Cafe Poet Program

Our next Cafe Poet submission deadline for the Cafe Poet program is Friday March 30. Please see below for application process.

But what is the Cafe Poet Program?

The Cafe Poet Program places poets in cafes as ‘poets in residence’ for a six month period. The poet is given space to write (maybe two or three times a week – in consultation with the cafe) as well as complimentary tea and/or coffee and in return the cafe gets to be part of this community, promotion and the opportunity to plan events with the poet enriching the cultural life of the cafe (and hopefully the number of patrons). The program began at AP in February 2009 and has been a huge success, placing more than twenty poets in cafes all over the country and receiving extensive media coverage. We have also connected cafe poets with various opportunities including working with RMIT media students and being published in the 2009 edition of Blue Dog: Australian Poetry. Check out the Cafe Poet facebook page .

And how do I apply?

The next deadline for submissions is Friday March 30.

You must submit:

your contact details
three reasons why you want to be a cafe poet
three benefits to the cafe as to why it would be good to have you as a cafe poet
two outcomes of the six month residence - a personal outcome (something you want to achieve personally) and a public outcome (something you will provide at the cafe for the public)
A suggested cafe in your area where you’d like to be a cafe poet (and their contact details)

You must be an AP member to apply.

Please send your submission to Eliza Hull at eliza@australianpoetry.org

NEW CAFE POETS – We are very proud to announce the brand new Cafe Poets who will begin their residency in January 2012

VIC: Anne Carson- Sparechair Cafe, Matt Blackwood– Omar & The Marvellous Coffee Bird, Katherine Seppings– Maurocco Bar, Sofia Chapman– Open Studio, Marisa Fazio– The Terace (Royal Botanic Gardens), Michelle Dabrovski– Cafe No 5, Nelson Oliver– Cafe Como Palace QLD: Carly – Jay Metcalfe– Black Star Coffee, Rachael Briggs– Cafe Checocho TAS: Anne Kellas– Fuller Bookstore Cafe, Cameron Hindrum– Fresh Cafe NSW Michelle Gaddes– Cafe Evolve, Lyn Vellins- Hive Cafe, Daniel Dugas– Marrickville Rd Cafe, Jessie Tu– Well Connected Cafe in Glebe, Phillip Porter– Kalay’s Kitchen, Angela Stretch– Corridor, Newtown, Kerrie Mcgrath–Suspension, Christopher Swan– The Post Cafe, Laura E Goodin- Yours and Owls, Margaret Owen Rucket– Limes, Kate Toon– Gnostic Mana Woy Woy WA: Kate Wilson– Mangrove River Cafe, Tricia Gearman– Fremantle Arts Centre SA: Mark Niehus – Zuma, Jenifer Liston- Evida, Alysha Herrman– Sprouts Cafe, Ray Tyndale– Sarah’s Sisters Sustainable Cafe ACT: Charlotte Clutterbuck– The Front, Andrew Galan– Urban Food Store, Naomi Milthorpe– Wilbur’s Cafe NT: Kimberley Mann– Water Tank