Back to basics - Poetesis open mic with business as usual - no theme/writing prompt.Bring your friends! May dates are May 3rd, 17th and 31st. Doors from 6:30Sign up on the nightDownstairs behind the bookshelf at SookiPoetesis
Radio Laria Poetry supports women storytelling and this month we have a fabulous poet Jennifer Compton and a puppeteer extraordinaire, Lula Lala. Jennifer is a widely published, witty, challenging poet and an all-round great person to know. Lula Lala is talented artist and performer. Her puppets come alive with a unique life-force that only Lulu […]
After a couple of false starts (ah life, it gets in the way of poetry gigs sometimes) we are very happy to announce that Gayelene Carbis is our feature at Cherry Poets this week. She's one of our best and you are definitely in for a treat! And of course there will be open mic […]
Alan Pentland features at Poets' Corner's first gathering at our new home of The Flinders Golf Club. Alan was a poet / architect / cabaret artist / comedian / tv performer / technical writer and corporate “communications expert”. He ran Melbourne’s first stand up club, Le Joke, was a key player in the multi-Logie, tv […]
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 […]
Join us at Geelong’s fave laneway bar, Medusa!Set theme to respond to: ‘the bush’. Gold coin entry goes to ILF.6.30: beers, 7pm: words.All welcome, to listen and/or share ORIGINAL poetry.Sign up on the night. Easy! - The lowercase crew acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we hold this event. We meet on […]
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 […]
Mother Tongue -Supporting the rise of women's voices for over 10 YEARS! We’re Super Excited to be back IN PERSON and online, ready for May 2023- Featuring WAFFLE IRONGIRL! Artist Bio: Es Foong is a poet living in Naarm (Melbourne). She wants you to know that you are a wild, precious and unique expression of […]
This weekend we have Sean Whelan at the Cherry Poets. He's a fabulous poet and we think you should all come! Plus: there's open mic, there's food, there's company, and there's beer! UPDATE: Hey, here's some more about the Famous Mr Whelan! ABOUT THE FEATURE:Sean M Whelan is a poet, playwright, DJ and podcaster. His […]
Our Feature for the 13th of May will be the formidable trio of all @Vasilka Pateras, @Laura Brinson and @Mary Chydiriotis! Inspired by her Macedonian roots and Naarm home, Vasilka Pateras has wonderful poetry to share at Radio Laria’s launch on Wednesday 6th April (Open Studio, Northcote). Vasilka lives in Naarm (Melbourne) and is a […]
Lighthouse Arts Collective is thrilled to be teaming up with the Lowercase Poetry team to bring you an intimate evening of spoken word as part of this year's Queenscliff Literary Festival.Lowercase poetry has been on a mission; providing poetry events for all in an open, fun, welcoming and unpretentious atmosphere. Founders Yasmin Mobayad, Annie Mullen-Walsh […]
La Mama Poetica May 2023 presents award-winning poet and writer Tony Birch, who will read from the tender and radical ‘Whisper Songs’. We bring you Linda Adair from the Blue Mountains in NSW, with her poetry of resistance and the climate crisis. Sam Morley, emerging Australian/Filipino poet and the author of ‘Earshot’, will be sharing […]
Back to basics - Poetesis open mic with business as usual - no theme/writing prompt.Bring your friends! May dates are May 3rd, 17th and 31st. Doors from 6:30Sign up on the nightDownstairs behind the bookshelf at SookiPoetesis
Welcome Wordies to Ballarat Spoken Word for 2023. Come and share your words/poems/prose/songs with us on the Open Microphone. 5 minutes of reading time allocated to each creative.
Poetry on the Line from Agitation Hill presents B N (Bruce) Oakman. Zoom room opens by 5.45pm. Bruce will read for 20 minutes, followed by a QnA then an encore. Friday 19 May 6-7pm. Zoom room opens by 5.45pm on the night. Please see Bruce's bio lately posted. Join us for a great night on […]
Join Wordcraft Spoken Word feat. Matcha Makata! With 10 slot open mic, BYO, local poetry and community. You're in for a night of magic! Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/.../wordcraft-spoken-word... Wordcraft is a space for celebrating our stories raw and in process. On the spoken word stage, all stories, all writing, all stages of your experience are waiting […]
UPDATE: It's a one-time only kinda thing... this Saturday the Cherry Poets gig will be from 12-2.30pm, owing to a high number of back room dinner bookings and band shenanigans. It's good to see the friendly old faces! Regulars from our days as the Dan Poets may well recall Ilya Shambat, a fiery Russian poet […]
Back on a premiere stage and in our new home, the Brunswick Ballroom Slama is a space where we celebrate intersectional community and encourage Artists to bring their absolute best work to the stage. In MAY we will be featuring the incomparable, fresh and emerging poet and interdisciplinary Artist known as JAG. WHO IS JAG? […]
Poetry/spoken word- world of poetry, a spoken world, words of worlds, worlds of words! Poetryspective #110Featuring Tim LovedayPlusFee Sievers- Darren Hanlon retrospective experience! Plus open section, Lucky Dip and all that good stuff.Poetryspective MC Lish Readers in the open section are encouraged to read other poetry as well as their own workings.
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 […]
Join us for a night of Spoken Word as the Littlefoot & Co. Open Mic Night returns to the Studio. These nights are for all types of performances; Spoken word artists, story tellers, musicians, comedians and even first time performers! If you're interested in Spoken Word but haven't been to one of the events, come […]
Back to basics - Poetesis open mic with business as usual - no theme/writing prompt.Bring your friends! May dates are May 3rd, 17th and 31st. Doors from 6:30Sign up on the nightDownstairs behind the bookshelf at SookiPoetesis
Thin Red Lines is a quarterly poetry event in Naarm (Melbourne), curated by Thabani Tshuma and Georgia Kartas.TRL creates space for poets and multidisciplinary artists to share their work, and challenge the parameters of performance. Featuring four artists at each show, it is an opportunity for audiences to access and experience a curated poetry program. […]