Hello everyone, next Tuesday night is Poetic Express night, and the feature performer is PETER DAVIS. Melbourne poetry has much to thank Peter for. Apart from several beautiful books, including the iconic Cravings For A Spectacular Sun, he started poetry readings at The Dancing Dog Cafe which led to many poetry gigs there, establishing Footscray […]
Radio Laria returns with features from the wise and talented Es Foong (aka Waffle Iron Girl) and Kendra Keller (aka Lady Longdrop). Es Foong is a much-loved Melbourne poet and an organiser at Melbourne Spoken Word. Whether Es is interviewing poets on the awesome 3CR Spoken Word Show, helping communicate the latest Melbourne poetry gigs […]
A new fortnightly poetry and spoken word event in St Kilda, MCeed by Danksta Downunder aka Hamish Danks Brown. Voodoo Love Child is a stylish New Orleans type southern gothic speakeasy bar. Come on Deep South of the Yarra and be here by the Bayouside to be one of the mouths of the River of […]
This week at Cherry Poets, catch feature poet Kate Lines all the way from Goulburn, plus open mic. Cherry Poets runs every Saturday from 2-5pm - open mic sign up from 2pm, show starts 2.30pm. Delicious beer and food can be gotten from the bar. MC this week will be Steve Smart (Cherry Poets has […]
Guys, gals and non-binary pals, we have once again tracked down and tagged two tantalising truly tubular feature poets to cast a spell across the room and draw all y’all in for another extra special afternoon of spoken word and blathered idiocy (Anth). For the risibly cheap price of $5, you can enjoy our limited […]
Hello everyone, next Tuesday night is Passionate Tongues night! And the feature performer is Ela Fornalska.Ela would most likely disagree with me if I say that she has been a very important part of Melbourne poetry for a long time. But let me state my case: Since first seeing her at Babble in the roaring […]
A stunning evening gala to connect and celebrate all women. Presented by Mother Tongue Poetry Hosted by Fleassy Malay Featuring 6 spoken word and music performers from Banyule and Beyond, including: Pilepileta Ebony MonCrief Sam Petersen Georgia Fields Nikki Viveca PoetPre Mother Tongue runs on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. […]
Please join us to welcome Bodhi Ashah for his first time as Feature Poet, this month on Friday 10th March, 2023. Going forward we've made some alterations to our format; one being that we are going to primarily feature local Yarra Valley talent as our Feature Poets. There is so much talent in the Valley […]
Yes folks, the wait is over, we've got Linh Tran as our feature this week! That's two whole sets of LT magic for us all to be very excited about. You'll laugh, you'll swoon, you'll suddenly cry out 'Hey, that's so f&#$ng true what Linh just said!'. Plus open mic shenanigans, and beer/wine/whiskey to help […]
Our Poetry and Spoken Word events will be held every second Saturday of the month at 3 p.m., beginning January 14th, 2023! Our Feature for March is the hyper-observant and lyrical Peter Salvatore Matthews: "Peter Salvatore Matthews is a former gifted child exiting his burnout phase.After a career yelling spoken word epyllions about history and […]
After nearly 3 years hiatus due to the pandemic, Spoken Word at Bar Oussou at long last returns to this much loved and popular venue at 653 Sydney Road Brunswick. Fortnightly from 730pm. Hosted by Danksta Downunder aka Hamish Danks Brown, nobody at all knows what is going to happen but we can all be […]
A new fortnightly poetry and spoken word event in St Kilda, MCeed by Danksta Downunder aka Hamish Danks Brown. Voodoo Love Child is a stylish New Orleans type southern gothic speakeasy bar. Come on Deep South of the Yarra and be here by the Bayouside to be one of the mouths of the River of […]
It's time... for Electric Yobboland. The Sunshine Psychedelia Experience. An Instant Classic. The poet of James meets Joyce, of Flann meets O'Brien, of Mills and Boon meets wainscotting. SEAN O'CALLAGHAN! We are honoured to be hosting Sean's feature this Saturday. It will be wild, it will be weird, it will be wonderful. In accordance with […]
Back on a premiere stage and in our new home, the Brunswick Ballroom hosted by Team Slama alum Nour Abouzeid Slama is a space where we celebrate intersectional community and encourage Artists to bring their absolute best work to the stage. In March we will be featuring the phenomenal TUMI THE BE WHO IS TUMI […]
Featuring Timothy Train! Tim will be launching his new Zine Love songs of the socially distanced with a slide show of images on the big screen. Plus Catherine Claessens - Anne Sexton retrospective experience! Plus open section, Lucky Dip and all that good stuff. Poetryspective MC Lish Readers in the open section are encouraged to […]
Hello everyone, next Tuesday night is Poetic Express night... and the feature performer is Daymon Greulich.Daymon is definitely one of a kind. Nobody else performs like him, and many have tried. That's because he makes all the incredibly hard work he puts into his onstage presence look so easy. And he's a damn fine poet. […]
Poetry of the Times We kick off Poetica 2023 with four gutsy poetic voices including Mammad Aidani, who investigates the experience of Iranian and Middle Eastern immigrants and refugees and whose writings have been banned in Iran. We feature the poetry of Misbah Wolf, author of ‘Rooftops in Karachi’ and ‘Carapace’ (2022) and currently working […]
Hello fellow word nerds! We'd like to invite you down for a night delving into the light and dark parts in the depths of your souls. What makes you, you? Josh's writing prompt/theme for this upcoming open mic is SELF and we'd love to hear your musings and expressions (or just have you join us […]
A fortnightly open showcase of spoken word, poetry & all other language arts. Hosted at Radio Bar, Fitzroy.Smooth talkers, slick walkers, gather round for a night of linguistic subtlety and sultry word play. Vibe Union presents: Radio Talk; with the guidance of poet & MC Jason Voss, we'll be talking a journey through words and […]
Spoken Word at Bar Oussou at this much loved and popular venue at 653 Sydney Road Brunswick. Fortnightly from 730pm. Hosted by Danksta Downunder aka Hamish Danks Brown, nobody at all knows what is going to happen but we can all be sure that all languages are welcome here. Forthcoming dates are 29 March, 12 […]
A new fortnightly poetry and spoken word event in St Kilda, MCeed by Danksta Downunder aka Hamish Danks Brown. Voodoo Love Child is a stylish New Orleans type southern gothic speakeasy bar. Come on Deep South of the Yarra and be here by the Bayouside to be one of the mouths of the River of […]
Once Upon a River is a nature writing program that draws inspiration from the plants, animals and communities within the Werribee River Catchment. On Friday March 31 we will explore the ecosystem surrounding Skeleton Creek. Beginning with a walk we will listen for the frogs and birds that inhabit the area, checking out the restoration […]
Poetry from Agitation Hill happens live and zoomed first Friday of every month zoomed across Australia from Castlemaine. Third Friday of every month zoomed across Australia from various locations. 6-7pm. Zoom link posted the day prior. Format - 20 minute reading by a featured poet, followed by a QnA involving the audience, concluding with their […]
Cherry Poets ushers in the month of April with the brilliant Fee Sievers as feature poet, plus open mic. Sign up from 2pm, show kicks off at 2.30pm. Cherry Poets is a weekly event with a rotating roster of hosts. MC this week is Steve Smart. Fee Sievers lives in Eltham with a bunch of […]