Hearth

Welcome to Luka Lesson’s

HEARTH

In ancient times, we gathered around fires to share our stories.

Today, our stories still need to be heard, but the fires have all but gone out. More than ever, we need a hearth — a place where our creative flames can burn bright together. We need to gather around the fires where stories can live and breathe again.

Where poetry becomes more than just words on a page - it becomes a living artefact, a marker of our humanity, passed from hand to hand around the fire.

Hi, I’m Luka. And I’m a full-time poet. I used to see my poetry as a Molotov cocktail, meant to be thrown at the system. And some days, it still is. But over time, I've learned that the most revolutionary act can be creating a space where people gather, where stories are shared, where vulnerability becomes strength - where we crack open in public together, fostering connection rather than separation.

For 20 years, I've watched what happens when people circle around poetry - in workshops, at festivals, in schools, and around actual fires. Magic happens when we create these spaces of authentic connection.

HEARTH is my answer to a burning question: How can I build a fire that burns even brighter than the ones our ancestors gathered around?

How can I bring this flame to everyone, everywhere?

In a world that often feels emptied of meaning - where we scroll endlessly through feeds, and lose ourselves in the machinery of modern life - poetry remains a radical act of remembering. Remembering that we are human. Remembering that our stories matter. Remembering that beneath all our chasing of acceptance and corporate masks, we are still creatures who need to gather around fires and share our truths.

Poetry isn't just about writing pretty words; it's about turning our wounds into doorways that others can walk through. It's about finding meaning in a society that often feels meaningless, about creating connections in a world that keeps pushing us apart. When we write, when we share, we're doing more than making art - we're lighting fires in the darkness, creating spaces where healing can begin, where authenticity can flourish, where the raw and real parts of ourselves can be welcomed home.

This is why HEARTH exists - not just as a platform, but as a rebellion against meaninglessness, a portable campfire where we can gather to remember what matters: our stories, our connections, our shared humanity.

Explore A Library of Poetic Inspiration

Agapi & Other Kinds of Love — full show LIVE at Byron Theatre. Inspired by Plato’s Symposium and the Ancient greek words for love, Agapi is one part Hip-hop concert and one part Ancient History lesson set in both classical and modern Athens.

Amplify Your Voice is an ever-growing course in writing and performance. Each module focusses on one of my poems or songs, I discuss my writing process and provide a workshop inspired by the poem in question. A must for any writer.

The Making of Odysseus - an ongoing project of collosal proportions, 10 years in the making. Join me as I attempt to reach my life-long dream: to perform my own retelling of Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey in an ancient amphitheatre in Athens.

Spittin’ Sparks - is the name of my ever-growing collection of cinematic music and poetry videos. A living library of poems and rap verses going back to 2010, the collection can form inspiration for the burgeoning poet, or simple poetic entertainment for lovers of the craft.

The Making of Agapi & Other Kinds of Love — with interviews, insights and special guests. Join me as I give unprecedented access to the process of creating a multifaceted, cross-genre project such a Agapi & Other Kinds of Love — a verse novel, an album and a live show.

HEARTH hosts multiple audiobooks, including my verse novel — Agapi & Other Kinds of Love, all personally voiced myself for your ears. In fact, all videos on HEARTH can be listened to as pure audio - great for those long drives.

…and more

HEARTH is a place where my music, poetry, writing courses and community combine.

All of my works now live in one central fireplace.

Step into our fire circle and find:

~ A library of living poems

~ Audiobooks and musical releases

~ Daily writing prompts that spark the inner fire

~ A growing library of creative courses, with dozens of workshops and prompts to fan your artistic flames

~ Monthly HEARTH [LIVE] gatherings where we stoke our collective creative fire

~ First sparks of my new work before it reaches the wider world

~ A poet's fire in your pocket, accessible anywhere, anytime

~ New regular poetry and music releases, as well as workshop additions

Three Kinds of HEARTH Members

Established or beginner writers wanting to further their skills and broaden their community. You might be wanted to take your poetry from page to stage, or just deepen your writing practice for self-healing. You also want to know when I release new workshops and when I will be offering my poetry retreats in Greece. You might have never heard of me as a poet - but you know that there is something powerful to learn here for your own practice.

Poets

Appreciators of my work - you might wish to get access to all of my new releases and previous works in one central place - you understand the power of the word, and you love the way I write and perform. You also understand that me staying independent is a crucial part of being an artist in the age of streams and socials. You also might want to just be a straight Patron of my work - supporting me in all my endeavours while receiving a powerful creative app in your pocket in return.

Appreciators

People who are both poets and appreciators of my work who wish to learn from my workshops, come to the monthly mentorship session, write their own poems for fun or in pursuit of a creative dream — and you also join HEARTH to stay in touch with my new releases, to get a new poem from me delivered to your pocket on a regular basis, to learn about tours and follow my artistic journey as a whole.

Both — Poetic Appreciators

Your HEARTH membership includes access to:

~ All areas license for 1 year
~ Amplify Your Voice poetry writing & performance technique course
~ Start Your Own Poetry Slam guide
~ 21-day Writing Challenge audio course

~ Daily writing prompts
~ All current and future releases of audiobooks, albums & singles from me
~ Exclusive behind the scenes access to all of my new music, poetry and video releases
~ The Making of Agapi - creative process talks and interviews
~ Agapi & Other Kinds of Love: full show LIVE at Byron Theatre
~ Macquarie concerto performed LIVE with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra
~ Interviews with experts, creatives and collaborators
~ HEARTH [LIVE] monthly mentorship sessions
~ HEARTH community groups where poetry, writing tips, feedback, the joys and struggles of writing (and life) can be shared with like-minded humans from across the planet
~ All future additions to HEARTH

“An induction into the living magic of poetry”
— HEARTH Member

Watch or listen.
Anywhere. Anytime.

HEARTH works a lot like Netflix — search through my albums, audiobooks, videos, writing courses and LIVE sessions to watch anywhere, anytime, on any device.

HEARTH is a desktop website, and an Android / iOS app.

Take your writing from page to stage, with a little help from someone who knows how.

What People Are Saying

“If you have something to say but don't find the words or doubt your own writing, this is a great way to get started. It's been a huge help for me in finding my feet with words and writing my first solo performance. ”

— HEARTH Member

“This is exactly what I needed!”

— HEARTH Member

“Loads of inspiration, daily writing prompts and a supportive environment to share early attempts. ”

— HEARTH Member

“Thanks Luka for sharing so generously from your own process, this is a gift that no book on writing can ever give, this is an induction into the living magic of poetry.”

— HEARTH Member

Become a
Fire Starter

HEARTH
Founding Membership
$399 $299

HEARTH
‘Fire Starter’
Founding Membership: $299AUD
Yearly Seasonal Investment

Join HEARTH with a ‘Fire Starter’ Founding Membership of $299 for one full journey around the sun, one constant creative fire.

Like the Ancient Greeks who marked their calendar by the first sighting of the new moon, creativity follows its own cycles.

A year gives your creative practice time to move through all its seasons.

Spring: Plant new creative seeds
Summer: Let your work bloom
Autumn: Harvest your strongest work
Winter: Rest, reflect, and stoke your inner flame

At $299 for the year (less than a coffee a day), you're not just buying access - you're committing to keeping your creative fire lit through all seasons.

Like the eternal flame of Hestia that burned in the heart of every Greek home, HEARTH will your constant creative companion.

Launch Competition:
Let me bring the poetry to your fire.

The first 40 people to join HEARTH on May 27 will go into the draw to win an unforgettable evening:

🔥 I will perform my poetry around your fire (yes, at your house)
🔥 Lead a workshop where you'll all create and share together
🔥 Treat you and your friends to a serious Greek feast
🔥 Share stories, break bread, and enjoy the vibe

This is more than just a performance – it's my way of bringing together everything I love: poetry, teaching, food, and my people.

All in your backyard, all around your fire, with your friends.

Like the Ancient Greeks who gathered around flames to share their stories before us, I want to bring my work to your hearth.

Join the HEARTH Waitlist below, become a member on May 27 and the winner will be announced on June 10 (conditions apply).

Any questions?

 🔥FAQs

  • Immediately! You will receive immediate access to all writing courses, audiobooks, LIVE recorded shows and more for the duration of your chosen subscription.

  • We will keep adding to HEARTH on a regular basis - with LIVE shows, new courses and new music and poetry - for example: all live writers groups will be run through HEARTH and their replays will remain on HEARTH.

  • Yearly, on the same date you purchased your subscription. Or monthly, on the same day of the month, ongoing.

  • Both - schools and individuals can subscribe and have access to different sections of the platforms, this is mostly so students and their poems are kept same from public scrutiny as well as swearing and things of a more mature nature being deleted from school access. School subscriptions are slightly higher than individual subscriptions to reflect the amount of students accessing the platform compared to one individual.

  • Sign on to the VIP waitlist and you’ll be the first to receive a link to sign up on our launch day — May 27.