with their desire.

There’re mosh pits, femme fatals, lots of bathrooms and, of course, beautiful, compelling poetry.

Between The Lines is a new RTRFM podcast all about books and ideas!

Join Danielle Raffaele as she sits down with the WA writers, publishers and poets bringing local stories and perspectives to life on the page.

Artwork by Hannah Coakley.