The Poetry Kit

 

Poetry Events in Australia

Mail your events listings to info@poetrykit.org.   Events are also listed here by Poets Union Inc or the excellent Ozpoet. 

Melbourne poetry events can be found at http://www.pamspoetrypitch.com/

New South Wales - Queensland - South Australia - Tasmania - Victoria - Western Australia

Courses

NEW SOUTH WALES

Katoomba

Parakeet Cafe
Katoomba St.
Poetry readings 7.30 every 2nd Monday of the month. Admission free.

Newcastle

Poetry At The Pub
third and fifth Mondays of the month at the Northern Star Pub/Hotel, Beaumont Street, Hamilton (Newcastle).
Usually begins around 7.30pm. Door charge $2.00/$1.00. Open readings available.

Shoalhaven

Shoalhaven Poetry Festival
For information contact: Chris Mansell on writerslink@ozemail.com.au 44641 432 or Riche du Plessis africa@tourism.to 4423 4774

Sydney

Bardfly's
- Tuesday nights 8.00pm poetry reading at The Friend in Hand, Cowper Street, Glebe.
Cost= $3.00

Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
First Sunday of month
Enquiries to David Price 02 9825 0402

Live Poet's Society
4th Wednesday of month
Don Bank Museum, 6 Napier St, North Sydney. 7.30pm. $6.00 includes wine and cheese.
Enquiries to Sue Hicks 02 9908 4527.

The Loft Readings
Upstairs @ The Loft Venue, UTS City Campus, Broadway. Directions: Go through the pedestrian gate to the right of UTS Tower Building on Broadway, and follow the signs.

Poet's Union
4th Sunday of month
Brett Whiteley Gallery, 2 Raper Street, Surry Hills.
Enquiries to Brooke Emery 02 9664 1362.

Word of Mouth
Every Tuesday
Friend in Hand Hotel, Cowper Street, Glebe. 8.52 start.
Enquiries to Tug on 02 9517 9829.

The Sydney Club
9 Rowe Street Sydney

Token Word
Every third Weds of the Month
7;30 pm till late
Set guests and one of the most welcoming open mics
The Knot Gallery/ The Frequency Lab
107/342 Elizabeth St Surry Hills
Sydney Australia
+ 61 02 9281 8006

QUEENSLAND

Brisbane

Queensland Poetry Festival
details at the Judith Wright Centre. Website http://www.queenslandpoetryfestival.com

 

Poetry and Pasta
no longer meeting

Cairns

Night Voices
Havana's Cafe, Bunda St.
Wednesday Nights, 7.30
Live poets and musicians welcome. Casual Cafe atmosphere and open mike structure. Jamming and wordsmithing.
Contact: denise@spyderworks.fnq.net

Kuranda

Looney Poets
Honey House, Kuranda
Full moon event each month. Music, Dramatic arts, and spoken word.
Contact: gida@telstra.com. Kuranda Arts Forum.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Adelaide

Friendly Street Poets
First Tuesday of each month
Box Factory, Regent St South
Each reading features guest poets and an open reading section. Bring along some poems to read - no bookings necessary. There is a $4.00 door charge.

TASMANIA

Hobart

Hobart Bookshop

Republic Readings
Sundays 3.00-5.00pm
Republic Bar & Cafe, 299 Elizabeth Street, North Hobart.
Writers' Chat from 3-3.30 pm, followed by featured reader(s) and open mike sessions.
Coordinator Liz Winfield e-mail: leggs456@msn.com.au phone: (03) 62 729324

VICTORIA

Geelong

The Skeleton Club
1st Wednesday of every month at the National Hotel 191 Moorabool Street, Geelong.
Features poetry, music & open mike. Contact: Jess Dunn jessd@deakin.edu.au

Kyneton

Poetry and Wine tastings by vignerons of Kyneton District
Gonnella's Restaurant, 72 Piper Street, Kyneton.
Starts 2.00pm. $10 door entry includes coffee and cake. Guests are invited to read one piece of their own after the performance.
Details / bookings: call 03 5422 2022

 Melbourne

Melbourne poetry events can also be found at http://www.pamspoetrypitch.com/

Arthouse
616 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne.
Laughing Antlers
open mike for poets, performance artists, comedians, prophets, belly dancers etc., every third Monday of the month at 9.30pm. Hosted by Rupert mena@portugalmail.com

The Celtic Club
320 Queen Street Melbourne 3000

1st Sunday Monthly 3pm $5/$3
Tickets $15 including finger food
Bookings 9670 6472

Dan O'Connell Readings
The Dan O'Connell Hotel, 225 Canning Street Carlton.
Free entry, Saturdays 2.00-5.00pm
Features guest reader and open mike.

Lentil Bash

Lentil As Anything Cafe 41 Blessington Street St Kilda

3rd Thursday monthly 8.30pm

Melbourne Poets Union

last Friday monthly, 7.30pm

Vic. Writers Centre 37 Swanston Street Melbourne 1st floor Nicholson Building $7/$5

Molly Bloom Readings

Molly Bloom's Hotel 39 Bay Street Port Melbourne

last Monday monthly 7.30pm 

$5/$3

convenor John West 9587 5770

Outspoken Words
Open readings at Tonik, 524 Macauley Rd, Kensington. Free entry, relaxed atmosphere with cosy open fire.
For information contact Janelle Holden on 0422 501 454, email jandals75@hotmail.com

Passionate Tongues
Railway Hotel 291 Albert Street Brunswick

 1st and 3rd Mondays 8.30pm 

organiser Michael Reynolds 9380 8080

Poetry Monthly
Readings, 710 Glenferrie Rd., Hawthorn
Information: Christopher Grierson cgrier@netspace.net.au

Smith Street Readings
Smith Street, Collingwood
Tuesdays (Entry up to $5)

The Spinning Room South Reading
Duke of Windsor Hotel (cnr High St & Chapel St Prahran)
8.30pm Tuesdays

Victorian Writers' Centre
Level 1, Nicholson Building 37 Swanston Street Melbourne
phone 9654 9068
 E-mail: info@writers-centre.org

Lord Byron's Day Off

The Old Bar (74 Johnston St, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia)
9pm - 1am, Sunday 1st August, 5th September, 3rd October

Cost: $6/$10 plus spoken word cd single.

duel a la petite mort, bukakke kujibiki, verbose writers strut their stuff not upon avon, literary loudmouths smack their gobs, cultural mayhem will ensue, bordy bards relieve their bawdness by doing themselves harmonies, enter our rafael draw, come drop in and tap on beer as you hear heresy hearsay here in the harem of textual expression.

Westword

Dancing Dog Cafe, 42 Albert St. Footscray 

1st Wednesday monthly 7.30pm

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Western Australia State Literature Centre
The Resource Centre, based at Fremantle Arts Centre, 1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle, is open at the following times:
Monday to Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm (however, staff are often called out of the office, so please make an appointment)
Contact the State Literature Centre at slcprograms@fremantle.wa.gov.au or telephone (08) 9432 9559 (direct line).
The WA State Literature Centre is supported jointly by the federal Government, through its arts funding body The Australia Council, and by the State of Western Australia through ArtsWA, to offer an advocacy service to WA writers, editors and publishers. It is part of Ozwrite, an Australia-wide network of federally-funded State Writers Centres.

 

Perth

Lip Service Poetry
1st Wednesday Hendley Street Bently. Details ph Doug Myles (09) 275 1776

Walking on Water
Performance poetry prose plays at
The WA Rowing Club, Riverside Drive opp. Supreme Court Gardens
Every second Thursday 7.00 for 7.30 -10.30 pm
Open time 5 minutes maximum - bring your anecdotes, writing, songs and dances
Waged AUS$4.00 Unwaged AUS$3.00. Free Tea & Coffee.
Information: Zan 9364 5209 ganesha@dezzanet.net.au Marion 9345 5786 mjms@smartchat.net.au

WEB Readings
2nd Monday at the Aberdeen hotel, Aberdeen Street Northbridge. Details ph (09) 279 1334 or (09) 272 1192.

The Katherine Susannah Prichard Writer's Centre
11 Old York Rd Greenmount holds readings on the first Sunday of the month at 7.30pm. Three invited readers are featured. Cost is $5/$4 & includes light refreshments. The house itself, former home of Katherine Susannah Prichard, is heritage listed & tours cost $5. Wednesday & Sunday are tour days. Ring first to book. A small writer's studio, once used by Katherine, is now used by writers-in-residence. For further details phone Ring Rob Finlayson, the co-ordinator, on Thursdays, between 10.30am & 5.30pm (09) 294 1872.

Courses

ACT Writers Centre, (Canberra, Australia) Turning Points and Energy Nodes: a poetry workshop
Join poet Jan Owen for a workshop on the power points of the poem.  Jan will discuss initial perception, titles, first lines, the turn or challenge, last lines, and line breaks. Comments and tips on editing techniques will be given as required and there will be opportunities for group discussion, examples and questions. Five or six exercises on the above topics will be provided and completed during the class. More complex tasks will be suggested for participants to take on later if they wish. There should be time for some feedback on all exercises and more detailed comment and discussion on the two main ones. Please bring to the workshop an early draft of a poem about 20 to 30 lines long, preferably one that seems a little bland or flat, lacking energy, and certainly not one you are tolerably pleased with!  Cost: $120, or $75 concessions.  When: Sunday 10 September, 10am-4pm.  Venue: ACT Writers Centre, Gorman House, Ainslie Avenue, Braddon ACT (Canberra).  Bookings essential through the ACT Writers Centre on 6262 9191 or online at www.actwriters.org.au