Readings, events and launches

6.00pm Tuesday May 15 The Alderman 134 Lygon Street, Brunswick East Please join Five Islands Press at The Alderman for the launch of Kent MacCarter's next collection of poetry, California Sweet. It will be launched by the indefatigable, unsinkable Bella...

Smith's Alternative 76 Alinga Street Civic ACT 2601 0401 084 773 Monday 16 April - 7pm to 9pm Not Very Quiet Journal presents Women's Voices for Refugees - Poetry Fundraiser for Canberra Refugee Support. Poems on exile, expatriation, border crossings,...

Artist, activist and poet Cleo Wade is a writer who aims to empower, motivate and inspire. The Heart Talk author sits down with journalist and The Motherhood editor Jamila Rizvi, Sour Heart author Jenny Zhang, and Peach novelist Emma Glass for a riveting and wide-ranging discussion about matters of the heart.

5.00pm Sunday April 8, Compass Pizza, 319 Lygon Street, Brunswick East Poets. Pizza. Beer. SPORTING POETS #32 Matthew Hall, Eddie Paterson, Fiona Hile

“Seasonal Poets” poetry readings take place four times a year at the prestigious Hadley’s Hotel, Hobart.

Monday 26 March - 7pm to 9pm $5 entry. Open mike Two poets with books out later this year from Recent Work Press will give us a sneak preview of their new work. Kerrie Nelson will read from Inlandia and Martin Dolan from Peripheral Vision. •...

Everyone’s welcome. Come and listen. Perhaps bring a poem (your own or a favourite) to share in the open mike.

On the third Thursday of every month Eat at Martins, 6 Caryota Court, Coconut Grove 10.00 – 11.00 a.m. Just turn up and enjoy a coffee or lassi in poetic company! Meet some fellow poetry lovers to share your favourite works, or some work of your...

An invitation to celebrate two new books from Vagabond Press Ken Bolton, Starting at Basheer's & Pam Brown, Click here for what we do with readings from Astrid Lorange & Toby Fitch Ms of Ceremonies - Melissa Swann 14 April 15:00–18:00  ...

Friday March 30 4.30pm The Terrace, National Folk Festival, Canberra At The Terrace at The National Folk Festival John Passant will be launching his poetry book, Songs for The Band Unformed, with an introduction by author Maya Cifali. There will be poetry...

A three-week fiesta of the freshest, edgiest and most inventive new shows in Sydney.

This eBook arises from the Poets Speak up to Adani Day of Action and includes the poets who took part that day and many more.

14th - 21st March 2018  Also: “Garden of Words” at Eden Gardens Friday 16 March 2018 at 5:30pm It’s with four artists from Bankstown Arts Centre. Poetry Slams have become a great outlet for expression and often tackle challenging issues about racism,...

Wednesday, April 11 6.30pm Collected Works Bookshop, Nicholas Building 1st floor 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne, (corner of Flinders Lane) Di Cousens the days pass without name launched by  Emeritus Professor Gillian Triggs, former President of the...

Wed. 11 April 2018 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm AEST Add to Calendar • Castle Hill Library 14 Pennant St, Castle Hill, NSW 2154 View Map Poet Andrew Taylor will reflect on poetry as exploration. Andrew is the author of seventeen books of poetry and reads and teaches...

Ellie Malbon + Tricia Dearborn Monday 5 March - 7pm to 9pm $5 entry. Special open mike Canberra's Ellie Malbon joins Sydney's Tricia Dearborn to present a cavalcade of engaging, vital and feisty poems. You know you need to see this. Open mic note: March is...

Welcome to the first event in The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission’s new ‘Equality Talks’ series.

Every Wednesday at 8.00pm from Feb 28 to March 28 The Alex Theatre 1/135 Fitzroy St, St Kilda.  Spoken word poetry and philosophical conversations inspired by public toilet wall graffiti found in Melbourne pubs. Featuring a selection of Melbourne...