Readings, events and launches

Dante’s Divine Comedy – Two 8-week reading courses in English presented by Dr Simon WestPurgatory – Part 2Open to beginners and those who have completed previous coursesCommencement date: Tuesday 14th May until 2nd JulyTime: Tuesdays 6:00pm –...

This special event may sell out, so please book in advance. An evening of high calibre performance poetry with David Stavanger (QLD) and Ania Walwicz (VIC), plus open stage.Friday 17 May 2019 at 7pm at Hares & Hyenas, 63 Johnston St, Fitzroy,...

Puncher & Wattmann will launch Phyllis Perlstone’s The Bruise of Knowing at the Benledi Room, Glebe Library, 186 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, Sydney, on Saturday 11 May at 3pm for 3:30–5pm.The book will be launched by Anna Kerdijk Nicholson. 

Griffin Theatre Company in Sydney presents poet wāni Le Frère’s "Tales of an Afronaut" 1– 4 May at 8:30pm. An ode to the flourishing of life and the telling of the untold, this spoken-word poetry show pays tribute to the incredible lineage of storytelling...

Launch party for Jackson's book A coat of ashes at Perth Poetry Club, 2pm on Saturday 4 May at The Moon Cafe, Northbridge. Jackson’s new collection traverses science and spirituality, philosophy and matter. Drawing from physics, systems theory, Daoism and...

5.30pm Friday 3 May at Brisbane Square Library Get a FREE double shot of incredible poetry at Couplet, this time from prize winning poets Ellen Van Neerven and Ella Jeffery.Ellen van Neerven is an award-winning writer of Mununjali Yugambeh (South East...

The poetry night at Sappho in May will be held on the FIRST Tuesday of the month (not the usual second Tuesday) and will be a celebration of the recently announced Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize shortlistees and winners. Poets appearing include Julie...

 The 2019 Newcastle Writers Festival will run from Thursday 4 April to Monday 8 April.There are plenty of poetry events in the program, including a workshop, a poets' breakfast, a bush poets' lunch, poetry readings and book launches. Many events are...

6.30pm for 7pm start Thursday 4 AprilThe Avenue Bookstore91 Swan StRichmond VIC Join Emma Lew for the launch of her poetry collection, Crow College: New and Selected Poems.Special guests Bella Li, Gig Ryan and Ann Vickery will launch the collection with...

6pm–7.30pm, 10 and 11 AprilState Library of NSWDixson Room, Ground floorMitchell BuildingSydney, NSWFREE    Giramondo authors Brian Castro, Mariana Dimópulos, Martin Edmond and Nicholas Jose will feature in this unique event, in which the State Library of...

Local emerging poets Olivia De Zilva and Alex Sutcliffe launch their first chapbook “wonderland” at NO WAVE Adelaide.  Tuesday 23 April 2019, 7:00 PM at the Wheatsheaf Hotel, 39 George Street, Adelaide. NO WAVE is a testing ground for new work and plays an...

2pm at Society City at 274-278 Crown St, Wollongong on Sunday 31 March 2019   Come and listen to the hilarious and heart-rending poetry of Scottish/Sydney poet, Ali Whitelock at the Wollongong Girls on Key chapter on Sunday 31 March. Ali will also be...

     Join UWA Publishing for what promises to be a delightful evening of poetry and conversation with Sarah Rice, John Kinsella, Annamaria Weldon and Julie Watts.Wednesday 3 April 2019, 6pm at Planet Books, 638 Beaufort Street, Northbridge, WA...

 The Centre for Stories presents 'Poetry in Conversation' with Sarah Rice and Amy Lin! Join Sarah and Amy on April 4th as they discuss the influence of art and philosophy on poetry.Sarah’s book, Fingertip of the Tongue, will be available for purchase on...

Poets at Petersham Bowlo open mic soiree Thurs 18 April 2019, from 6.30pm. Free admission. If you'd like to present, just add your name to the running sheet before the event commences. Petersham Bowling Club, 77 Brighton St Petersham, Sydney.

Join Queensland Poetry Festival on Tuesday 26 March on the Riverbend deck! Nurse a glass of wine and be carried away into the night by these outstanding wordsmiths.Read all about the featured artists below and book early to avoid disappointment (note: this...

Do you have a piece of writing you haven't shared with anyone before? Have you always wanted to perform your writing in front of a supportive and engaged audience? Then Silver Words is for you!Silver Words is a spoken word open mic event, which in common...