Chaotic Musings: Poetry Open Mic
A fortnightly open showcase of spoken word, poetry & all other language arts. Hosted at Creatures of Habit, Fitzroy.
Smooth talkers, slick walkers, gather round for a night of linguistic subtlety and sultry word play. Vibe Union presents: Chaotic Musings; with the guidance of poet & MC Jason Voss, we'll be talking a journey through words and experiences. Whether you’re a rapper, poet, spoken word enthusiast who put words to the page but never performed, this stage is for you. All skill levels are welcome and encouraged!
Platform Poets presents Fiona Stuart
Join us for the next Platform Poets with feature guest FIONA STUART at Platform 3095 💕💕
The Motley Open-Haus
Welcome to the Motley Openhaus! A space to let your heart bleed and words run. An inclusive, encouraging space for writers of all experiences to come up and read whatever they've been working on. Long form, short stories, haikus, spoken word, if you wanna say it, we wanna hear it! Every Wednesday evening, 7:30 start. Free entry
Assorted Sporks Poetry and Performance ft Sarah St James
Assorted Sporks is a queer friendly regular poetry and performance night at Mamma Chen's on the last Thursday of the month.
April feature is Sarah St James
Theme: Steel
mentally prepare (oneself) to do or face something difficult.
Themes are not mandatory, they are just to encourage you to experiment with your writing and improvisation. Feel free to make it weird.
Poetry @ Chrissy Hills - Thank God You’re Here!Extravaganza
Poetry@Chrissy Hills
The Famous Open Mic
BYO poem, humour, food, drink to share
It’s the Thank God You’re Here Extravaganza
Cherry Poets
Feature: TBD
Open mic? You know it. Sign up from 1.30pm, show kicks off at 2pm.
PoetiCas at the Coolroom ft. Anna Fern
PoetiCas has been hosting regular poetry gatherings in Castlemaine since 2015, following on the tradition of Ross Donlon's poetry readings in the decade prior. It has grown into a wonderful community and their monthly events are beloved by many.
Featuring Anna Fern
Poetryspective #130: Myron Lysenko and Retrospective Open Section
Poetry/spoken word- world of poetry, a spoken world, words of worlds, worlds of words! Poetryspective #130: Myron Lysenko and Retrospective Open Section
Stories of Stone (Workshop)
In this workshop, we reflect on our specific relationships with stone to generate new writing. How can paying attention to stone add depth and detail to our stories? How do stone's processes enable us to write organic, non-linear time? And what emotions can be released in our writing when we treat stone as living and animating? You will come away with new ideas, stories, and/or poems, exercises for thinking and writing earth's sacred matter, and a renewed appreciation for the life and wonders of stone.
Assorted Sporks WORKSHOP - Form Poetry with Dr Strangesmarty
Form poetry can be scary, with so many rules to remember. But not all forms are equally complicated and with practice they all can be challenging and fun. We're going to explore ways of training the brain to love structured poetry. Bring a pen or device and let Dr Strangemarty be your form guide.
The Last Outpost of Poetry
St Kilda's weekly poetry & spoken word open mic, hosted by Danksta Downunder, in Claypots seafood restaurant @ 213 Barkly Street. Bar snacks & drinks available to whet your appetite for words that may or may not rhyme, let alone make sense &/or nonsense!
Spoken Word @ Bar Oussou
Hosted by MC Danksta Downunder, the format is OPEN MIC for all to join!
No-one knows what will happen on the night! All languages are welcome here. 100% survival rate for first-time performers guaranteed. Spoken Word @ Bar Oussou has a long history within the Melbourne poetry scene - come and join in every Tuesday
Cherry Poets
Feature: TBD
Open mic? You know it. Sign up from 1.30pm, show kicks off at 2pm.
Sip & Share Speakeasy ft. Michael Pardy
SIP & SHARE - A speakeasy evening of poetry and spoken word on the Mornington Peninsula with feature poet Michael Pardy .
Join us for a 'speakeasy' evening of wine and spoken word performances at Rahona Valley on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula.
The Last Outpost of Poetry
St Kilda's weekly poetry & spoken word open mic, hosted by Danksta Downunder, in Claypots seafood restaurant @ 213 Barkly Street. Bar snacks & drinks available to whet your appetite for words that may or may not rhyme, let alone make sense &/or nonsense!
Spoken Word @ Bar Oussou
Hosted by MC Danksta Downunder, the format is OPEN MIC for all to join!
No-one knows what will happen on the night! All languages are welcome here. 100% survival rate for first-time performers guaranteed. Spoken Word @ Bar Oussou has a long history within the Melbourne poetry scene - come and join in every Tuesday
Radio Laria STORYTELLING with Kendra Keller
Radio Laria has been creating safe stages for poets and artists in Melbourne for many years. In 2025 they are starting Radio Laria Storytelling as a sister event to the popular monthly poets stage.
This event is an open mic and has space for up to 9 storytellers to share stories up to 7minutes each on the night, sign up up is on the door. Keeping it accessible this event is a mighty $10 entry, there is a raffle, a bar and you are invited to BYO snacks or take-away food to the venue. Our feature storyteller is the gorgeous Kendra Keller also known as Lady Longdrop.
Mother Tongue Poetry - May 2025
This in one of our bi-monthly events with a Feature Artist and 8 open mic spots. Mother Tongue is a place for Passionate, Powerful, Vulnerable and Honest performance; it stands aside from most Spoken Word events in its depth and authenticity.
Chamber Poets #110 ft. Kevin Brophy
Chamber Poets #110 ft. Kevin Brophy
With a hearty open section, great original live music from Black Forest Smoke and good value RSL food and drinks. 1pm for a 115pm start.
Cherry Poets
Feature: TBD
Open mic? You know it. Sign up from 1.30pm, show kicks off at 2pm.
Perc.U.Lations
Our Poetry and Spoken Word events are (usually) held on the second Saturday of the month at 3 p.m., with a Poetry Writing Workshop running from 2 pm to 3 pm for anyone interested.
The venue for Perc.U.lations is the wonderfully generous Kafé on Hemmings (86 Hemmings St), in Dandenong, about a 15-minute walk from either Dandenong or Yarraman train stations. There is also handy, free parking available behind the medical centre on the opposite corner.
Ballarat Spoken Word
Our monthly Spoken Word gathering. Optional prompt for one of your pieces. 5 minute time slots. All welcome.
The Last Outpost of Poetry
St Kilda's weekly poetry & spoken word open mic, hosted by Danksta Downunder, in Claypots seafood restaurant @ 213 Barkly Street. Bar snacks & drinks available to whet your appetite for words that may or may not rhyme, let alone make sense &/or nonsense!
Spoken Word @ Bar Oussou
Hosted by MC Danksta Downunder, the format is OPEN MIC for all to join!
No-one knows what will happen on the night! All languages are welcome here. 100% survival rate for first-time performers guaranteed. Spoken Word @ Bar Oussou has a long history within the Melbourne poetry scene - come and join in every Tuesday
Poetry from Agitation Hill (ONLINE ONLY) ft TBC
Please join us for a night of great poetry with our special guest. Online only.
Zoom link posted on https://www.facebook.com/ross.donlon.58 by Thursday prior.
Cherry Poets (Copy)
Feature: TBD
Open mic? You know it. Sign up from 1.30pm, show kicks off at 2pm.
Be Fearless Poetry
Tucked in behind Sydney Road in Houdini Lane is Brunswick's best hidden secret... Red Betty. and the third Monday of each month is a poetry open mic where poets can Be Fearless!
This will be where poetry will be explored as an art form. Any kind of poetry is welcome, including the experimental and surreal. Musicians, hip hop artists, anyone who is willing to push poetic boundaries. It's all about enjoying art in a fun, safe, supportive space. Where you can perform that piece you thought you never would. Where you can Be Fearless.
The Last Outpost of Poetry
St Kilda's weekly poetry & spoken word open mic, hosted by Danksta Downunder, in Claypots seafood restaurant @ 213 Barkly Street. Bar snacks & drinks available to whet your appetite for words that may or may not rhyme, let alone make sense &/or nonsense!
Poetry Evening with Sue Lockwood and Joachim Matschodd
Enjoy a poetic evening laced with a complimentary glass of wine and finger food. Local poets Sue Lockwood and Joachim Matschoss will read from their new books and discuss their writerly inspirations. Bookings are essential. Call 94398700 or visit www.ELTHAMbookshop.com.au Our Author Events
Spoken Word @ Bar Oussou
Hosted by MC Danksta Downunder, the format is OPEN MIC for all to join!
No-one knows what will happen on the night! All languages are welcome here. 100% survival rate for first-time performers guaranteed. Spoken Word @ Bar Oussou has a long history within the Melbourne poetry scene - come and join in every Tuesday
Cherry Poets (Copy)
Feature: TBD
Open mic? You know it. Sign up from 1.30pm, show kicks off at 2pm.
PoetiCas at the Coolroom
PoetiCas has been hosting regular poetry gatherings in Castlemaine since 2015, following on the tradition of Ross Donlon's poetry readings in the decade prior. It has grown into a wonderful community and their monthly events are beloved by many.
The usual format brings a featured reader to share their work, as well as an open section for the community to share their own original poems in a warm and supportive space, MC'd by a local poet and publisher . All are welcome to attend, to read or just to listen.
The Last Outpost of Poetry
St Kilda's weekly poetry & spoken word open mic, hosted by Danksta Downunder, in Claypots seafood restaurant @ 213 Barkly Street. Bar snacks & drinks available to whet your appetite for words that may or may not rhyme, let alone make sense &/or nonsense!
Spoken Word @ Bar Oussou
Hosted by MC Danksta Downunder, the format is OPEN MIC for all to join!
No-one knows what will happen on the night! All languages are welcome here. 100% survival rate for first-time performers guaranteed. Spoken Word @ Bar Oussou has a long history within the Melbourne poetry scene - come and join in every Tuesday
Cherry Poets
Feature: TBD
Open mic? You know it. Sign up from 1.30pm, show kicks off at 2pm.
Poetry Bauhaus ft. Steve Smart
Poetry Bauhaus is a fabulous gig set in West Gippsland, Warragul.
Feature Steve Smart.
Plus a popular open mic, where poets vie for the much coveted Bauhaus Poetry Cup, also a support feature in our next gig.
Convened by Yvette Stubbs,
supported by Baw Baw Arts Alliance..
The Last Outpost of Poetry
St Kilda's weekly poetry & spoken word open mic, hosted by Danksta Downunder, in Claypots seafood restaurant @ 213 Barkly Street. Bar snacks & drinks available to whet your appetite for words that may or may not rhyme, let alone make sense &/or nonsense!
Spoken Word @ Bar Oussou
Hosted by MC Danksta Downunder, the format is OPEN MIC for all to join!
No-one knows what will happen on the night! All languages are welcome here. 100% survival rate for first-time performers guaranteed. Spoken Word @ Bar Oussou has a long history within the Melbourne poetry scene - come and join in every Tuesday
Perc.U.Lations
Our Poetry and Spoken Word events are (usually) held on the second Saturday of the month at 3 p.m., with a Poetry Writing Workshop running from 2 pm to 3 pm for anyone interested.
The venue for Perc.U.lations is the wonderfully generous Kafé on Hemmings (86 Hemmings St), in Dandenong, about a 15-minute walk from either Dandenong or Yarraman train stations. There is also handy, free parking available behind the medical centre on the opposite corner.
Ballarat Spoken Word
Our monthly Spoken Word gathering. Optional prompt for one of your pieces. 5 minute time slots. All welcome.
Radio Laria Poetry
For women and gender diverse poets, writers and story tellers to gather, be heard and to inspire.
PoetiCas at the Coolroom
PoetiCas has been hosting regular poetry gatherings in Castlemaine since 2015, following on the tradition of Ross Donlon's poetry readings in the decade prior. It has grown into a wonderful community and their monthly events are beloved by many.
The usual format brings a featured reader to share their work, as well as an open section for the community to share their own original poems in a warm and supportive space, MC'd by a local poet and publisher . All are welcome to attend, to read or just to listen.
Perc.U.Lations
Our Poetry and Spoken Word events are (usually) held on the second Saturday of the month at 3 p.m., with a Poetry Writing Workshop running from 2 pm to 3 pm for anyone interested.
The venue for Perc.U.lations is the wonderfully generous Kafé on Hemmings (86 Hemmings St), in Dandenong, about a 15-minute walk from either Dandenong or Yarraman train stations. There is also handy, free parking available behind the medical centre on the opposite corner.
Ballarat Spoken Word
Our monthly Spoken Word gathering. Optional prompt for one of your pieces. 5 minute time slots. All welcome.
PoetiCas at the Coolroom
PoetiCas has been hosting regular poetry gatherings in Castlemaine since 2015, following on the tradition of Ross Donlon's poetry readings in the decade prior. It has grown into a wonderful community and their monthly events are beloved by many.
The usual format brings a featured reader to share their work, as well as an open section for the community to share their own original poems in a warm and supportive space, MC'd by a local poet and publisher . All are welcome to attend, to read or just to listen.
Poetry Bauhaus ft. TBD
Poetry Bauhaus is a fabulous gig set in West Gippsland, Warragul.
Feature TBD
Plus a popular open mic, where poets vie for the much coveted Bauhaus Poetry Cup, also a support feature in our next gig.
Convened by Yvette Stubbs,
supported by Baw Baw Arts Alliance..
Perc.U.Lations
Our Poetry and Spoken Word events are (usually) held on the second Saturday of the month at 3 p.m., with a Poetry Writing Workshop running from 2 pm to 3 pm for anyone interested.
The venue for Perc.U.lations is the wonderfully generous Kafé on Hemmings (86 Hemmings St), in Dandenong, about a 15-minute walk from either Dandenong or Yarraman train stations. There is also handy, free parking available behind the medical centre on the opposite corner.
Ballarat Spoken Word
Our monthly Spoken Word gathering. Optional prompt for one of your pieces. 5 minute time slots. All welcome.
PoetiCas at the Coolroom
PoetiCas has been hosting regular poetry gatherings in Castlemaine since 2015, following on the tradition of Ross Donlon's poetry readings in the decade prior. It has grown into a wonderful community and their monthly events are beloved by many.
The usual format brings a featured reader to share their work, as well as an open section for the community to share their own original poems in a warm and supportive space, MC'd by a local poet and publisher . All are welcome to attend, to read or just to listen.
Perc.U.Lations
Our Poetry and Spoken Word events are (usually) held on the second Saturday of the month at 3 p.m., with a Poetry Writing Workshop running from 2 pm to 3 pm for anyone interested.
The venue for Perc.U.lations is the wonderfully generous Kafé on Hemmings (86 Hemmings St), in Dandenong, about a 15-minute walk from either Dandenong or Yarraman train stations. There is also handy, free parking available behind the medical centre on the opposite corner.
Ballarat Spoken Word
Our monthly Spoken Word gathering. Optional prompt for one of your pieces. 5 minute time slots. All welcome.
PoetiCas at the Coolroom
PoetiCas has been hosting regular poetry gatherings in Castlemaine since 2015, following on the tradition of Ross Donlon's poetry readings in the decade prior. It has grown into a wonderful community and their monthly events are beloved by many.
The usual format brings a featured reader to share their work, as well as an open section for the community to share their own original poems in a warm and supportive space, MC'd by a local poet and publisher . All are welcome to attend, to read or just to listen.
Poetry Bauhaus ft. TBD
Poetry Bauhaus is a fabulous gig set in West Gippsland, Warragul.
Feature TBD
Plus a popular open mic, where poets vie for the much coveted Bauhaus Poetry Cup, also a support feature in our next gig.
Convened by Yvette Stubbs,
supported by Baw Baw Arts Alliance..
Poetry Bauhaus ft. TBD
Poetry Bauhaus is a fabulous gig set in West Gippsland, Warragul.
Feature TBD
Plus a popular open mic, where poets vie for the much coveted Bauhaus Poetry Cup, also a support feature in our next gig.
Convened by Yvette Stubbs,
supported by Baw Baw Arts Alliance..
Spoken Word @ Bar Oussou
Hosted by MC Danksta Downunder, the format is OPEN MIC for all to join!
No-one knows what will happen on the night! All languages are welcome here. 100% survival rate for first-time performers guaranteed. Spoken Word @ Bar Oussou has a long history within the Melbourne poetry scene - come and join in every Tuesday
Be Fearless Poetry with Ela Fornalska
Tucked in behind Sydney Road in Houdini Lane is Brunswick's best hidden secret... Red Betty. and the third Monday of each month is a poetry open mic where poets can Be Fearless!
Monday April 21 is Be Fearless night...
and the feature performer is Ela Fornalska.
Ela is the author of a fabulous poetry collection called The Dance Inside and you will find her deep love and respect for words very infectious indeed.
The Last Outpost of Poetry
St Kilda's weekly poetry & spoken word open mic, hosted by Danksta Downunder, in Claypots seafood restaurant @ 213 Barkly Street. Bar snacks & drinks available to whet your appetite for words that may or may not rhyme, let alone make sense &/or nonsense!
Helen Jarvis @ Cherry Poets
Hello folks, we've got quite a nice little poetry gig going on here at Cherry Poets, and yes, we also have it going on Easter Saturday! And we are super proud and excited to have an excellent feature during Easter - HELEN JARVIS, hot off the heels of a recent book launch. We're sure to get some new poems, maybe some old favourites, and who knows what else? Bring your own poems for sharing on the open mic, and we're going to have a little ol' poetry shindig - this Saturday, from 2 pm (doors open at 1.30), at the Cherry Tree Hotel.
Poetry from Agitation Hill (ONLINE ONLY) ft Marilyn Arnold
Please join us for a night of great poetry with Marilyn Arnold. Online only.
Zoom link posted on https://www.facebook.com/ross.donlon.58 by Thursday prior.
Spoken Word @ Bar Oussou
Hosted by MC Danksta Downunder, the format is OPEN MIC for all to join!
No-one knows what will happen on the night! All languages are welcome here. 100% survival rate for first-time performers guaranteed. Spoken Word @ Bar Oussou has a long history within the Melbourne poetry scene - come and join in every Tuesday
The Last Outpost of Poetry
St Kilda's weekly poetry & spoken word open mic, hosted by Danksta Downunder, in Claypots seafood restaurant @ 213 Barkly Street. Bar snacks & drinks available to whet your appetite for words that may or may not rhyme, let alone make sense &/or nonsense!
Book Launch - Anne-Marie Te Whiu:Mettle
An evening of readings and performance to launch Next Chapter fellowship recipient Anne-Marie Te Whiu’s debut poetry collection, a defiant celebration of her Māori lineage, language and culture.
Ballarat Spoken Word - April gathering
Our monthly Spoken Word gathering. This month with the optional prompt of “leaves” for one of your pieces. 5 minute time slots. All welcome.
Writing with Water (Workshop)
This workshop invites you to connect with water – in your body, in places around you, and in history. Where in water do you, your stories, begin?
We will write to the ‘water within’ – that held in our lungs, hearts, and bones; to the ‘water around’, to the riverside cities built beside and over the top of sacred Indigenous waterways; and to the ‘water beyond’, the oceans of history, displacement, and resistance. Together, we will wade into and beyond water’s powerful metaphors. You will finish the workshop with a deepened wonder for the life ways of water, feeling more connected to the place where you live, and to the power that flows and returns through your words.
Perc.U.Lations -12th April - ft. Helen Jarvis
It is a delight to introduce the Perc.U.lations crowd to our amazing feature: Helen Jarvis!
Helen is a British-born writer who has lived for two decades in Melbourne/Naarm. Her writing has won the Nillumbik Poetry Ekphrasis award and the Ada Cambridge awards for poetry and biographical prose. She was runner-up in the 2024 Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize and has been shortlisted for poetry prizes including the ACU, MPU and Martha Richardson awards. Her work has appeared in award anthologies and in the Australian journals Island and Rabbit, and she has featured on 3CR’s Spoken Word radio program. In 2024, Helen performed her poetry at the Third International Poetry Festival of Naoussa in Greece.
Helen has just launchedThe Kindness of Water, her first collection of poetry. "Wide-ranging, sensitive an reflective, it is characterised by certain sense of longing: the perennial migrant experience, suspended between embracing a new world and regretting a world that has been lost. The perspective that emerges from this precarious balance lends a freshness and an urgency to the close observation that characterises these poems."
Nandi Chinna @ Cherry Poets
Hey poets! Next week's feature is the redoubtable NANDI CHINNA, who will be making a flying visit to Melbourne's shores in the coming days, and you will have an exclusive opportunity to hear some of her work at Cherry Poets! There will of course be our open mic, and we're looking forward to hearing every one of you. So stay tuned for more details, and book next Cherry Poets event in your diaries now - it'll be a good one!
Chamber Poets #109 Fringe Myrtles - Haiku Special
Chamber Poets #109 Fringe Myrtles - Haiku Special
With a hearty open section, great original live music from Black Forest Smoke and good value RSL food and drinks. 1pm for a 115pm start.
‘Uncovering the Gold’ - POETRY WORKSHOP
Acclaimed Naarm spoken word cabaret legend and published poet Amy Bodossian invites you to spend the day with her and other courageous, magical beings, writing and sharing incredible new poetry in a safe, supportive and inspiring environment.
The Simba Sessions - Tim Woods, Cate Taylor & Steph Bernabe
Come join us for a warm candlelit night of music, poetry and story. The Simba Sessions is a intentional monthly event, curated around a theme. As our artist offer their own stories, we review our own.
Doors open 7pm. All welcome.
Food and drink available.
Yarra Valley Spoken Word April 2025 - ft Maya Ward
In April, Yarra Valley Spoken Word is going to town!
Warburton to be precise, and we are very honoured to be collaborating with Maya Ward to present a special evening on Friday night, 11th April at her current exhibition at the Arts Centre.
‘And they are Seeing you: Meeting the Gaze of an Alive World’ invites us to consider how we might cultivate deeper, more respectful and loving relationships with all beings. This exhibition explores themes of perception, awareness, and the place of meeting between human and more-than-human life. It celebrates and depicts practices of living attuned to the world around us such as forest walking, food growing, connecting with animals and children, and contemplative techniques of deep listening and flow writing.
Radio Laria Poetry with Nandi Chinna and Hayley Ricketson
This autumn, Radio Laria is excited to present wonderful, Perth poet Nandi Chinna and the fantastic Hayley Ricketson from Melbourne’s Team Slama. Nandi is the author of four poetry collections who is inspired to create poetry grounded in ecologies and layers of history. Hayley is a poet, playwright and slam finalist who we have loved hearing on the open mic. Speaking of open mic... we are equally excited to make space for ten open-micers (five-minute limit, sign up on the night, and arriving early is recommended for sign up).
The Drop Off - Melbourne Launch
You're invited to the Melb/Naarm launch of David Stavanger's new collection The Drop Off (Upswell Publishing) at Readings Carlton.
David Stavanger is a poet, performer, cultural producer, editor, and former psychologist. His latest wonderful collection, The Drop Off explores the liminal space of shared custody and societal tropes of the ‘broken family’, this collection is the follow-up to Stavanger’s award-winning Case Notes.
Chaotic Musings: Poetry Open Mic
A fortnightly open showcase of spoken word, poetry & all other language arts. Hosted at Creatures of Habit, Fitzroy.
Smooth talkers, slick walkers, gather round for a night of linguistic subtlety and sultry word play. Vibe Union presents: Chaotic Musings; with the guidance of poet & MC Jason Voss, we'll be talking a journey through words and experiences. Whether you’re a rapper, poet, spoken word enthusiast who put words to the page but never performed, this stage is for you. All skill levels are welcome and encouraged!
Café Philosophique - Sound
Café Philosophique runs the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Bridge Hotel in Werribee, exploring the hidden forces that shape our lives through music, poetry and conversation.
Are we really listening to what's going on around us? How do those sounds that we try to ignore impact how we feel? What can sounds tell us about a place? What happens when we really try to listen?
Spoken Word @ Bar Oussou
Hosted by MC Danksta Downunder, the format is OPEN MIC for all to join!
No-one knows what will happen on the night! All languages are welcome here. 100% survival rate for first-time performers guaranteed. Spoken Word @ Bar Oussou has a long history within the Melbourne poetry scene - come and join in every Tuesday
The Last Outpost of Poetry
St Kilda's weekly poetry & spoken word open mic, hosted by Danksta Downunder, in Claypots seafood restaurant @ 213 Barkly Street. Bar snacks & drinks available to whet your appetite for words that may or may not rhyme, let alone make sense &/or nonsense!
Healthbased: World Health Day ed.
"April is the cruellest month, breeding..."
The first Monday of every month is Healthbased— at Red Betty on Sydney Rd.
Hosted this month by the lovely Alex Sutcliffe and Rosalind Silver.
Poetry Bauhaus ft. Waffle Irongirl
Poetry Bauhaus is a fabulous new gig set in West Gippsland, Warragul.
Feature Es Foong / Waffle Irongirl
Plus a popular open mic, where poets vie for the much coveted Bauhaus Poetry Cup, also a support feature in our next gig.
Convened by Yvette Stubbs,
supported by Baw Baw Arts Alliance.
Poetry Bauhaus WORKSHOP - Writing to be Heard
Poetry Bauhaus is presenting a special pre-gig workshop facilitated by Es Foong / Waffle Irongirl
Writing to be Heard followed by the regular Poetry Bauhaus event afterwards.
Convened by Yvette Stubbs,
supported by Baw Baw Arts Alliance
Launch: The Kindness of Water
THE KINDNESS OF WATER is a braided river of poetry fed by many tributaries. Tender, intimate reflections on the loss of parents--through sudden tragedy or slow decline--mix with new readings of themes from classical mythology and the re-imagining of folk tales. There are cormorants, goldfinches, wild dogs in Africa and ghost moths; glimpsed whales and lost wedding rings; tales of Guy Fawkes and Harry Houdini.
Mo Mann @ Cherry Poets
We think that Mo Mann is really made of magic! One of the most consistently generous, kind and enthusiastic members of not just the poetry community but our arts scene in gereral (no one laughs louder at a comedy gig... ok maybe Josh Cake). He's a beautiful spirit with amazing stories to tell and poems to share; rays of positivity reflecting some of the darkest times. If you saw Mo's Melbourne Fringe show "Echoes from the Horn" in 2024 then you definitely know what a treat you're in for this Saturday. And if you didn't, if you've even maybe never seen or met Mo Mann before... well you are in for such an amazing experience.
Poetry From Agitation Hill presents Angela Costi (Live in the Chapel)
please join us for a night of great poetry with Angela Costi Friday, April 4th 6-7pm live in the chapel of the Uniting Church on the top of Agitation Hill
This reading will take place in the chapel of the Uniting Church, Castlemaine, but will also be zoomed across Australia and into the DigiWorld.
Pinky & The Brown
A sketch and poetry/comedy show with two of Melb's nuisance poets - Shy and Tej and a comic, James. Poems about airplane food, and beetroot and more. Come on thru
Spoken Word @ Bar Oussou
Hosted by MC Danksta Downunder, the format is OPEN MIC for all to join!
No-one knows what will happen on the night! All languages are welcome here. 100% survival rate for first-time performers guaranteed. Spoken Word @ Bar Oussou has a long history within the Melbourne poetry scene - come and join in every Tuesday