Readings, events and launches

24 Feb 2018 Seminar Room 3, The University Club venue information Hackett Drive Crawley, 6009 Crawley, WA, Australia Poet Corey Wakeling’s brilliant new collection interrogates language and the spatial architectures of history and culture. He talks to...

The La Mama Courthouse Theatre 349 Drummond St, Carlton 7.30pm for an 8pm start Tickets: $15 (Full) / $10 (Concession). To book, phone 9347 6948 or go to La Mama http://lamama.com.au/la-mama-programs/la-mama-poetica LA MAMA POETICA featuring Peter Bakowski...

4.00pm Sunday March 11 Compass Pizza 319 Lygon Street, Brunswick East Poets. Pizza. Beer.

You are invited to the Melbourne launch of The Alarming Conservatory, Corey Wakeling’s new book of poems, published by Giramondo Publishing. Books will be available for sale at the event.

6.00pm Wednesday March 7 Collected Works Bookstore Nicholas Building, Level 1, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne Launcher: Jillian Hall Phillip Hall writes from the edge: the edge of language; the edge of mental illness; and, from the perspective of a...

Monday, 19th February  7.00 pm   Brunswick Street Bookstore  305 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy Free. Books available at the event. Sad that summertime is ending? Sad that such a season was ever invented? Or sad that it is never quite like it used to...

Friday, March 2 at 6 PM - 8 PM Frontyard 228 Illawarra Rd, Marrickville, New South Wales 2204 You are invited to the launch of Corey Wakeling’s new collection of poems, The Alarming Conservatory, published by Giramondo Publishing. Books will be available for sale at...

6.00pm Wednesday February 14 Collected Works Bookstore Nicholas Building, Level 1, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne Who needs a Valentine's Day dinner when you can come celebrate two new issues of Rabbit in perfect style? The JAZZ issue (No.22) and YOUTH...

Tuesday, 6 March 2018 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm The Hills Shire Library Service Free, bookings here  Join internationally renowned Australian poet Judith Beveridge as she reads her poetry and discusses the way her work models the interaction of spirituality,...

Geoff Page and Ron Pretty are having a double book launch! Collected Works, 1/37 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000 Wed February 21  6 for 6.30 pm Refreshments Provided Lisa Gorton to launch Hard Horizons, by Geoff Page Ross Donlon to launch The Left Hand...

A Touch of Poetry, a new Sydney monthly poetry reading series, begins at Castle Hill Library, with Mark Tredinnick reflecting on poetry as resistance.  Do you love poetry? Join Mark Tredinnick as he reflects on poetry as activism. A prize-winning poet,...

Thurs 18 Jan, 6.30 till 9.30pm 77 Brighton St Petersham, Sydney Free admission. Open mic format. More info, Mark: 0410054756 Poets at the Petersham Bowl

Dear friends,  you are invited to attend the fourth Sydney Poetry Bookers Picnic. Come celebrate poetry in Sydney and the poetry from those that host regular poetry events in Sydney. b a n k s t o w n p o e t r y  c a r a v a n s l a m d i v e r s e p o e...

Bella Li | Excerpt from ‘Pérouse, ou, Une semaine de disparitions’, Argosy | 9″x12″ TELL ME LIKE YOU MEAN IT: DIGITAL EVENT Australian Poetry has been thrilled to launch our duel publication and reading series ‘Tell Me Like You Mean...

Please come and join us for a celebration of the Maitland Verses – Poets in Residence Program, there have been 10 poets and 8 cafes participate in the program to date.                                  5 – 9.30pm Friday 24 November 2017 at The Bikesmith & Expresso...

  Please join us for a reading by celebrated visiting poet Xi Chuan, one of the most influential and important contemporary Chinese poets. His poetry has been widely translated, including his collection in English Notes on the Mosquito, published by New...