Passionate Tongues featuring Michael Waugh
Monday, May 20 @ 8.30pm / Brunswick Hotel, 140 Sydney Road, Brunswick / Free + Raffle / Open Mic

Dan Poets featuring Benjamin Solah
Saturday, May 25 @ 2pm / The Dan O’Connell Hotel, 225 Canning Street, Carlton / Free / Open Mic

West Word featuring Bela Farkas
Sunday, May 26 @ 2pm / Dancing Dog Cafe, 42 Albert Street, Footscray / Free / Open Mic

One night stanza with Anis Mojgani supported by Ken Arkind, Carrie Rudzinski, Randall Stephens and Steve Smart, Michelle Dabrowski, Grace Vanilau and Ajak Kwai
Sunday, May 26 @ 7pm / The Performance Space, Footscray Community Arts Centre, 45 Moreland Street, Footscray / $15 (ticketed)

Port Phillip Gilgamesh Readings featuring Ken Arkind and Carrie Rudzinski
Monday, May 27 @ 7pm / Claypots Evening Star, Sth. Melbourne Market, Corner Cecil & York Streets, South Melbourne / Free / Open Mic

“How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the MPU’s May Event” featuring Chris Mooney Singh and Wendy Fleming
Wednesday, May 29 @ 7pm / The Basement (1:1 Architects), 31 Niagara Lane, Melbourne / $10-8 / Open Mic

The Smoke Speaks Residency Culminating Performance featuring Amaya Miranda Gabriella Vecellio, Vanessa Florence, Courtney Halsted, Michelle Alina Dabrowski and Lydia Marolda
Thursday, May 30 @ 7.30pm / Revolt Artspace, 12 Elizabeth St, Kensington / $20-18

House of Bricks Vol. 6 featuring Paul South, Petr Malopanis, Myron Lysenko and Libby Charlton
Friday, May 31 @ 7pm / House of Bricks, 40 Budd Street, Collingwood / Free / Open Mic

Williamstown Literary Festival: Three Poets’ Journeys featuring Matt Hetherington, Maxine Beneba Clarke and Amanda Anastasi
Saturday, June 1 @ 5pm / Williamstown Library, 104 Ferguson St, Williamstown / Tickets Available Soon

Passionate Tongues featuring Cece Ojany
Monday, June 3 @ 8.30pm / Brunswick Hotel, 140 Sydney Road, Brunswick / Free + Raffle / Open Mic

ContraVerse featuring Sean M Whelan and The Paul Kidney Experience
Thursday, June 6 @ 7pm / The Hare Hole, 63 Johnston Street, Fitzroy / $10 / Open Mic

Visible Ink presents Fundraiser Reading Night
Friday, June 7 @ 7pm / TBA / $5

West Word featuring Di Cousens
Sunday, June 9 @ 2pm / Dancing Dog Cafe, 42 Albert Street, Footscray / Free / Open Mic

Hares and Hyena’s Word SLAM
Thursday, June 13 @ 7.30pm / Hares and Hyena’s, 63 Johnston Street, Fitzroy / $10-8 / Open Slam

Dan Poets featuring James WF Roberts launching his first collection, Blue Electric Dusk
Saturday, June 15 @ 2pm / The Dan O’Connell Hotel, 225 Canning Street, Carlton / Free / Open Mic

Passionate Tongues featuring David Hallett
Monday, June 17 @ 8.30pm / Brunswick Hotel, 140 Sydney Road, Brunswick / Free + Raffle / Open Mic

Slamalamadingdong Truth or Dare Slam Featuring Fury and Candy Royalle
Thursday, June 20 @ 7.30pm / The Bella Union, Trades Hall, cnr of Victoria and Lygon Street / $15-12 (ticketed) / Open Slam

Keep Left featuring Maxine Beneba Clarke
Saturday, June 22 @ 8pm / Under the Hammer Arts Hub, 158 Sydney Road, Coburg / $5 / Open Mic

West Word featuring Baz Daly
Sunday, June 23 @ 2pm / Dancing Dog Cafe, 42 Albert Street, Footscray / Free / Open Mic

Hares & Hyenas Present PERFORMOETICS The Melbourne Edition featuring Candy Royalle, Romy Hoffman AKA Macromantics, ReVerse Butcher & Brigitte Lewis
Thursday, June 27 @ 7.30pm / Hares & Hyenas, 63 Johnston St, Fitzroy / $15-10

Passionate Tongues featuring Scott Sneddon
Monday, July 1 @ 8.30pm / Brunswick Hotel, 140 Sydney Road, Brunswick / Free + Raffle / Open Mic

Hares and Hyena’s Word SLAM
Thursday, July 11 @ 7.30pm / Hares and Hyena’s, 63 Johnston Street, Fitzroy / $10-8 / Open Slam

West Word featuring Kristin Henry
Sunday, July 14 @ 2pm / Dancing Dog Cafe, 42 Albert Street, Footscray / Free / Open Mic

Passionate Tongues featuring Carrie Hagan’s chapbook launch
Monday, July 15 @ 8.30pm / Brunswick Hotel, 140 Sydney Road, Brunswick / Free + Raffle / Open Mic

Keep Left featuring Ali Alizadeh
Saturday, July 22 @ 8pm / Under the Hammer Arts Hub, 158 Sydney Road, Coburg / $5 / Open Mic

Hares and Hyena’s Word SLAM
Thursday, August 8 @ 7.30pm / Hares and Hyena’s, 63 Johnston Street, Fitzroy / $10-8 / Open Slam

West Word featuring Fraser Mackay
Sunday, August 11 @ 2pm / Dancing Dog Cafe, 42 Albert Street, Footscray / Free / Open Mic

West Word featuring Jackson
Sunday, August 25 @ 2pm / Dancing Dog Cafe, 42 Albert Street, Footscray / Free / Open Mic

Hares and Hyena’s Word SLAM
Thursday, September 12 @ 7.30pm / Hares and Hyena’s, 63 Johnston Street, Fitzroy / $10-8 / Open Slam

Regular Events

Passionate Tongues Poetry
Feature and Open Mic / Every second Monday from 8.30pm / Brunswick Hotel, 140 Sydney Road, Brunswick

Dan Poets
Feature and Open Mic / Every Saturday from 2pm / The Dan O’Connell Hotel, 225 Canning Street, Carlton

Slamalamadingdong
Slams with features / Monthly / The Bella Union, Trades Hall, cnr of Victoria and Lygon Street (enter via Lygon Street)

West Word
Feature and Open Mic / Every second Sunday from 2pm / Dancing Dog Cafe, 42 Albert Street, Footscray

Port Phillip Gilgamesh Readings
Guest and Open Mic / Open mic every Monday from 7.30pm, with a monthly feature / Claypots Evening Star, Sth. Melbourne Market, Corner Cecil & York Streets, South Melbourne

Keep Left
Feature and Open Mic / Monthly / Under the Hammer, 158 Sydney Road, Coburg

House of Bricks
Features and Open Mic / Monthly / House of Bricks, 40 Budd Street, Collingwood

Email melbournespokenword@gmail.com to have your event listed. If enough information is provided with advanced notice, we may do a special announcement on the main blog.